Excerpts from Roger Scott during the 1970s and 1980son Capital radio and Radio 1
By 1988 Roger was becoming disillusioned with commercial radio and the constraints that market research and standardised playlists were placing upon his shows. So a meeting was organised with Radio 1 program controller Johnny Beerling. A deal was quickly agreed and Roger returned to Radio 1 on the 2nd July 1988.
Initially, Roger was given the network’s flagship Stereo Sequence (which later became The Saturday Sequence) a 5 hour slot on Saturday afternoon often containing interviews and live performances. Roger was in his element as he was given almost total freedom with whom he interviewed and what music he played. Three months later Roger was given an additional slot for 3 hours on Sunday evenings called Scott on Sunday.
