The Bathroom Crooners
The Bathroom Crooners appeared on The Dale Bamber Show on 5th September 2010. Listen to the interview plus their live longe session Read more
The Dale Bamber Show - American Idol Special
On this week’s show, The Dale Bamber Show celebrated the finale of The American Idol Talk. So we had all 10 contestants from this years American Idol along with past contestants, the top 24 American idol’s of all time, 2 comedians who give their view on American Idol plus loads loads more including the guest judges of American Idol 2010 and a sad farwell to Simon Cowell. The Dale Bamber show also brought you the official UK top 40 week ending 30-05-10 and Its week 7 of Dale’s Got Talent…and with 1 week to go till the finale of Dale’s Got Talent, will Heather be able to take on Dale’s latest challenge
The American Idol Talk Finale special
Above: The last dramatic opening for The American Idol Talk
Above: America’s top 24 of American Idol 2010 performing American Boy…and can Dale pronounce all of their names correctly?
Above: Guest Judges of American Idol 2010
Above: The top 24 American Idols of all time.
Above: Past American Idol contestants including Jessica Sierra, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson (If Dale can credit the right idol), Jordin Sparks, Brooke White and Adam Lambert.
Above: Comedians George Lopez and Wanda Sykes talk about what they think about American Idol.
Above: The girl that The Dale Bamber Show has been supporting since day 1…step forward Katie Stevens!
Above: This week’s American Idol…and It’s the finale. Who will win? A re-cap of who is still in here is Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowesox.
Above: The winner…and your next American Idol
Above: A fond farewell to Simon Cowell…includes all the American Idol winners and runner ups of all the seasons…seasons 1 to 9 singing Together we are one.
The Dale Bamber Show
Above: Heather takes on Dale’s task in Dale’s Got Talent
Above: The Official UK top 40 week ending 30-05-10 - and the way Dale is going on…has everyone been on American Idol?
The Dale Bamber Show - 3rd anniversary special
Happy Birthday to The Dale Bamber Show. The show celebrated its 3rd birthday on Sunday 11th April 2010. The highlights are now avaliable! Read more
The Dale Bamber Show - Best of the noughties
On Sunday 27th December 2009 The Dale Bamber Show celebrated the best music from the noughties year by year. But what were the best songs from the noughties? Listen to the highlights of the show here!
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Above: Some of the tunes we were listening to in the year 2000.
Above: The big hits from the year 2001…out of curiosity…who remembers Hearsay?
Above: Was 2002 really the best year for chart music? Well it was all about competitons in 2002…Will Young vs Gareth Gates, One True Voice vs Girls Aloud…but who came out on top?
Above: 2003 - and did we ever learn what it was like to be left outside alone? Anastasia did!
Above: We all know reality TV has taken over our lives this decade…but what have been the big reality shows of the noughties?
Above: 2004 saw Girls Aloud saying they were love machines, Bob Geldolf had a new bunch of celebrites help feed the world and much much more!
Above: 2005 and The Pussycat Dolls asked us to losen up their buttonz…what was Dale’s reaction to this?
Above: 2006 and probably one of the best ballad singers since Mariah Carey was found through the X Factor…step forward Miss Leona Lewis!
Above: The Dale Bamber show started in 2007 and has gone from strength to strength! 3 years is a long time for a live radio show…and in those 3 years…not everything has gone to plan! Above is the shows best moments…and some of the…erm…not so good…moments!
Above: 2007 was a another massive year in music. Girls Aloud called the shots this year…along with Leona having one of the biggest selling singles of the year with Bleeding Love. Also this year Avril Lavigne wanted to be our girlfriend!
Above: 2008 and this was the year that everyone sung in high pitched voices as Alesha Dixon sang ‘He does nothing the boy does nothing’…And Dale immitating Alesha…yet again!
Above: On 25th June 2009 we lost the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Above is some of the best tunes from his career.
Above: 2009 and we come up to the modern day in music. Lady Ga Ga showed us a proper dress…or not as the case may be! Miley Cyrus said it didnt matter if she couldn’t get to the other side…it was all about the climb (Simon Cowell has the same feelings as Miley by the way!) and one gorgeous country singer rocked the UK charts with her guitar and her Love Story…step forward Miss Taylor Swift!
Above: The last ever Official UK top 40 of the noughties week ending 27-12-09…could the Christmas number 1 of 2009 Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the name of stay number 1 for a 2nd week? Or could Joe McEllderry’s The Climb finally top the charts?
