SWP15: Annie Nightingale, and the festival experience

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She was the first woman ever to present on Radio 1; she's still there, 44 years on; and she's now a patron of Sound Women: this month's special guest is the almighty Annie Nightingale! She tells me about getting a job in the boys' club, keeping the Duranies on side, and the period of music that nearly destroyed even her indefatigable enthusiasm.

Since it's July and therefore we're knee deep in festival season, this episode contains a crash course in what's involved in bringing the festival experience to the airways. Radio 2 editor Philippa Aylott describes the daunting job of being lead editor for the BBC's radio coverage of Glastonbury, while sound engineer Jo Miflin handles the tech side through balloon attacks and Gwyneth Paltrow encounters. And Cheeka Eyers squelches through the mud to Glastonbury's in-house (in-field?) radio station Worthy FM.

To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen.

Thanks to Martin Austwick for the music, to Penny Bell and Cheeka Eyers for producing this episode, and to you for listening! Back in August with a sports special, so limber up and make sure your gym kit has been through the wash.

Helen Zaltzman

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