22 August 2025
FRIDAY MORNING RADIO, Edition 483, 9.00 ~ Midday AEST 22 August 2025
Easy listening, retro and recent releases not to be heard on mainstream radio throughout the morning, on the Derwent Valley’s own radio station.
► LOOKING at some notable events on 22 August, in 1932, London, England – the British Broadcasting Corporation first experimented with television broadcasting. Regular broadcasting on a limited scale began two years later.
In 1942, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy after the sinking of several Brazilian ships.
In 1949, one of the world’s strongest earthquakes at 8.1 magnitude struck the sparsely populated Queen Charlotte Islands and the North-west coast of Canada.
It was felt throughout British Columbia and parts of Alberta, Washington State, Oregon, the Yukon and Alaska. No deaths were reported, even though people and animals were knocked off their feet and there were landslides and other damage.
In 1962, Paris, France, an attempt was made to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle when his Citroen DS 19 car was targeted by sub-machine gun fire. Neither de Gaulle, his wife, nor any of his entourage were seriously injured, whilst all the perpetrators were arrested.
► BORN THIS DAY…..
1925 in Plaistow, Essex, England – Honor Blackman, actress known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–64) and of Bond girl Pussy Galore in the movie Goldfinger (1964). Died 2020.
1958 in Toowoomba, Queensland – Shane Withington, actor best known for playing surf life guard John Palmer in the soapie Home And Away, and also for his former role in the television series A Country Practice as nurse Brendan Jones.
► DIED THIS DAY…..
2011 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., Jerry Lieber, songwriter and record producer who, in conjunction with Mike Stoller, penned numerous hit records of the 50s and 60s, including famous tracks such as Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Kansas City, Stand By Me and Lucky Lips. Aged 78.
Today’s photo – A colonial-era homestead, known as Strathallan, near Tea Tree in southern Tasmania. In 1914, tragedy struck when the then-owner’s daughter died in a railway level-crossing accident, a few kilometres away.
Photo: Yours Truly (22 years ago).
Today’s Playlist
Today, there is a high percentage of new releases included. As so few are being sent with ISRC references, this column will now be discontinued.
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Dale Ralph – 16 Kisses | 2025 | 09:05 | 0 | ||
| Ray Malcolm – Make Me An Island | 2025 | 09:12 | 0 | ||
| Richard Mulligan – Bere Island | 2025 | 09:16 | 0 | ||
| 70s Classic ABBA – S O S | 1975 | 09:20 | 12 | 19/1/2025 | |
| Andrew Shipp – Still My Number One | 2024 | 09:23 | 3 | 31/1/2025 | AUM3N 2400001 |
| Mike Hughes – If I Ever Need A Lady I’ll Call You | 2024 | 09:30 | 0 | ||
| Romantic Strings Orchestra – Mahogany | 09:34 | 0 | |||
| Bob Marshall – Hats to the Sky | 2025 | 09:37 | 0 | ||
| Anne Kirkpatrick – My Town | 09:43 | 0 | |||
| By Request Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale | 1967 | 09:47 | 12 | 19/2/2023 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beach Boys – California Girls | 1965 | 09:51 | 10 | 12/11/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – Help | 1965 | 09:53 | 15 | 6/4/2025 | |
| By Request Engelbert Humperdinck – Ten Guitars | 1967 | 09:57 | 3 | 25/4/2025 | |
| John Glenn – Sunny Side Of The Mountain | 2025 | 10:05 | 0 | ||
| CoCo Bal & Hubert Heeringa – Summer Cava | 2025 | 10:10 | 0 | ||
| Dom Moore – Crowded Beaches | 2025 | 10:14 | 0 | AUMEV 2597751 | |
| By Request Tatiana Blue & Werner Tauber Orchestra – When I Dream of You | 10:19 | 0 | |||
| Vintage Vinyl Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill | 1956 | 10:26 | 5 | 2/1/2022 | |
| Andy Williams – The Impossible Dream | 10:28 | 0 | |||
| David Firman & His Orchestra – Baker Street | 10:34 | 2 | 3/8/2025 | ||
| Olivia Molina – Besame Mucho | 10:38 | 0 | |||
| Ben Walker – I Won’t Let Go | 2025 | 10:44 | 0 | ||
| Don McLean – It’s Just The Sun | 2025 | 10:49 | 0 | ||
| 70s Classic George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca | 1975 | 10:52 | 13 | 13/4/2025 | |
| Johnny Tillotson – Judy Judy Judy | 1963 | 10:56 | 11 | 28/7/2023 | |
| Trey Calloway – She Don’t Break It Like She Used To | 2025 | 11:05 | 0 | ||
| Che Orton – Rest Your Love On Me | 2025 | 11:09 | 0 | ||
| Don Fraser & His Orchestra & Paul Jones – Your Song | 11:14 | 0 | |||
| Roland Shaw & His Orchestra & Rosemary Squires – You Needed Me | 11:18 | 0 | |||
| Vintage Vinyl Four Aces – Three Coins In The Fountain | 1954 | 11:26 | 2 | 19/10/2014 | |
| Acker Bilk – My Way | 11:32 | 0 | |||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Hermans Hermits – I’m Henery The Eighth | 1965 | 11:36 | 9 | 24/9/2021 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Ivy League – Tossing And Turning | 1965 | 11:38 | 4 | 22/9/2017 | |
| Johnny Mathis – Foolish | 11:42 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Mac – Oh Dianne | 11:47 | 1 | 1/6/2012 | ||
| Pussycat – Mississippi (German Version) | 1986 | 11:51 | 0 |