Expanding on Morris’ established ‘music and mayhem’ formula, the GLR (Greater London Radio) shows saw him take ever greater risks. He was suspended by the station after playing a re-edited version of the Queen’s Christmas speech which made obscenities and profanities appear to be issuing from the monarch’s mouth, and Morris himself has also claimed that he once wrote a fake letter of complaint about his own show that was so effective that he was taken off air! Other added ingredients to the psychotic recipe included the ‘Sock Quiz’, in which children with socks stuffed in their mouths were encouraged to give answers that sounded alarmingly like obscenities, an obsession with playing pop singles backwards to discover the drug invocations and satanic messages hidden within the lyrics, suggestions for ways to change the world (read by Michael Alexander St. John), persistent lampooning of the BBC’s ‘Children In Need’ charity broadcasts, the Feedback Reports featuring words of wisdom by the great British public and the nations favourite local radio jock, Wayne Carr.
It has often been rumoured that Chris Morris was fired from GLR after committing an on-air misdemeanour. However he continued to broadcast regularly for the station right up to the recording of The Day Today, with his brief absences coinciding with time spent working on other shows.
Shows are available to stream or download from zShare. Click on the dates for additional download links from other providers and show guides. Due to the temperamental nature of free file hosting websites, some of the links might not work at times. Apologies if so - give us a bell if you spot an expired link, and we'll get it back up.
Thanks to: Neil Mossey, Richcolour, Mark Paterson, Mat Savage, geeef, Joseph Champniss, Chris Young, Mat Savage, John Cooling (and anyone else who's details we've lost) for sharing their gear.
1990
01/01/90 (Wayne Carr On The Radio) | Stream/Download | [Full show]
25/02/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (38 minutes)]
11/03/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (7 minutes)]
08/04/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (31 minutes)]
22/04/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (36 minutes)]
01/07/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (93 minutes)]
22/07/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (90 minutes)]
05/08/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (93 minutes)]
02/09/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (93 minutes)]
30/09/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (92 minutes)]
21/10/90 | [Link coming soon - partial show]
04/11/90 | [Link coming soon - partial show]
09/12/90 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (71 minutes)]
1991
01/04/91 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (92 minutes)] NEW!! Dec 2009
03/11/91 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (29 minutes)]
26/12/91 | Pt 1 - Stream/Download | Pt 2 - Stream/Download | [Partial show (90 minutes)]
1992
03/01/92 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (55 minutes)]
17/01/92 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (45 minutes)]
25/05/92 | [Link coming soon]
28/12/92 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (46 minutes)]
1993
10/04/93 | Stream/Download | [Full show]
17/04/93 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (95 minutes)]
24/04/93 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (103 minutes)]
01/05/93 | Stream/Download | [Partial show (93 minutes)]
08/05/93 | Stream/Download | [Full show]
15/05/93 | [Link coming soon - partial show]
APPEAL ALERT: Alas, this is all we have from the GLR shows. We're ALWAYS on the lookout for more shows to add to the site, there were tons of shows made so more must be out there somewhere. We'd really like to have some representation of shows from 1988/89. If you have any that you'd like to offer or you can upgrade any of the shows we do have, then either post on the forum, email Neil or send a private message to either Neil or weirdbeard.
Run #1 - October 1988 to late 1990/early 1991
Sunday mornings
9:00am - 12:00pm - 30th October 1988 to around August 1989
9:30am - 12:00pm - around August 1989 to around 8th July 1990
10:00am - 12:30pm - around 15th July 1990 to around late 1990/early 1991
Easter 1991 Special
Monday 1st April 1991 (Bank Holiday Monday special) (10:00am - 12:00pm)
Run #2 - November 1991 to January 1992
Friday afternoons
1:30pm - 4:30pm - Friday 1st November 1991 to Friday 24th January 1992
Sunday mornings
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Sunday 3rd November 1991 to Sunday 26th January 1992
1992 Specials
Monday 25th May 1992 (Spring Bank Holiday special) (12:00pm - 3:00pm)
and
Monday 28th December 1992 (Holiday Monday special) (10:00am - 1:00pm)
Run #3 - April to May 1993
Saturday mornings
10:00am - 12:00pm - 10th April 1993 to 15th May 1993
A lack of detailed listings in some issues of the Radio Times means that some times and dates are unknown. (Anyone with regional newspapers from London from these dates (see TX page) please come forward). The BBC's forthcoming Genome project promises to put the entire broadcast history of the corporation online by Summer 2011 - so more info to come.
GLR transmission dates & selected show guides
GLR still hold the master tapes of about twenty original Chris Morris shows, and there are also several complete shows and extracts circulating among private collectors. It is entirely possible that Morris owns copies of many of the shows himself.
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