Did we? Sorry, I don't remember.

Mark is good tonight, he's just played Bette Middlers version of "Chapel Of Love" - brilliant.

Mark Staford has left Radio Caroline. Aparrently he is unhappy that his programme was to be switched over to Caroline Extra.

I for one will certainly miss his programmes.

It will be on Oldies' Paradise: http://www.markstafford.co.uk/

Yep, looks like I'll be listening to that then.

Looking at the changes, I have to wonder if the new "Extra" service will be any good. http://www.carolineextra.co.uk/

This has come through to my e-mail:

"Stafford’s World has a new home (well, two actually!). The show started in its original format exactly 16 years ago this week.



It was originally broadcast on Sunday nights on EKR – European Klassik Rock – in 1997. In 1999, Radio Caroline took over the old EKR transponder on the Astra Satellite and the show moved over to Caroline, bringing many listeners across with it.



The show evolved into Stafford’s World seven years ago and has continued to be broadcast on Radio Caroline on Sunday nights.



Now, Radio Caroline is seeking to tighten up the format on its main service and to make it exclusively an Album Track Station. Stafford’s World was seen to not fit into that format and was scheduled for removal from the main Caroline service sometime soon.



Under the circumstances, Stafford’s World will no longer go out on the main Caroline Service, but may return sometime in the future on the new Caroline Extra service.



Don’t worry; you can still hear the shows at exactly the same time as you did before, Sundays at 6pm UK time. From Sunday 20th October onwards, the first play of all shows will now go out on Sunday nights at 6pm on:



Oldies Paradise



www.oldiesparadise.com



And



Easy Rock Paradise



www.easyrockparadise.com



More news of the changes can be found on the Stafford’s World website at…



www.markstafford.co.uk



You can also read about the many new stations that are now broadcasting Stafford’s World. The Stafford’s World family has had a massive growth in the past few weeks. There are now nearly 30 radio stations that broadcast the shows. So, if you miss the Sunday night broadcasts, you can catch the show most days of the week on another station via the Internet.



There are many FM, AM and DAB radio stations that now take the shows. If you are in the UK, we now broadcast on FM on a number of stations in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Kent and other areas. In addition, a number of FM stations in Spain, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the USA also take the shows.



For full details go to:



www.markstafford.co.uk



Thanks for your support and interest in Stafford’s World.



Mark Stafford

Stafford’s World

Just had this through from Mark Stafford which I thought you might be interested in:


"As another year reaches its close, I’d like to thank you once again for your support for Stafford’s World.



2014 has been a very successful year for Stafford’s World, the programme now goes out on nearly 50 different radio stations throughout the world.



Radio Caroline fans will be pleased to hear that Stafford’s World will be returning to Radio Caroline during the earlier months of 2015.



The end of the year sees a continuation of a 17 year long tradition of my annual Rock’n’Roll Heaven and End Of The Year Specials. This year’s show can be heard first at 18.00 UK Time on Sunday December 28th on Oldies Paradise (www.oldiesparadise.com ) and Easy Rock Paradise (www.easyrockparadise.com ). The show will go out soon after that on all the other stations taking Stafford’s World. It will also be repeated at 15.00 UK Time on New Year’s Day on Oldies Paradise and Easy Rock Paradise.



I’d also like to thank those of you that have been tuning in regularly to the programmes from Oldies Paradise and Easy Rock Paradise, on behalf of the team involved with producing programmes on those stations.



The Christmas & New Year period will see some very interesting special programming on those stations. In particular, look out for “Christmas With The Wrecking Crew” a 2 hour special presented by Steve Silby, looking at the superstar session musicians behind some of the greatest songs ever made. The show goes out between 16.00 and 18.00 UK Time on Xmas Day with a repeat on New Year's Day at 21.00 UK Time. Oldies Paradise also features a special 2 hour Double Xmas Retro Chart Countdown Show from Richard Todd on Boxing Day, December 26th at 10.00 UK Time and a number of other special Xmas Shows.



More information can be found at the brand new Oldies Paradise Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oldiesparadise.



Please visit us there and don’t forget to like us!



Thanks once again for taking time to listen in, it is much appreciated.



Have a great Xmas & New Year



Best wishes for 2015



Mark Stafford



www.markstafford.co.uk

www.oldiesparadise.com

www.easyrockpadise.com"