This is a tweet I’ve been hoping to send for some time, as I’m so delighted to be back on air with
@simonmayo
& can’t wait until 11.30am on Sat 9th March on
@ScalaRadio
when we’ll be talking all things food & drink. The messages of support are hugely appreciated & mean so much 👏
After a fabulous 46 years with the BBC & 3 decades with Radio 2
@RealKenBruce
is bowing out with his customary professionalism🎤📻👏BUT we are so fortunate to have Ken joining us on
@greatesthitsuk
After all he is THE Pop Master & has funny bones to go with it. See you soon Ken👍
Can’t believe we’ve lost the fabulous, talented & fun
#DaveMyers
I’m loving the current
@HairyBikers
BBC series & it was a joy to see Dave astride his BSA with best buddy Si King. Coincidentally I’m cooking their Root Veg Tray Bake on
@greatesthitsuk
tonight. We❤️& miss you Dave
So excited to report that I will be joining
@simonmayo
&
@Mattm_Williams
on
@greatesthi
Drivetime 👍 in March. Our old mate
@suzipurdie
is producing 👏. We are getting the band back together 🎤🎼🎸🥁🎷 Good chat, great music; a top formula...
Can hardly sleep 💤at the thought of
@RealKenBruce
joining us on
@greatesthitsuk
in April, after a magnificent 31 year stint at Radio 2 and 45 with the BBC 👏 A brilliant body of work Ken and a great signing for GHR. Welcome aboard 🎤📻🛳️
The tragic loss of snowboarder Ellie Soutter, chef Anthony Bourdain & designer Kate Spade highlight the horror of depression & how we all need to tell someone if we are feeling despair & all of us should look out for anyone prone to visits from the black dog
@MindCharity
Can’t believe we’ve lost
#SteveWright
He was on such good form on R2 on Sunday. Steve will be missed hugely. The voice of familiarity & fun for so many of us for nearly 45 years on the BBC Thinking of his family & on air family
@radiostimsmith
@janeyleegrace
@RealbobbiePryor
💔
You are doing a top job holding it together, wish I was😭, but there again you are the ultimate pro
@simonmayo
& a multi award winning one at that. Good luck with the ‘secret radio project’....
Malcolm you were a fabulous team and Paul had a great captain as you steered the Good Ship O’Grady on
@BBCRadio2
for 14 brilliant years 👏
#PaulOGradyRIP
So delighted & genuinely humbled by the support for my new 'Drivetime Dishes' show. It's been great fun to make, and another opportunity to support artisan food and drink producers... Thank you again for watching the show. Cheers - Nige
I've had a culinary ball Simon You are a generous thoughtful & hugely talented presenter who has the great knack of making it sound easy Thankyou for making me feel so welcome&giving me the opportunity to mention all those brilliant food&drink producers, chefs, retailers &farmers
I’ve never been so early to anything in my life! Just great to be behind a mic with Mr M across the desk. Thanks for all the fabulous messages. We even have great views of London 👏
This video was filmed yesterday before hearing we’ve lost the fabulous Dave Myers, but it’ll be an appropriate tribute to a very special man. Their Root Veg Tray Bake is from VeggieFeasts by
@HairyBikers
Recipe is at or the link here 6.05pm
@greatesthitsuk
It’s not every day that you launch a radio station, but know you’ll do it with considered aplomb, humour & just the right amount of understatement. Good luck
@simonmayo
& the
@ScalaRadio
crew. 4th March 2019 is an auspicious day; well it will be now! 👍
The food & drink world has lost the fabulous palate, wit & knowledge of Charles Campion. The GreatTaste & WorldCheeseAwards
@MasterChefUK
&
@Food_NI
all benefitted from his support. Charlie had a great appetite for rugby, beer & life. Our thoughts are with Sylvia, Geoff & Ashley
Yes I’m officially excited as this Sunday my ‘Drivetime Dishes’ kicks off on
@sgftv
in tandem with Amazon Prime Video. As ever I’ll be championing a host of fabulous artisan producers & some gloriously talented chefs. There might also be some lively shirts on display!
Day 1 of
@RealKenBruce
on
@greatesthitsuk
and a contestant gets the max 39 points on
#popmaster
👏 Fabulous stuff. Now for Day 2. Kick-off 10am 👍 …and look who’s driving the black cab! Does he even have a driving licence …🤦🏼♂️
I’ve always loved this pic, as created by a listener and I’m so happy that the old geezers are back sitting on the drystone wall of broadcasting 🎤🎧🎼
@greatesthitsuk
What a great week from Team Drivetime 👏
This did make me smile & thank you for that 👏 As two northern boys Matt & I would happily welcome Simon into our Northern Powerhouse. I thought I'd be cast as Compo!!
