Charts from 1978 with Simon Bates

Simon Philip Bates (born 17 December 1946 in Birmingham)[1][2] is an English disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. He later became a regular presenter on Classic FM. He hosted the breakfast show on Smooth Radio from January 2011 until March 2014, and took on the same role at BBC Radio Devon from January 2015

Paul Burnett Radio 1 Roadshow Complete

Roadshow than Paul Burnett a showman and raconteur he could whip up the audience with style. Here he is for a full 90 minutes in the summer of 1978 down in Bude.

Chart Countdown 1978 with Paul Burnett

Chart Countdown 1978

Dire Straits on the Radio

Here is an interview from BBC Radio One in 1978.

For more on Dire Straits in the 1970s.