My Afternoon at Radio WM

So today I went to BBC WM to do an interview with the great Les Ross. I was understandably worried and a little scared. I was worried mainly about how it would go and if I would say something bad. Thank you to everyone that sent me good wishes via twitter they really helped calm me down some.

Naturally I went on the bus to the mailbox, the home of BBC Birmingham. I had never been there before and had no idea how to get there but fortunately for me the instructions were very clear although the final one took me by surprise, follow the coloured lines on the pavement, and I made it in plenty of time for my slot. I signed in and waited for the produced, a very nice lady called Bernadette Shortt to collect me. I didn’t have to wait long and was soon shown into the studio and was introduced to Les. They both made me feel very welcome and manage to calm at least some of my nerves. Les and I talked for a few minutes while a record was playing. Although we didn’t talk much, he said it was so that we didn’t think that we had already talked, I got a friendly vibe from him and it really helped.

The record approached its ending and suddenly the red light (yes there is one) went on and this was it I was live on air talking about my life driving my bus.

Listen to it here (thanks @bounder)

or you can listen to it via the BBC Iplayer. My interview starts at about 1hr 38 ish.  Sadly this is no longer available

The interview lasted about 20ish minutes but I didn’t notice the time despite there being a clock on the wall in my eye line after a short time I relaxed and it felt like I was just chatting over a pint in our local pub. I really felt welcome and involved.

Sadly shortly after the news it was time for me to go. I said my goodbyes and walked out with Bernadette. We talked for a little while and she mentioned that it was a shame that Phil Huxley, my first interview, wasn’t in the building that day as she was sure that he would have liked to meet me. I thanked her for everything and headed home.

Once again I would like to thank Les Ross and Bernadette Shortt for asking me to come in and everyone that listened and sent messages of support.

Radio Interview

I have been approached by the wonderful people at BBC Radio WM to do an interview. Of course I said yes and as a result I will be on their afternoon show at about 2:40pm Today 05/08/08.

 

Many thanks to @bounder and @podnosh for their helpful words. I am still a little worried about it as I have never done anything this big before. Tune in if you can. I will try to get a mp3 of it onto here if at all possible