SIMON ELMES is Creative Director of the BBC's Radio Documentary Unit, where he oversees a wide range of programmes. He was Executive Producer of the long-running magazine Word of Mouth, from its inception until 2004. In 1996 it was awarded one of the world's premier broadcasting prizes, the Premio Ondas. He produced the award-winning The Routes of English, a 26-part series on the history of the English language, and has written four books to accompany the series. He also produced the 2005 radio and TV project Voices.
A lovely book, especially for those who, even when we throw the tea towel at it, still love the radio -- Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph Pulses with [Elmes'] own love of the medium ... an engaging read Scotsman Elmes' beguiling book offers an appealing blend of history and nostalgia Good Book Guide [A] charming history of the call signs, catch-phrases, repetitions and modulations of tone that make up the world of the radio . The stories behind the voices are told with real affection for the subject Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine [A] fascinating book charting the story of the great and forgotten names of radio from today and the last nine decades Full House magazine