This week is my final week in One Golden Square. More about that anon.
However, one of those things you have to do when you leave, is have a bit of a clear out. One way or another, I’ve accumulated quite a pile of “stuff” over the years. My already cluttered flat has a pile of old Virgin Radio photographs. And a browse through my YouTube channel will reveal a load of old Virgin Radio adverts scraped from a variety of sources.
As well as Virgin Radio and Absolute Radio material, there’s also a pile of Capital bits and pieces. Not because I’ve ever worked there – I haven’t – but because when Virgin was being set-up, copying the Capital model was probably the sensible thing to do.
Anyway, today I posted a pile of stuff on Twitter with the hashtag #radiodetritus, and I thought it’d be nice to repost it all here:
Random things I've found today. #neverworkedthere pic.twitter.com/6ZKDMDuwO9
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
When Virgin Radio was 'sold' to Capital. #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/XXkAMfk9Kj
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
The Virgin Radio station that never was #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/rLceY6KUKd
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Virgin Group was really happy with how we respected the brand #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/bADi8Sn3GZ
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Virgin Radio launch press release. Never can get enough exclamation marks! #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/DFRciXdV5G
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Original Virgin Radio branding #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/g5SG4ohas0
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
The first Virgin Radio schedule #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/7s5sEyiiDQ
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Turns out that @achrisevans was a hit from the start of his fulltime Virgin days #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/RV3HyjV0tB
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
How should we launch a new radio station? BBH to the rescue… #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/iJquoL1h0S
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Selling football to advertisers before we had commentary rights #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/frXrKWUsWC
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Can we keep our licence please? #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/1u3Hmfb732
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Another Virgin station that never was. #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/Zn7rcwZnYV
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
And another #radiodetritis pic.twitter.com/P9kA3HSK8K
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
All the TGI you could need #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/FnUB0VqM8U
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Capital's split seems to work in 1990 @tonyblackburn #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/X4YcsxbYRk
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
It's Graham Dene! Christmas 1983. No idea why I have this. #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/e9SXkyxT3O
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Diana visits Capital in 1982! #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/FTTNxB9gHA
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Capital schedules in 1990. #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/KlBX7djB1s
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
The Capital Radio Cruiser looks cool! #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/e0KW7Xy7iF
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Why don't commercial radio stations have seasons anymore? #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/CUgLF9eZyJ
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
We played Real Music in 2002 #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/x1OVFpJaNG
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Look – it's @petemitchelldj and @GeoffLloyd #radiodetritus #theyrenotdetritus pic.twitter.com/gW9Yw9P4zU
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Could that be @KellyAnneVoice? #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/nx0ozP4VPY
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
And here's 'man about town' @thisisbenjones #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/z79arBCspO
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Rock n Roll Football – an OGS brand that goes back to @achrisevans #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/uy2DXLQOo3
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
The rock – @Russw777 #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/L4EcmgpWCO
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Head of Knowledge #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/4HxMlIITTG
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Always useful #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/fPVPfQW33P
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Who owns what? #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/Bgl4EZjVzh
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
I never actually had this job title… #radiodetritus pic.twitter.com/2DaY5QtMbf
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
USB sticks… #radiodetritus #reallydetritusnow pic.twitter.com/d6CIJdSadw
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
You know when David Cameron 'pontificated' on Twitter? Well I was filming #radiodetritus http://t.co/nVMy0ycoLh pic.twitter.com/a0c2ZlEqIr
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014
Anyone got a machine that'll play these? #radiodetritus FM launch ads I believe. pic.twitter.com/fWsPXJrhMK
— Adam Bowie (@adambowie) March 10, 2014