Radio Showprep....

Radio show prep refers to the process of preparing content and material for a radio show or broadcast. It is essential for creating an engaging, informative, and entertaining experience for listeners. Good prep involves researching, planning, and organising the segments of a radio show, ensuring the host and guests are well-prepared, and that the broadcast flows smoothly. Here's some of the basics you will need. If you know of any other good sources of information, please let me know.

Radio Showprep Services....

If you want to buy in radio show prep there are many paid for services upon the web. Here is a list of some of the most common ones you can sign up for.

www.funnyfirm.com The Funny Firm contains show prep and topical jokes for radio personalities
www.broadcasthub.co.uk   resource for registered journalists
www.thisdayinmusic.com   daily trivia
www.empireonline.co.uk   latest film news
www.fmjock.com    subscription prep service
www.interprep.com   subscription prep service
www.preplinks.com  subscription prep service
www.gagwriter.co.uk A topical comedy pay as you go prep service with UK and International material
www.tomslake.com From our cabin beside a lake in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains we send topical humor to successful radio personalities across the USA and Canada -- plus seven other countries worldwide.

Weather Conversion...

If you need to convert the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit for weather forecasts then here is the conversion tool you need. Enter either figure in the appropriate box and then press the calculate button for the result.

°C   =     °F      

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The next clock change will be for the start of British Summer Time. This will take place on Sunday 29th March 2026 when the clocks go forward an hour so one hour less in bed. An easy way to remember it is that in Spring clocks spring forward and in Autumn they fall back.

In 2026: the Sundays of 29 March and 25 October
In 2027: the Sundays of 28 March and 31 October
In 2028: the Sundays of 26 March and 29 October
In 2029: the Sundays of 25 March and 28 October
In 2030: the Sundays of 31 March and 27 October
In 2031: the Sundays of 30 March and 26 October
In 2032: the Sundays of 28 March and 31 October
In 2033: the Sundays of 27 March and 30 October

All clocks in the UK go forward on the last Sunday in March and go back on the last Sunday in October at 1am Greenwich Mean Time.

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All You Ever Wanted To Know About....

The series of pages that gives you the lowdown on all the main holidays throughout the year. All the facts, reasons and traditions thought to be the basis of the following celebrated dates. Click each link for more details.

Labor Day	St Valentine's Day	Greatest Halloween Songs
New Year's Day	Pancake Day	Halloween
Christmas Day	Mother's Day	Bonfire Night
Boxing Day	April Fools Day	Thanksgiving
January Sales	Easter	Father's Day
Chinese New Year	July 4th American Independence Day	Saint Patrick's Day
Groundhog Day	New Year's Eve / Resolutions	Saint George's Day
Christmas Markets	Remembrance Day

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Canada Day	Mardi Gras	National Tooth Fairy Day
Ramadan	Bastille Day	World Peace Day
The Superbowl	Ash Wednesday	International Pancake Race

Important Dates For Your Diary 2026....

Some events will be dependent on covid restrictions

January 1 New Year's Day
January 6 Epiphany
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 14 St. Valentine's Day
February 17 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
February 17 Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake)
February 18 Ash Wednesday
February 18 First Day Of Ramadan
March 1 St David's Day
March 9 Commonwealth Day
March 15 Mother's Day
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 20 Eid-Al-Fitr
March 20 First Day Of Spring
March 29 Palm Sunday
March 29 British Summertime Begins (Clocks go forward 1 hour less in bed)
April 1 April Fools Day
April 2 First Day Of Passover
April 3 Good Friday
April 5 Easter Day
April 6 Easter Monday
April 9 The Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool
April 23 St George's Day
May 4 May Day Bank Holiday
May 14 Ascension Day
May 22 Jewish Feast of Weeks
May 24 Pentecost - Whit Sunday
May 25 Spring Bank Holiday
May 31 Trinity Sunday
June 16 Islamic New Year
June 21 Father's Day
June 21 First Day Of Summer (The Longest Day)
June 29- 12 July Wimbledon Fortnight, London
July 4 American Independence Day
July 04 - 26 July Tour De France
August 31 Late Summer Bank Holiday
September 4 - 6 Sept Italian Grand Prix, Monza
September 7 Labor Day (first Mon in Sept)
September 12 Jewish New Year 1st Day
September 13 Jewish New Year 2nd Day
September 21 Jewish Day of Atonement
September 23 First Day Of Autumn
September 26 First Day Of Tabernacles
October 25 British Summertime Ends (Clocks go back 1 hour extra in bed)
October 31 Halloween
November 5 Bonfire Night
November 8 Remembrance Sunday
November 11 Armistice Day
November 26 American Thanksgiving (4th Thur in November)
November 27 Black Friday
November 29 First Sunday In Advent
November 30 St. Andrew's Day
December 5 Hanukkah 1st Day
December 21 First Day Of Winter (The Shortest Day)
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day
December 31 New Year's Eve

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