Dale’s Got Talent 2010
Dale’s Got Talent - The most competitive gameshow in radio history! Here is the latest news and the highlights from the on air feature specially created for The Dale Bamber Show. Read more
Taylor Swift Vs Nicole Scherzinger
So its not unusual for Dale to spark debates on his radio show…and Series 3 is no exception. If Dale had to choose between Taylor Swift or Nicole Scherzinger to date who would he pick? Read more
RVR podcasts
Re-live the fine moments of 2007 and the laughter of The Dale Bamber Show that came to you every sunday evening. From live singing from the presenters (ok its not very good singing!) to sad stories from Song for a reason. Only 3 copies of the show exsist…and one is lost footage! We sent it off to the managment of Girls Aloud and they havent sent it back. So girls…if you have it…Please send it back!!!!!
Click on a show below to get a selection of Clips:
The Best Of The Dale Bamber Show
Last Ever Ribble Valley Radio Show (The Dale Bamber Show)
The True Story of The Dale Bamber Show
Date written: 30th may 2008.
Growing up I’d always had a place for entertainment, but never saw that it could make a career for me. From a family of graduates and career minded people I was unsure of how breaking the mould would be. From school I decided on a plumbing career but still had the yearning for my name in lights and screaming, adoring fans - but then who doesn’t?
One boxing day sat at home I had an urge to ring into Century FM and request a song - how hard could it be right? I was waiting on line and then out of nowhere my nerves got the better of me and I bottled it. I felt an instant relief until my hone rang. God they’d rung me back! Should I just ignore it? While all these thoughts were racing through my mind I found myself answering the phone. D’OH! I had to go through with it now! As I began talking to the DJ I found my nerves just went. I ended up on air for 5 minutes…and I loved it! What a buzz. My yearning was now stranger than ever, yet life carried on as normal.
A few days later my phone was ringing, from a withheld number. I don’t usually answer withheld calls but I was drawn to do so…and I am glad I did - it was Pat Sharp (Yes he presented Fun House and Top Of The Pops!) He was inviting me Dale Bamber on his show. Could this lead to my big break or would it just be a fun day? Either way I knew immediately I’d be going on! Pat gave me some questions to ask him…some of which were a little corny shall we say but hey not everyone can shoot to fame on the X Factor can they? After the show Pat told me I’d be great on the radio and should peruse a career in the business! He inspired me to go into Ribble Valley Radio and ask for a job - a little forward I know but my mum always told me if you don’t ask you don’t get! To my surprise they gave me a job on the spot…Brilliant I was in!
I was so nervous on my first show. So much that people thought that it was pre-recorded I’d practiced that hard! The second show had to be better. I decided not to practice at all! It worked second show was a hit. I’d started to become known on the airwaves for my love of Girls Aloud and within a few months I had the idea of Girls Aloud Heaven - a 6 hour show dedicated to them. This helped make the show the success that it is today. My show was advertised of their official website! Soon after the 6 hour show the fan letters began to arrive and it was everything I’d ever wanted!
Ribble valley Radio sadly came to an end and my show was the last show to broadcast on the station so it ended on a high. It couldn’t all end there though…not for me! I needed more. Plumbing just wouldn’t do anymore - I wanted different things. I made the hardest - yet surprisingly easiest decision of my life - to drop plumbing, in pursuit of a career in media.
In September I’m off to college and shortly I’ll again have my own show on the new radio station Ribble Valley Media. So it’s all on the up…who would have thought my life would change so dramatically after a phone call to a radio station to request WHAM! Last Christmas? It’s a funny old world!
Last ever RVR show
On 14th October Ribble Valley Radio closed its doors for the final time. Dale Bamber stepped up to the microphone for the final time with the pop music magazine “The Dale Bamber Show” Below are the highlights of Dale interviewing every RVR presenter, including the tearful goodbye…and Dale ending RVR in true Dale bamber Show style!
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Above: The Beginning of the end
Above: Dale interviews…Dizzie Blonde
Above: Dale interviews…Mr Whippy and Maisy Whipp
Above: Dale interviews…Mike and Chaz
Above: Dale interviews…Vic Groves
Above: The Official UK top 40 week ending 14-10-07
Above: Dale talks to Rihan and the RVR team sing a very…erm…naf? version of Girls Aloud’s Love Machine.
Above: Dale interviews…80’s Russ
Above: Dale interviews…The Something For The Weekend team
Above: Dale interviews…Helen Randle (aka the Voice of the Valley)
Above: Dale interviews…Paj
Above: Dale interviews…Geoff Jackson
Above: So, Ribble Valley Radio came to an end on Sunday 14th october 2007 @ 20:10. Dale bamber closed the station down in true Dale Bamber Show style.
The Best Of The Dale Bamber Show
On 7th October 2007 Series 2 of The Dale Bamber Show came to an end. Luckily the footage survives! Below are the highlights from the show.
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Above: The story of The Dale Bamber Show…in Dale’s words!
Above: Song for A Reason from 11-09-07
Above: Original Vs Re-release
Above: Guess The Girl
Above: The Official UK top 40 week ending 07-10-07
Above: The end of The Best Of The Dale Bamber Show
