Another page of pictures from correspondent Jim Sinclair's copies of Radio Scotland's 242 Showbeat monthly magazine. The cuttings on this page are from issues 7, 8, 9 and 10. Click on the photos to see them in a larger format. |
Issue no.7, October 1966, featuring DJs Drew Hamlyn and Bob Spencer on the cover. |
Cathy Spence with singer Gene Pitney. |
Cathy Spence, Paul Young and singer Lulu. |
The two faces of Jack McLaughlin. |
Radio Scotland's managing director, Tommy Shields, appeals for the listeners' help to keep the station on the air. Click on the headline to see the whole article. |
A Christmas cartoon featuring all the DJs. Click on the title to see the whole page. This was drawn by John Morgan who writes: “Just thought I'd let you know I did the cartoon for the Radio Scotland 242 Christmas card (fantastic to find it on your site!) and most of the ads in the first few editions of the 242 Magazine. I was the (one and only) Creative in Tommy Shields' ad agency, TVS Publicity, which did most of the print and design for the radio station.” |
Whose cute idea was it to get Ben Healy and Tony Meehan to advertise a talcum powder called 12 Bore?! |
Cathy Spence kicks off a charity football match. |
Above: The judges at the Miss Radio Scotland beauty contest, including a couple of the station directors, Tommy Shields and Stanley Jackson, DJs Ed White and
Drew Hamlyn with Ian “Clewsy” Clews of The Pathfinders beat group. |