3 Word Saturday “M.B.E.” Richly deserved for a class broadcaster who has been on air 7 days a week, presenting 8 shows, for over a year, keeping us entertained and upbeat👍 And there’s a mere 40 years on our radios to back it up. Mr M we salute you 👏
Birthday gift from 19 year old son is to see Fleetwood Mac at Wembley. Pretty special support from The Pretenders with UB40’s Ali Campbell duetting on ‘I Got You Babe’ with Chrissie Hynde. It’s a special night 👍
Bowing out in style for
@simonmayo
with OneTinRoastBeef with Hasselback Potatoes&GreenBeans by SueQuinn of
@Penandspoon
Fabulous topside of beef from
@EdgeButchers
in Birkenhead Just need to hold it altogether .... 🤞
@BBCRadio2
6.05pm
The culinary world has lost a fabulous ambassador with the sudden death of Gary Rhodes He brought fun & colour to British food alongside a great love of football & ManU particularly His attention to detail, which I witnessed during his prep for demos, was exemplary. A true pro 👏
17 year old son is having a party, not sure who is more excited, him or me! Already been warned not to be ‘uncool’, for which I think he means embarrassing?! My main role is to remove the empties on the hour & otherwise keep out of the way🤭 & cook breakfast for the overnighters!
Can't believe she's hanging up her
@BBCRadio2
mic but lucky
@BBCRadioWales
to have
@RealLynnBowles
on your airwaves. Only 3 hours of the
@RealKenBruce
to survive. May the force be with you & Pob Lwc Lynn 👍with your new life & enjoy those lie-ins 💤 You are much 💗'd 😘💋💋💋
So what do you do when your 15 year old son says “Dad I want to know more about Whisky.” Ok Son this lot are from 5 different countries & we start by sniffing them…🥃!
That's a great pic of Team Drivetime. It brilliantly captures the inherent fun of the show. Thanks for posting it Suzi & of course thank-you all for a brilliant 8 years which has flown by. Pure joy 👏
Just celebrating my 💉 with a coffee. Very impressive in and out procedure from the NHS with lots of smiling faces from the jabors and jabees 👏 Deffo it’s put a spring in the Barden step 🐇 Big thanks all round 👍 For the record I had an AstraZeneca jab and feel like a spring 🐥
It’s a fun team to a part of & our Team Leader delivers hugely on a day to day basis. Can’t believe it’s been 3 years since we kicked off on
@greatesthitsuk
A huge thank you to
@suzipurdie
for keeping us on the straight & narrow (ish) & to Matt & Simon for being officially ACE👏
On my last
@LNRailway
journey out of Euston I left my bag onboard🚈containing cash, cards, driving licence🤦♂️I want to say a huge thank-you to conductor KelvinDodd, who found it, took a stocktake of the contents, rang me &left it safe at Crewe station An NHS donation is a👏to you
Well that was quite a surprise, to be handed an accolade as
#LocalFoodHero
particularly as it came from my buddy
@stephaniejmoon
There’s loads to champion in God’s Own County so it felt very special. Thank you 😘
@local_food
👏
It’s nearly Thai Green Curry time & a concurrent tasting with
@simonmayo
&
@Mattm_Williams
6.05pm
@greatesthitsuk
Recipe is from the mighty tome ‘Thailand: The Cookbook’ by Jean-Pierre Gabriel published by
@Phaidon
It craves beer & we have 2 crackers to quaff from
@ToastAle
🍻👍
It’s stopped bloody raining 💦& I’m listening to Paul Weller; The Jam, Style Council. The world isn’t such a bad place. Heck, I might have a piece of Panettone 👍
You are a fabulous producer, Malcolm, with a subtle, light touch and a rich vein of humour underpinning everything you do. Wherever you end up, they’ll be so lucky to have you. Have fun gorgeous Malcolm. You are a Prince amongst broadcasting royalty👏
Bowing out from his weekday show on
@ScalaRadio
in great style, as we would expect from
@simonmayo
👏Fortunately he’ll still be on the Scala airwaves on a Saturday afternoon from April. Good luck to
@ForrestMark
taking over weekday mid-mornings &
@WhichPennySmith
4-7pm 👍
Blimey3yrs since Drivetime hit the
@greatesthitsuk
airwaves It continues to be huge fun & thank-you
@suzipurdie
&
@HollyRCarnegie
for all your hard graft keeping the ship steady, as we go crazy celebrating with Kombucha & English Sparkling! Touch of anarchy with the Magic apron🤦🏼♂️
You, Janey & Bobbie were such great components of Steve’s R2 afternoon show, Tim & it was so apparent how much he treasured you all. Can’t believe he’s off-mic for ever.
What dreadfully sad news about Steve. Radio has lost one of it's greatest exponents. An inspiration to countless broadcasters who was loved by millions of listeners. He changed my life in so many ways and there was never a dull moment. My thoughts are with his family.
