Simon Bates presenting TOTP

Simon Bates

Simon Bates is a British radio broadcaster who became well-known for his work on BBC Radio 1 in the late-1970s and 1980s.

Initially a weekend presenter playing new pop records, Bates took over the weekday mid-morning programme in November 1977 and remained in this slot for 16 years, with up to 11 million listeners tuning in. Bates hosted several popular shows on Radio 1, including the weekday morning show "Breakfast Show" and the Sunday morning show "Our Tune."

In addition to his work on Radio 1, Bates has also worked as a voice-over artist and presented radio shows for other stations, such as Classic FM and Smooth Radio.

Bates left Radio 1 in 1993. He returned to Radio 1 briefly in 2011 to present a one-off show as part of the station's 45th anniversary celebrations.

Simon Bates was a regular Top of the Pops presenter from 1979 to 1988.

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Episode Appearances

Episode Number Episode
129525 Years of Top of the Pops
127014/07/1988
126219/05/1988
125821/04/1988
125424/03/1988
124307/01/1988
123726/11/1987
123222/10/1987
122610/09/1987
122213/08/1987
121816/07/1987
121602/07/1987
121525/06/1987
121311/06/1987
121021/05/1987
120119/03/1987
1189Christmas Day 1986
117916/10/1986
117014/08/1986
116510/07/1986
116005/06/1986
115715/05/1986
114920/03/1986
114306/02/1986
112931/10/1985
112319/09/1985
111708/08/1985
111204/07/1985
110806/06/1985
109904/04/1985
109214/02/1985
108320/12/1984
107708/11/1984
107204/10/1984
106730/08/1984
106302/08/1984
105721/06/1984
105217/05/1984
104926/04/1984
104315/03/1984
103916/02/1984
103519/01/1984
1031Christmas 1983 - Part 1
102915/12/1983
102624/11/1983
101722/09/1983
101325/08/1983
100423/06/1983
99919/05/1983
99705/05/1983
99307/04/1983
98327/01/1983
97509/12/1982
96928/10/1982
96530/09/1982
96316/09/1982
95522/07/1982
95017/06/1982
94406/05/1982
94008/04/1982
93611/03/1982
93029/01/1982
925Christmas Day 1981
92317/12/1981
91629/10/1981
91124/09/1981
90513/08/1981
89825/06/1981
89428/05/1981
88602/04/1981
87805/02/1981
87118/12/1980
86613/11/1980
85818/09/1980
84310/04/1980
83515/02/1980
83117/01/1980
82406/12/1979

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