Before Wayne Carr hit the airwaves, Chris Morris himself was quite literally “your favourite daytime jock” with a series of hosted and co-hosted shows for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Unlikely to have been much in the way of comedy, especially in the earlier shows, although the “Man Steps Off Pavement” sketch (an in-depth report, complete with expert analysis and eyewitness accounts) hailed from this era.
Descriptions in “quotes” are from the Radio Times.
All info gained from East editions of Radio Times and is subject to them being totally accurate :) We only have listings information from the beginning of 1986 - it's possible he was doing shows before this. 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.
'Replay' (March - December 1986 - Saturdays 11:03am to 12:03pm) (12 shows)
“Chris Morris selects the best from Radio Cambridgeshire programmes over the last seven days”
'Jo Bunting' (1 July & 3 July 1986 - 12:05pm to 2:03pm)
“Take a break with Jo Bunting and Chris Morris live from Wisbech. Celebrating the annual Rose Fair, Jo and Chris visit the Rose & Crown, Market Square and Smedleys”
'Midday' (7 - 10 July 1986)
“Lunch break with Jo Bunting and Chris Morris”
'Your Choice' / 'As You Like It' (July - September 1986 - Sundays 1:00pm to 2:30pm) (12 shows)
“The request programme in which Chris Morris gives you the chance to hear the music you ask for”
'Dave Bussey' (21 Nov 1986)
Chris and Dave go rowing in aid of Children In Need. Classic picture of them in that weeks Radio Times, along with article!
'Home Run' (24 - 28 November 1986 - 4:03pm to 7:00pm) (5 shows)
Drivetime show hosted by Chris. “Radio Cambridgeshire producer Chris Morris will be hosting the stars and stripes this Thanksgiving Day as he celebrates with some of the hundreds of American airmen, women and their families at the airforce base in Alconbury. He'll be tucking into the turkey and pumpkin pie as part of Radio Cambridgeshire's week-long outside broadcast from Huntington. 'It's the climax to the busiest outside broadcasting year we've ever done. I'm really looking forward to the Alconbury OB as it gives us all a real taste of America, in the heart of Cambridgeshire,' says Chris.”
'Chris Morris & Dave Palmer' (13 December 1986 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm)
Unknown content
'Chris Morris & Andy Goll' (14 December 1986 - 5:00am to 8:05am)
Unknown content
'New Day' (31 Dec 1986 - 6:00am to 9:03pm)
Unknown content
'Chris Morris' (5 Jan 1987 - 1 May 1987 - Weekdays 2:03pm - 4:03pm) (64 shows)
(RT - 3-9/1/87 - “After lunch Chris Morris will present two hours of consumer news and views, with regular guests standing by, offering expert advice on a huge variety of topics - from road-safety to looking after your animals this winter.”) (This is really what it says in the RT!)
(RT - 20-26/3/87 (Wed 24) - ”'Round Table' - Chris Morris hosts a discussion direct from the Fleet Centre, Peterborough.”)
The Saturday Show / I.T. (In Tune) (23 May 1987 - 4 July 1987) (7 shows)
Unknown content - presumably something approaching the content that led Radio Bristol to hire him to host No Known Cure, which began the week after the final I.T. show.
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