Mix of Comedy and Music
Witty chat show with topical interviews, hilarious games and great music.
Tune into Donno and David for the radio equivalent of Nutella and Peanut butter!
We look back at the life and work of David Bowie, looking through URY presenters own personal memories, favourite songs and his amazing influence on the world of music today.
Looking from his earliest singles in 1967 all the way to his most recent album Blackstar, we'll dig deep in to our archives and find the best songs Bowie both sang on, produced and wrote.
an exploration of the wonderful music of the classic age of rock and roll, the 50's,60's,70's and 80's. Going through each decade year by year, show one looks at music from 1950,60,70 and 80, discovering information about the tracks and artists and including an 'on this day' segment as to what was occuring in the world on each day of broadcast in the year the tracks were created. From Jerry Lee Lewis to the late, great David Bowie," The Age of Rock and Roll" is perfect to get you up and dancing to the iconic sounds of the era of Rock and Roll.
It's summer 1975. You've got your flares on and a Harvey Wallbanger in hand. The boombox has just been invented and somehow your mate David has copped one. Van Morrison is blaring. No one knows what drum and bass is. Life is good.
Bringing you all the best bops from before Britney took over - pre 90s tunes only. Join Jen and Hannah in the golden age of rock n roll, with some spicy disco curveballs thrown in for a good time.
Alumni Shows: Anything but the 80s. As a change from his regular Sunday evening 80s shows, David Hemingway explores music from other decades. most of which has probably never been played on URY before. The first hour is an eclectic mix of weird, sometimes baffling, but always engaging music; in the second hour, we settle down a specially curated late-night mix of laid-back sounds.
Isaac wanted (as a proud Northerner) to appear more informed and cultured than he really is. David (a pensioner) wanted to feel young again by pretending he's still at university, and to abuse Isaac every time he mispronouces anything. Will actually knows something about music, so tries to keep the rest of us in order.
Together, we will pick some music to play, and we will undoubtedly make a bedtime show with the singular potential to lull anyone to sleep - but only when we're talking...
Each week, URY's very own 80s throwback David Hemingway dissects a year from the 80s, looking at the news, the movies, the TV and the music your parents were listening to - including the Top 10 best-selling singles of the year. This week - 1990! What? That's not the 80s.
Speech Showcase series presents the newest and best fiction material appearing from URY! Tune in for your fix of drama, comedy and something inbetween
Footings: In the town of Footings-Apon-Tye, Roy Gloop is a farmer letting out his field to American archeologist Dr Lydia Marks. Todd Harris, a local reporter, starts to snoop around the dig site to find a story he desparately wants to be true.
A continuation of the A Classical Teatime special on music for Summer Nights. We now delve into the world of music created a bit more recently than Mahler and Strauss.
Join Isaac, David and Keoni through a whistle-stop tour of all music modern, summery and ... night-y?
We're still at Halifax College to do an outside broadcast to welcome new freshers on their move-in day!
Join David Hemingway and William King live in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall as the University of York Concert Orchestra