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Send us a text For 25 years Cornelius Lysaght was Mister Horse Racing for BBC Radio - broadcasting live into  the daily and sports programmes of BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4. Whether over the jumps or on the flat, his voice has become synonymous with the sound of thundering hooves on turf. But …

Send us a text Libby Purves is best known for hosting BBC Radio 4's Midweek for over 30 years. She's also been a Times newspaper columnist since 1982.  But what does it take to become the youngest presenter of the "Today" programme,  why does she hate saying "my show" …

Send us a text It's not often that you get a presenting job on Television that lasts for almost 30 years. Julia Roberts appeared in the opening video for QVC when it launched in the UK in 1993 and has worked for the channel ever since. So what's the secret to selling on TV? In a world of …

Send us a text The art of the weather presenter is a much underrated one, unsung and sometimes dismissed as  mere "weather girls",  these fully qualified and highly trained presenters are at the pinnacle of the presenter's art. Laura Tobin has to  impart vital information for the vie…

Send us a text Doyenne of the Radio 4 Announcer's studio and Newsreader par excellence, Susan Rae explains what you need to sit in the chair that controls the UK's premier speech network.  From the  hostile reaction her smooth Scottish brogue generated when she arrived on the station, to …

Send us a text He's the voice that launched the BBC's  brand new pop music network - BBC Radio 1 in 1967 and he's never been off the airwaves since. Tony Blackburn is synonymous with pop music from the 60's and 70's, but just what was it like making such a momentous broadca…

Send us a text Timmy Mallett - Broadcaster, Artist, Presenter of Wacaday and keen cyclist talks about what it takes to be On The Air. From his inspirational brother Martin to his love of language, Timmy talks about George Michael, Chris Evans and Prince Timmy and reveals why John Lennon's deat…

Send us a text Bob Harris, presenter of BBC Radio 2's Country Music show and the original Old Grey Whistle Test  on what it takes to be On The Air. Whisperin' Bob talks about his 50 years behind the microphone, including how he builds his programmes, where his moniker "whisperin"…

Send us a text BBC News presenter and journalist, Simon McCoy reveals what it takes to be On The Air. Discussing everything from royal babies to pads of A4 paper, co-presenters to broadcasting heroes,  as well as how to change gear from the serious side of news to the whimsical as only McCoy can. W…