Brilliantly well done
@simonmayo
👏& how long was it since you played a track back to back? Also a fitting 2Cellos version of ‘Voodoo People’ as a tribute to the Prodigy’s Keith Flint RIP
Just not right that
#SeanLock
has exited the planet at a mere 58. He had funny bones & his TV series ‘15 Storeys High’ was brilliantly left field & uniquely Lock 👏
Thank you all so much for tuning in. Go out and buy as much British Cheese as you can, and don't forget there are another 2 days of the
#BritishCheeseWeekender
- more to come from the country's best cheesmongers and experts. The recording will be available online shortly I hope!
Must be Gin time?! And they’re not all from Yorkshire, but quite a few of them are. For some, gin can make them a touch melancholic, but I’m happy to drink through the tears 😭🍸👍
Bowing out in style for
@simonmayo
with One Tin Roast Beef with Hasselback Potatoes & Green Beans by SueQuinn of
@Penandspoon
Fabulous Topside of beef from
@edge
Nearly time for the new
@jowhiley
&
@simonmayo
show 😅 & I hope you manage to enjoy yourselves in amongst it all. You're fab broadcasters & generous with your airtime, however you might struggle to fight off the 'Wayo' moniker! Have fun 🎬🕺💃 🎤🎼
@BBCRadio2
Huge congratulations to
@CourtyardDairy
👏who have just picked up the Big 3 accolades at FarmShop&DeliAwards2020. Best Cheesemonger, Regional Winner for North East & The Retailer of the Year 🏆
#FSDAwards
Bravo Andy & Kathy Swinscoe & the Courtyard team. Gt knowledge+hard graft👍
And don’t we scrub up well👍 Even managed to shoehorn our boss, Ric into proceedings (still grinning from signing Uncle Ken
@RealKenBruce
👏) Happy 2nd Birthday Team Drivetime
@greatesthitsuk
We’ve been keeping a big secret … We are delighted to announce that legendary broadcaster
@RealKenBruce
will be joining the Greatest Hits Radio family in April.
Grabbing some Var sun & rosé as I determinedly finish this fine novel. Set in 1815 & based on true events ... from this youngish author... Sadly no pictures for me to colour in, but the print is big & it’s a proper rum laced ripping yarn. 👏 Mr M
@simonmayo
Kind words Robin. It feels surreal a week on. Rather like a dream sequence. I've been cooking, like many a Wed night! Difficult to express just how good
@simonmayo
is at driving a radio show👏Makes it sound easy. Top support from
@MattWilliamsR2
@RealbobbiePryor
&
@RebeccaMPike
It’s a dish which can be made in advance &I’ll be serving it up shortly for
@simonmayo
11.20-12noon on
@ScalaRadio
It’s Chorizo & Butter Bean Stew with Garlic & Thyme from Rick Stein’s Food Heroes (BBC Books) Mine uses
#YorkshireChorizo
from Lishman’s of Ilkley
@Butcher_Dlish
👍
WE SENT A BLOCK OF CHEESE INTO SPACE!!!!
Yep, we sent a some
@ClawsonDairyltd
#STILTON
into space. The Space Cheese will be auctioned off and ALL proceeds will go to
@_alicecharity
as chosen by
@JoeBangles11
⬇️ TAG SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO SEE THIS TODAY ⬇️
Up, showered & ready for
#WorldCheeseAwards
today from Bergen, Norway. Catch us live from 8.30am UK time on
#WorldCheeseTV
for one of the most exciting day’s on the food calendar 🧀🎤📹🇳🇴👏
#WCA18
Thanks Ian. Those are lovely words & they mean a great deal👏 I'll continue flying the culinary flag for artisan food & drink producers, farmers, brewers, retailers & the fishing fraternity
So after 75 judging days, where 12,772 products have been tasted by 500 judges, we come down to the top 208 x 3stars.
