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- Our_Tune abstract "Our Tune is a long-standing feature/segment on British radio presented by broadcaster Simon Bates. Beginning in 1980 it was originally part of his mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1, where it aired daily throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The feature has more recently been heard on Smooth Radio, where Bates now presents the Breakfast Show. An edition of Our Tune typically features a personal story submitted by a listener together with a song that has significance to the person or situation. Many of these stories, which are read out over Nino Rota's Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet have a tragic narrative such as illness or death, although not all end on such an unhappy note.The feature's sentimental tone has earned it criticism from some, including a columnist at Glasgow's Evening Times who once described it as "dial-a-depression". But Our Tune has garnered a huge following among the listening public. At its peak the slot was heard by 11 million listeners on a daily basis, and it helped to establish Bates as a household name in the United Kingdom. Its popularity led to the release of an album of the most requested songs in 2006, and the publication of a paperback including some of the stories to mark its tenth anniversary in 1990. Our Tune continues to be referenced in popular culture, while similar features involving listeners' stories have been employed by other presenters, including Radio 1's Mike Read and Jo Whiley. US singer Jenn Bostic became popular in Britain after Bates played one of her songs on an edition of Our Tune in 2012. According to a programme aired on Smooth Radio in 2013 to celebrate the feature's 33rd anniversary, the most requested song for Our Tune is Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You. Our Tune was last aired on 27 September 2013.".
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- Our_Tune country "United Kingdom".
- Our_Tune creator "Simon Bates".
- Our_Tune firstAired "1980-07-21".
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- Our_Tune homeStation BBC_One.
- Our_Tune homeStation BBC_Radio_1.
- Our_Tune homeStation Smooth_Radio.
- Our_Tune homeStation Talksport.
- Our_Tune language "English".
- Our_Tune lastAired "2013-09-27".
- Our_Tune presenter Simon_Bates.
- Our_Tune runtime "Weekdays 8.40am".
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- Our_Tune subject Category:1980_radio_programme_debuts.
- Our_Tune subject Category:BBC_Radio_1.
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- Our_Tune comment "Our Tune is a long-standing feature/segment on British radio presented by broadcaster Simon Bates. Beginning in 1980 it was originally part of his mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1, where it aired daily throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The feature has more recently been heard on Smooth Radio, where Bates now presents the Breakfast Show. An edition of Our Tune typically features a personal story submitted by a listener together with a song that has significance to the person or situation.".
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