He was the presenter who broadcast on Radio Luxembourg at its height, becoming a role model for the likes of Paul Burnett and Tony Blackburn. Once at the BBC, his daily Open House programme on Radio 2 was to attract huge audiences.
In this hour of #radiomoments ‘Conversations, Pete Murray tells of his life, from his younger days in film through his many TV appearances and his decades in radio from Luxembourg to LBC. He shares too his worries about his shyness and his adolescent acne, and opens up about family tragedy.
In his own words, this is the Pete Murray story.
See the whole 'Conversations' series here. Music by Larry Bryant.
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