#GreatTasteAwards
A lucky 38 of us try these between us. Such a privilege to promote artisan food producers 👏
@guildoffinefood
Also had some technical help from the Barden Boys, hence the bright green gaming headphones & mic. Feel I should be parachuting into enemy territory a la Fortnite... Great recipes from Caroline Marson
@kitchen_wisdoms
👏 11.30am
@ScalaRadio
Exactly two years ago, I planned to take my own life & was devastated when it went wrong…
Fast forward to today - out for a walk earlier, reflecting on all that’s happened since, I couldn’t help but smile. It hasn’t been easy, but I’m so bloody glad I stayed! 😀
So crucial to keep our food standards high. We have spent a lot of time and effort getting them to where they are. PLEASE sign the food standards petition Nearly 1million signatures already and the Government need to take notice
#BackBritishFarming
👍
‘Cooking with the Barden Boys’ continues from southern France as we dish up ‘Grilled Sardines with a tomato, garlic & thyme dressing’ from Secret France by
@Rick_Stein
@BBCBooks
11.30-12noon for
@simonmayo
on
@ScalaRadio
The recipe is at & Scala website👍
We’re off & running with my Drivetime Dishes & thanks to the mod-father of the kitchen
@jonfellchef
for being my first guest. Check it out on
@sgftv
& Amazon Prime Video 🤞
A huge and sad loss as Albert Roux has left us to join his brother Michel. Le Gavroche opened in 1967 and some of our finest chefs have passed through it’s kitchens under the Roux tutelage. They kickstarted British gastronomy & we salute them👏Thinking of you
@michelrouxjr
&Emily
One more
@ScalaRadio
show for you this week with our first and rather groovy Top 20 chart at 10. Then the return of kitchen legend
@NigelBarden
after 11 and the always fabulous Melvyn Bragg after 12.
I’ve impressed myself, as I test drive a dish for Simon Mayo
@Scalaradiouk
It’s a Maple Butter Cornbread, which I’ll use to mop up Black Bean Chilli from
@cookwithjopratt
book The Flexible Vegetarian. Catch the full veggie feast this Saturday 11.30-12noon See you then 👍
Oh lovely Janice, you have left us way too soon💔& at a time when you were undertaking more diverse projects than ever. A champion of new music, with an inquisitive interest in numerous other topics; food & drink being two. We’ll miss your infectious, raucous laugh & love of life
We’re incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Janice Long. Throughout her career she played a significant role & contribution to broadcasting, most recently as an integral part of Greatest Hits Radio. She was one-of-a-kind & will be greatly missed by all of us.
Unbelievably sad to have lost
#andrewfairlie
one of Scotland’s greatest chefs at only 55. Awarded the 1st Roux Scholarship at 20. He laid on a fabulous dinner at his Gleneagles restaurant for my brother’s 60th, charmingly putting up with 4 exuberant Barden men! RIP lovely Andrew
11.35am dishing up for
@simonmayo
on
@ScalaRadio
My own recipe from ‘Feathers’ by Chef
@wildfoodboy
& photographer Steve Lee It’s Smoky Pigeon Breast Salad with Pickled Beetroot. The smoke comes from a
@Laphroaig
marinade & a Lapsang Souchong crust! Also works with chicken&duck
British cherries are perfect at the moment & I’m serving Clafoutis to
@simonmayo
11.30-12noon
@ScalaRadio
It’s from TheFrenchKitchen by Joanne Harris & Fran Warde. The Kordia cherries 🍒 are from Michael Dalloway, as is the Kentish Cherry Juice, & Cherry Vodka & Brandy 👏
Delighted to be hosting ‘Barden’s Festive Soundbites’ 🍾🎅🏻🍽on Sunday 22nd December 1-3pm on
@ScalaRadio
So please let me have your Crimbo culinary tips and music that puts you in the seasonal mood. Christmas nightmares are also oh so welcome. Be brave share them with me 🧛♂️👍
Saturday excitement for me as I’m soon to be dishing up for
@simonmayo
Miso Aubergines with Tofu, Sesame and Chilli from
@RukminiIyer
The Green Roasting Tin (
@PenguinRHUK
)
@ScalaRadio
the Aga I cooked on is 83 years old!
PLEASE watch the
@BBCSport
coverage of
#bethshriever
winning her BMX gold medal&the support from silver medalist teammate
#kyewhyte
Both had really tough times getting to Tokyo & we should be so proud of these amazing youngsters & see 2nd placed
#marianapajon
acknowledging Beth👏
Keighley’s finest son. Captain Tom we salute you and the 30th April will be one special 100th Birthday 👏 The Royal Mail is bracing itself. £27million & 25,000 birthday cards & both totals still rising. No wonder your adoring daughters look so chuffed👍
#NHSThankYou
#walkwithtom
The Barden Boys are cooking in a Suffolk pub this Saturday. We’ll be dishing up Za’atar Lamb Cutlets with Courgette Tzatziki for
@simonmayo
11.30am
@ScalaRadio
The dish is from the excellent ‘Jikoni’ by
@cookinboots
It’s the name of Ravinder’s new book & her London restaurant 👏
Moments away from connecting up with
@simonmayo
& hoping the technical link works better than a couple of cans on a piece of string 🤞
@ScalaRadio
11.30-12noon
The Barden Boys moments away from dishing up Ricotta Sweet Potato Cakes & Quesadilla with Orkney Cheddar 11.30am
@simonmayo
@ScalaRadio
The bevvies are a hopped 4% abv sparkling mead & a 0.5% version from
@GosnellsMead
The first meadery in London to open for 500 years 👏