19 December 2025
► LOOKING at events on 19 December;
On this day in 1932 in London, the BBC commenced overseas broadcasting, under the callsign, The BBC Empire Service. It was originally intended for English people living overseas, but became The BBC Overseas Service during World War 2, with programmes in foreign languages.
In 1956, the Sydney suburbs of St Marys, Forestville and French’s Forest were ravaged by bushfires, which rendered 200 homeless.
In 1965, two criminals, Peter Walker and Ronald Ryan, escaped from Melbourne’s Pentridge Prison, by using a chaplain as a hostage. A pursuing warder was allegedly shot by Ryan, who later became the last person to be executed in Australia.
In 1972 The last Australian troops to leave Vietnam arrived at the Richmond Air Force Base in New South Wales
► BORN…..
In 1915 in Paris, France, Édith Giovanna Gassion alias Edith Piaf, singer, actress and cultural icon regarded as France’s greatest popular singer She died in Grasse, France, in 1963.
Gordon Jackson was born this day in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1923. He was an actor best known for his television roles as the butler Angus Hudson in the 1970s series Upstairs Downstairs, and also as George Cowley, the head of C I 5, in The Professionals. He died in London in 1990.
► DIED…..
George Jackson Churchward, died on this day in 1933 in Swindon, England aged 76. He was a locomotive engineer with the English Great Western Railway company from 1902 till 1922.
During this time, he designed a series of innovative locomotives, substantially superior to any locomotive used by the other British railway companies.
He was struck by an express train whilst examining a defective railway sleeper.
Michael Clarke died this day in 1993 in Treasure Island, Florida, U.S.A. aged 47. He was a drummer for the 60s rock group The Byrds from 1964 to 1967.
Hope Lange died this day in 2003 in Santa Monica, California U.S.A., aged 70. She was an actress, and star of the popular TV series, The Ghost and Mrs Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Today’s photo – The TYGA-FM studios, Circle Street, New Norfolk.
Today’s Playlist – Friday Morning Radio
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| John Mullan – Summertime Blues | 2025 | 09:05 | 1 | 14/12/2025 |
| Abby Grace – Upside of Down | 2025 | 09:11 | 2 | 5/12/2025 |
| Tony Christie – Rhinestone Cowboy | 2025 | 09:14 | 2 | 19/5/2024 |
| 70s Classic Perry Como – For The Good Times | 1973 | 09:18 | 7 | 7/12/2025 |
| Craig Giles – I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas | 2017 | 09:21 | 10 | 20/12/2024 |
| Connie Francis – Statte Vicino Amme (Stay Near To Me) | 09:25 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra – Manhattan | 09:31 | 1 | 27/9/2019 | |
| Doris Day – A Wonderful Guy | 09:33 | 0 | ||
| Byrds – Turn Turn Turn | 1965 | 09:39 | 11 | 28/11/2025 |
| For a Listener Burl Ives – I Walk The Line | 1961 | 09:45 | 2 | 5/12/2021 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – We Can Work It Out | 1965 | 09:49 | 5 | 1/3/2020 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy | 1965 | 09:51 | 13 | 30/8/2024 |
| Larissa Tormey – Special Christmas | 09:56 | 11 | 22/12/2024 | |
| Amber Lawrence – Aussie Aussie Christmas | 2018 | 10:05 | 2 | 20/12/2024 |
| Uncle Trent & Friends – The Dancer | 2025 | 10:10 | 1 | 30/11/2025 |
| Tania Hills – Jolene | 2020 | 10:13 | 0 | |
| Rob Breese – Aussie Christmas Day | 2020 | 10:17 | 9 | 20/12/2024 |
| Vintage Vinyl Guy Mitchell & Mindi Casson – Tell Us Where The Good Times Are | 1953 | 10:21 | 0 | |
| Isla Grant – When The Day Is Done | 10:24 | 1 | 25/7/2021 | |
| Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra – Alouette | 10:27 | 2 | 7/6/2024 | |
| Max Greger & His Orchestra – Two Gitarren | 10:31 | 0 | ||
| Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus – You Make Feel Like Dancing | 10:34 | 1 | 29/6/2025 | |
| Elvis Presley with Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman – O Little Town Of Bethlehem | 10:38 | 1 | 15/12/2024 | |
| 70s Classic George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca | 1975 | 10:41 | 16 | 22/8/2025 |
| Noel Murphy – Murphy and The Bricks | 10:45 | 8 | 26/1/2024 | |
| Lindsay Butler & Peggy Gilchrist – Some Day When Things Are Good | 10:49 | 1 | 6/11/2022 | |
| Warren Kearney – Christmas Our Way | 2021 | 10:53 | 6 | 14/12/2025 |
| Lee Kernaghan – The Boys From The Bush | 10:55 | 4 | 26/1/2025 | |
| Joy Adams – The Snorer | 11:05 | 0 | ||
| Peter Salata – Merry Christmas | 2019 | 11:10 | 1 | 13/12/2019 |
| Jade Hurley – Georgie | 11:12 | 6 | 14/11/2025 | |
| For a Listener Roger Whittaker – Die Schneeweissen Tauben (The Snow White Doves) | 11:17 | 1 | 12/11/2021 | |
| Vintage Vinyl Platters – One In A Million | 1957 | 11:22 | 5 | 7/2/2025 |
| Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – The First Noel-O Tannenbaum | 11:34 | 12 | 20/12/2024 | |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Cliff Richard – Wind Me Up | 1965 | 11:38 | 2 | 23/3/2018 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Roger Miller – England Swings | 1965 | 11:41 | 5 | 29/5/2022 |
| Anthony Baxter – Top Of The World | 2025 | 11:45 | 4 | 12/10/2025 |
| John Williamson & Gondwanaland – Ancient Mountains | 11:48 | 3 | 20/5/2022 | |
| Hansi & Lena – Something Stupid (Etwas Dummes) | 2025 | 11:53 | 0 | |