Steve Wood

The early years

Dismantled (vandalised) Wireless Radio Horn at age 2.
Presented gramophone records to family and friends at age 3.
Wired electrical plug at age 4-5.
Experimented with “Gram-deck” tape recording apparatus (mounted on record player) at age 6-7, and became a nuisance.

• Wired most of house for sound at age 8 and became more of a nuisance.
• Started broadcasting on cable to next-door neighbour at age 9.
• Acquired portable tape recorder (2 ½ “ reels) and became even more of a nuisance.

Getting on

• Joined Radio Cabin in 1980, mentored by the wonderful late Edmund Foley.
• Presented “Reminiscing”, the oldies slot in Graham Jenkins’ Lunchtime programme.
• Presented “The Talking Machine” for around a year, featuring exclusively phonograph cylinder recordings.
• “Reminiscing” was reborn as an hour of gramophone records under the title “A Sentimental Journey”, later renamed “The Light Programme” to reflect the increasing diversity of programme content.

Interests

• Radio, good food, good beer, good company, horology (particularly Bulova Accutron tuning-fork watches)

What’s on my turntable?

• Keith James & Rick Foot: - Poet in New York
• Nick Drake: - Compilation
• Girls in Hawaii: - Plan Your Escape
• War Against Sleep: - Messages
• Zombies: - Odessey and Oracle
• Claire Hamill: - October
• Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man: - Out of Season
• Alain Bashung: - Bleu Petrole

Favourites: -

Radio Presenter/Programme: -

• Bob Holness: - “Late Night Extra” (BBC Light, 1 & 2) and “Anything Goes” (BBC World)

Musician: -

• Keith James.

Record Shop: -

• Dialogues, 37 Rue Pasteur, 29200 BREST. Tel : 02 98 80 43 44
  www.librariedialogues.fr

Contact Me, Dedications & Requests:-

• studio@radiocabin.co.uk (during programme)
• steve.wood@radiocabin.co.uk
• Steve Wood, Radio Cabin, Winch’s Field, Herne Bay, CT6 5SG