David Hamilton looks at 60 years of being on radio and an interview with Dire Straits

David Hamilton looks at 60 years of being on radio and an interview with Dire Straits

David Hamilton (born 10 September 1938) is an English radio and television presenter.

Hamilton has hosted over 12,000 radio shows and more than 1,000 TV shows. He is usually known as 'Diddy David Hamilton', a name given to him by the comedian Ken Dodd.

His first UK broadcast was as the host of The Beat Show from the Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, in 1962.[3] He hosted the show on the BBC Light Programme until 1965. He presented the final edition of Housewives' Choice in 1967 and was first heard on BBC Radio 1 in November 1967, presenting Family Choice. By the late 1960s, Hamilton was presenting many shows for BBC radio, including Music Through Midnight, Roundabout, Pop Inn, Radio 1 Club

In 1973 was offered his own daily show on Radio 1 every weekday afternoon from 2 pm to 5 pm.In 1975, the show was simultaneously broadcast on Radio 1 and Radio 2