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1. Which former BBC Radio 1 presenter fronted the 'Classic FM Morning Show' for many years and also presented 'Classic FM at the Movies' on the weekends?

Answer: Simon Bates

Whilst Simon Bates was at BBC Radio 1 he attracted viewers in the millions with many unique and original competitions and features which included 'Our Tune'; a love-story.
Bates joined the station in 1997 to front a show on the weekends which played all the great contemporary classics featured in films from around the world. Furthermore, he fronted the flagship 'Morning Show' through the week.

2. Classic FM was launched in the early 1990s, but which of the following people was the first to be heard on the station?

Answer: Nick Bailey

Nick Bailey was the first voice of Classic FM when the station was launched in September of 1992. During his time at the station, Nick Bailey presented at every hour imaginable, from the breakfast show to the live overnight broadcasts.
Prior to joining Classic FM, the Sony award winning DJ and broadcaster was a presenter on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) from studios across Europe.

3. A programme broadcast on Classic FM called the,'Sunday Spa', was a relaxing and refreshing kick start to the day of rest. Which interior designer who had previously been a part of the popular British TV show 'Changing Rooms' fronted the show?

Answer: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

When the show launched it aired on, obviously, Sunday mornings between the hours of 09:00 and 11:00 with the aim of relaxing the listener. Before he was contracted to Classic FM he, as has been stated, was the interior designer on 'Changing Rooms', one of the most successful DIY programmes to be aired on British television. Llewelyn-Bowen graduated with a degree in fine art.

Linda Barker, Carol Smillie and Anna Ryder Richardson were other members of the 'Changing Rooms' cast.

4. Henry Kelly could most often have been heard during the weekend output on Classic FM. However, which of the following game shows was the Irishman famous for presenting?

Answer: Going For Gold

The Irishman, Henry Kelly, was often heard on the weekends with a general mix of classical and baroque music.
He presented 'Going For Gold' which was a pan-European quiz show similar in style to its modern counterpart,'Questions Pour un Champion'; broadcast throughout France and wider Europe on TV5. The grand prize of 'Going For Gold' in 1988 was a trip to the Seoul Summer Olympic Games and was won by 'Eggheads' (another British quiz show) regular, Daphne Fowler.

5. The great pride of Classic FM was an annual countdown of the best 300 classical tracks (from centuries ago to the modern day) as voted for by the listeners of the fine station. What is the name given to this feature?

Answer: Hall of Fame

The Classic FM hall of fame broadcasted around Easter time of each year and played every single composition that made it into each particular countdown. The eagerly awaited number one was often revealed by one of the household name radio DJs, Simon Bates, who has also worked on many other radio stations in the past.
Such compositions that have made it to the number one spot include:

Violin Concerto #1 - Max Bruch;
Clarinet Concerto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams.

6. The weekend output, like many other radio stations both past and present, on Classic FM differed from the weekday output. Such differences, particularly on this station, include more specialised programming. David Mellor was a weekend presenter who was the voice of a programme dedicated to brand new CDs within the classical genre. Prior to this, what political party was David Mellor affiliated with?

Answer: Conservatives

David Mellor is probably best known for being jeered off the stage after being defeated in his constituency of Putney on the night that Labour won by a landslide in the 1997 UK general election.
David Mellor also used to present,"If you liked that...you'll like this", where he started with a piece of music and by certain connections he moved through the classical world.

7. Classic FM often played music from the jazz genre and there was a show dedicated to jazz which aired late at night.

Answer: True

When 'Classic FM Jazz' first started broadcasting it was split between the weekday and weekend output. The weekday show was presented by Helen Mayhew, a veteran jazz broadcaster who has many awards, including 'best presenter' at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, to her name.

The weekend show was fronted by Tim Lihoreau, who also doubled up as the station's creative director. The show therefore aired every night and could be listened to between the hours of midnight and 2am.

8. Which of the following people who presented at one time or another on Classic FM, sang the cover version of "Walking in the Air"?

Answer: Aled Jones

His version of this song reached number 5 in the UK charts.

Aled Jones mainly presented during weekend mornings, but, left the station for BBC Radio 2 where he presented shows as a stand-in whilst the regular presenter was away. Most noticeably he stood in for Ken Bruce, a popular weekday morning presenter on the station.

9. Matthew Stiff often presented a "through the night" classical music show on the station from 2am till dawn. With which of the following four musical items did Matthew find fame?

Answer: G4

G4 were a group that came runner up in a series of the popular X-Factor show, broadcast on British television in 2004. Matthew Stiff's show was a mixture of classical and contemporary tracks for insomniacs and late night workers alike.
If you answered Girls Aloud, I don't quite know what to say! :)

10. Myleene Klass often presented the weekend 'Breakfast Show' on Classic FM. Before sitting behind the station's microphone, she was a part of which, rather unsuccessful, manufactured pop band?

Answer: Hear'Say

Hear'Say was a band of five members assembled by one of the first reality TV music programmes,'Popstars'. This predecessor of 'Pop Idol' and 'X-Factor' created a band that included Kym Marsh who went on to star in the British soap opera,'Coronation Street'.

After the failure of the band, Myleene Klass went from strength to strength with a successful career in radio and television broadcasting.

Source: Author jonnowales

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This Is Classic FM Trivia Quiz

This, my 50th quiz, is about the elegant British radio station, Classic FM. It was launched in 1992 and was one of the nation's most loved national radio stations. Enjoy!

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