Marc Bolan (October 8, 1993) – “Rocker Marc Bolan Remembered on Radio 1” Feature – Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
A BBC radio listing highlights a special Radio 1 programme dedicated to Marc Bolan, featuring archive BBC performances and interviews marking the continuing legacy of the T. Rex frontman sixteen years after his passing.
Publication: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Date: Friday, October 8, 1993
Country: United Kingdom
This television and radio listings feature promotes a special BBC Radio 1 programme dedicated to Marc Bolan, scheduled for broadcast at 2.00pm. The listing announces “In Session”, described as a selection of tracks recorded for the BBC by Marc Bolan, alongside archive interviews featuring some of the singer's closest friends.
A photograph of Bolan accompanies the listing under the caption: “Rocker Marc Bolan, who died in 1977, is remembered on Radio 1 at 2.00pm.” The programme forms part of Radio 1’s Saturday afternoon schedule, which also includes shows presented by Gary Davies, Claire Sturgess, Adrian Juste, and later
Johnnie Walker.
CONTEXT AND NOTES
The listing demonstrates the enduring popularity of Marc Bolan and T. Rex in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. More than fifteen years after his passing, Radio 1 continued to celebrate Bolan’s contribution to British popular music through archive broadcasts and retrospective programming. The use of BBC session recordings and interview material provided listeners with a chance to revisit both Bolan’s music and his personality.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Event: BBC Radio 1 Marc Bolan retrospective broadcast
Era: 1993 – Retrospective appreciation period
Tone: Commemorative, informative
Photography: Black‑and‑white promotional portrait of Marc Bolan
WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS
BBC Radio 1 listing for a Marc Bolan special at 2.00pm
Archive BBC performances by Marc Bolan
Interviews featuring some of Bolan’s closest friends
Photograph and caption commemorating Bolan’s legacy
apbook, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1993, BBC Sessions, T. Rex, Legacy Era
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