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Station to station

Realising he has been stuck on the same radio station for far too long, Johnny Dee embarks on a quest to find the perfect radio channel
  • Security forces on patrol near a mosque in Urumqi.

    Station to station: Shirley & Spinoza Radio

    Johnny Dee: It's impossible to predict what genre the oddball outfit - broadcasting from deepest China - will serve up next

  • Beatles

    Beatles Radio is a fab listen

    Johnny Dee: With Polythene Pam reading the news and even airtime given to Ringo's awful solo records, Beatles Radio is a must for every fan of the Fab Four - but kryptonite to Paul and Yoko

  • The Mighty Boosh

    WFMU: music radio without frontiers

    Johnny Dee: A Viking ship appears on the horizon ... it's legendary station WFMU, where breakfast listening can include the Mighty Boosh and someone 'playing' a fence

  • British soldiers on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan

    Station to Station: BFBS Radio

    Johnny Dee: BFBS Radio, the station for Britain's armed forces, is charmingly light, and surprisingly welcoming towards civvies

  • Chiffchaff

    Amazing Radio finally hangs the DJ

    Johnny Dee: With DJing thrown out to volunteers, a benevolent stance towards musicians and bringing back birdsong to the airwaves, Amazing Radio are truly the people's station

  • A fan holds an autographed photo of Michael Jackson at the Apollo theatre in New York.

    MjTunes, the radio station where Michael Jackson lives

    Johnny Dee: Catering to the Michael Jackson obsessive, this station boasts obscure tracks, strange tributes - and strictly no gossip or jokes

  • David Byrne

    Station to Station: Radio David Byrne is in tune with the digital age

    Johnny Dee: The ex-Talking Head uses his radio station to showcase his favourite tunes. Maybe vanity radio stations are the future?

  • Radio Scilly website, screengrab

    Radio Scilly: Isle be tuning in again

    Johnny Dee: From breaking news stories to supporting local talent, Radio Scilly is a pillar (or should that be lighthouse?) of the community

  • Rick Wakeman

    Station to Station: Planet Rock

    Johnny Dee: There are loads of great things about this award-winning station, not least its commitment to its air-guitaring fans in particular

  • Richard Pryor

    Comedy 104: I swear it's worth a listen

    Johnny Dee: On this Kansas comedy station, you're never short of a laugh - or more than 20 seconds away from an f-bomb

  • NME Radio logo

    What's the point of NME Radio?

    Johnny Dee: NME Radio is good company, something that sites like Spotify can't offer, but it's just not rebellious enough

  • Grime musician Wiley

    Rinse FM brought dubstep to my Daewoo

    Johnny Dee: With its blurting DJs, futuristic music and shout-outs to the Copenhagen crew, listening to this frenetic radio station is like plugging your head inside another reality

  • Fip Radio

    How I fell in love with Fip Radio

    Johnny Dee: From chanson to alt.rock to purring DJs, France's online Fip radio station has everything this UK listener could possibly want. Any more continental radio gems out there?

  • otter swimming - Islay

    Radio Popbitch: the rumours are true – I love it

    Johnny Dee: The gossip site's radio station is a bit like sharing a stranger's iPod with 25 other people - and I'm picking most of the tunes

  • Lordi

    ESC Radio: the non-stop sound of Eurovision

    Johnny Dee: Put aside ideas of musical taste and enjoy – or endure – the horror of entries ranging from metal to disco

  • Zachary Quinto as Sylar in Heroes

    Intergalactic FM: a hotbed of 80s electro

    Johnny Dee: Every act the Dutch techno station plays has a name that sounds like a dangerous bio-chemical - and human voices are not allowed

  • Vera Lynn

    Angel Radio is the refreshing sound of senior Britain

    Johnny Dee: Pensioners broadcasting yesterday's news and sounds? There could be a future for these amateur DJs

  • A digital radio and breakfast

    Colourful radio makes for bright listening

    Johnny Dee: Colourful Radio might sound like a description of synaesthesia, but this station has a lot going for it

  • Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott

    Heart is the sound of radio if rock had never happened

    Johnny Dee: Continuing the search for perfect radio channel, we turn to Heart, a station that's 'everywhere around us, like exhaust fumes'

  • Bono of U2 at the 51st Grammy awards

    Q Radio should be more like the magazine

    Realising he has been stuck on the same radio station for far too long, Johnny Dee embarks on a quest to find the perfect radio channel

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