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 end of British Summer Time. This will take place on Sunday 28th October 2018 when the clocks go back an hour so one hour more 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

October Events

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
American Pharmacist Month
Apple Jack Month
Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Eat Country Ham Month
International Drum Month
National Diabetes Month
National Pizza Month
National Vegetarian Month
National Popcorn Popping Month
Sarcastic Month
Seafood Month


Weekly Events:

Week 1 Get Organized Week
Week 1 Customer Service Week
Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
14 - 20 Earth Sciences Week
Week 3 Pastoral Care Week


Daily Events:

1 International Day for the Elderly
1 National Homemade Cookies Day
1 World Vegetarian Day
2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day
3 National Boyfriends Day
3 National Kale Day - first Wednesday of October
3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day
4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day
5 Do Something Nice Day
5 World Smile Day first Friday of the month
5 World Teacher's Day
6 Come and Take it Day
6 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 Physician Assistant Day
6 World Card Making Day - first Saturday of the month
7 Bald and Free Day
7 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies
8 American Touch Tag Day
8 Columbus Day - second Monday of month
9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day
10 Emergency Nurses Day - second Wednesday of the month
10 International Newspaper Carrier Day
10 National Angel Food Cake Day
10 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day - Second Wednesday of month
11 It's My Party Day
12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Old Farmer's Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
12 National Gumbo Day
12 World Egg Day - second Friday of the month
13 International Skeptics Day
14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day
15 White Cane Safety Day
16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day
17 National Fossil Day - Wednesday of Earth Sciences Week
17 National Pasta Day
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 No Beard Day
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
20 Brandied Fruit Day
21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day find a recipe, too.
20 Sweetest Day - third Saturday of the month
22 National Nut Day
23 National Mole Day
23 TV Talk Show Host Day
24 National Bologna Day
24 United Nations Day
25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day
26 Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October
26 National Mincemeat Day
27 Make a Difference Day - fourth Saturday of the month
27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.
27 Navy Day
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
28 Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October
29 Hermit Day
29 National Frankenstein Day
30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day