Capital Radio Clips 70s and 80s 1980 7 January – Alan Freeman revives The Rock Show. July – Mike Smith takes over as presenter of the breakfast show. August – Richard Allinson joins the station to present Capital's weekly Top 30 chart show. September – Kenny Everett leaves the station for a while to join BBC Radio 2. 1981 No events. 1982 13 March – Pick of the Pops returns when Alan Freeman revives the name on Capital London. The programme is called Pick of the Pops Take Two. Mike Smith leaves the station to rejoin BBC Radio 1. His replacement presenter of the breakfast show is Graham Dene. 1983 No events. 1984 Chris Tarrant joins the station to present a Sunday lunchtime show, before later moving to a late morning slot on weekdays. June – Kenny Everett rejoins the station, reviving his Saturday lunchtime show.
