Radio Showprep....

Looking for "stuff" for your radio show. 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 25th March 2018 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 2018: the Sundays of 25 March and 28 October
In 2019: the Sundays of 31 March and 27 October
In 2020: the Sundays of 29 March and 25 October
In 2021: the Sundays of 28 March and 31 October
In 2022: 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

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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 2018....

January 1 New Year's Day
January 6 Epiphany
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 13 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
February 14 St. Valentine's Day
February 14 Ash Wednesday
February 15 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog)
March 1 St David's Day
March 11 Mother's Day
March 12 Commonwealth Day
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 20 First Day Of Spring
March 25 Palm Sunday
March 25 British Summertime Begins (Clocks go forward 1 hour less in bed)
March 30 Good Friday
March 31 First Day Of Passover
April 1 April Fools Day
April 1 Easter Day
April 2 Easter Monday
April 14 The Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool
April 21 Queen Elizabeth the II born (1926)
April 23 St George's Day
May 7 May Day Bank Holiday
May 10 Ascension Day
May 16 First Day Of Ramadan
May 20 Jewish Feast of Weeks
May 20 Pentecost - Whit Sunday
May 27 Trinity Sunday
May 28 Spring Bank Holiday
June 15 Eid-Al-Fitr
June 17 Father's Day
June 21 First Day Of Summer (The Longest Day)
July 2 - July 15 Wimbledon Fortnight, London
July 4 American Independence Day
July 7 - July 29 Tour De France
August 27 Late Summer Bank Holiday
Aug 31 - 2 Sept Italian Grand Prix, Monza
September 4 Labor Day (first Mon in Sept)
September 10 Jewish New Year 1st Day
September 11 Islamic New Year
September 11 Jewish New Year 2nd Day
September 19 Jewish Day Of Atonement
September 23 First Day Of Autumn
September 24 First Day Of Tabernacles
October 28 British Summertime Ends (Clocks go back 1 hour extra in bed)
October 31 Halloween
November 5 Bonfire Night
November 11 Armistice day
November 11 Remembrance Sunday
November 22 American Thanks Giving (4th Thur in November)
November 30 St. Andrew's Day
December 2 First Sunday In Advent
December 3 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

June Events

Aquarium Month
Candy Month
Dairy Month
Fight the Filthy Fly Month
National Gardening Week - First full week of month
Gay Pride Month
National Accordion Awareness Month
National Adopt a Cat Month
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
Rose Month
Turkey Lovers Month


Weekly Events:

Fishing Week, Week 1
Email Week, Week 2
Lightning Safety Week - Last full week of Month


Daily Events:

1 Dare Day
1 Flip a Coin Day
1 National Doughnut Day always the first Friday in June
2 National Bubba Day
2 National Rocky Road Day
2 National Trails Day - First Saturday in June
3 Repeat Day
4 Applesauce Cake Day
4 Hug Your Cat Day
4 National Cheese Day
4 Old Maid's Day
5 Hot Air Balloon Day
5 World Environment Day
6 D-Day, WWII
6 National Gardening Exercise Day
6 National Yo-Yo Day
7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
7 VCR Day
8 Best Friends Day
8 Name Your Poison Day
8 World Ocean Day
9 Donald Duck Day
9 National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
10 Ball Point Pen Day
10 Herb and Spices Day
10 Iced Tea Day
11 National Corn on the Cob Day
12 National Jerky Day
12 National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
12 Red Rose Day
13 National Weed Your Garden Day
13 Sewing Machine Day
14 Flag Day
14 Monkey Around Day
15 National Nature Photography Day
15 Smile Power Day
15 Global Wind Day
16 Fresh Veggies Day
16 National Hollerin' Contest Day - third Saturday in June
16 World Juggler's Day - Saturday closest to June 17th
TBD Nursing Assistants Day - First day of National Nursing Assistants Week
17 Eat Your Vegetables Day
17 Father's Day - third Sunday
18 Go Fishing Day
18 International Panic Day
18 International Picnic Day
18 International Sushi Day
18 National Splurge Day
19 Juneteenth
19 National Kissing Day
19 World Sauntering Day
20 Ice Cream Soda Day
20 National Bald Eagle Day
21 Go Skate Day
21 International Yoga Day
21 National Selfie Day
21 Finally Summer Day / Summer Solstice - date varies
22 National Chocolate Eclair Day
22 Take Your Dog to Work Day Friday after Father's Day
23 National Columnists Day
23 National Pink Day
24 Swim a Lap Day
25 Log Cabin Day
25 National Catfish Day
26 Beautician's Day
26 Forgiveness Day
26 National Canoe Day
27 Sun Glasses Day
28 Insurance Awareness Day
28 International Body Piercing Day
28 Paul Bunyan Day
29 Camera Day
29 Hug Holiday
29 International Mud Day
29 Waffle Iron Day
30 Meteor Day