Christmas 2015 Schedules

Gateway 97.8 ELEVEN DAY LINE UP

Christmas Eve
6 am – Gateway Gold – with Tom Pretty.
7 am – The Brighter Breakfast with Richard Becker.
10 am – Daytime with Vish.
1 pm – Good Afternoon with Aston Avery.
4 pm – Drivetime with Yvonne Williams.
7 pm – Strictly 80s with Richard Becker.
9 pm – Danny, the Evening Crew and Norad – The show that follows Santa’s travels.

Christmas Day
00.00 – Basildon Choral Society Christmas Concert – from St Martin of Tours Church.
1 am- Non-stop music through the night.
7 am – Basildon Choral Society Christmas concert – from St Martin of Tours Church (R).
8 am – Danny Christmas Day Hamper – full of those great Christmas tunes.
9 am – Totally 80s Christmas – with Gary King.
11 am – Simon Fielding – The star of Jack and the Beanstalk and some very special guests.
12 noon – Jamie Long’s Entertainment Round Up plus the top tunes of 2015.
1 pm – Christmas Day with Santa – He’s back!   The big man, playing festive favourites.
3 pm – Her Majesty the Queen.  Christmas Day Speech.
3.10pm – Christmas Day with Santa – continues.
4 pm – Faye Tozer Steps into Christmas.
7 pm – John Taylor – Wheeling in with some wonderful Christmas classic tunes.
8 pm – John Jenkins – Student John serves up some Christmas cheer.
9 pm – Club Classics with Sean Bell.
10 pm – The Nu Vibe with Rob Bray.

Boxing Day

12am – The Shutdown Show – Rap along with Kirby-T, with a festive special                 

7 am – Catch-Up with with Viv Craggs and Cat Lake (R)
9 am – Totally 90s Christmas – with Gary King.
11 am – Laura and Tyler – Our weekend team joins forces for a special Christmas show.
1 pm – Cheese and Crackers – Bad jokes and ‘cheesy-choons’ with the queen of cheese, Kelly-Ann Pacey.
3 pm – Jimmy Jones and Mickey Pugh – Comedy and chat with two of the liveliest stand-up comics.
5 pm – Danny’s Boxing Day Hamper.
6 pm – The Office Party – Gateway receptionist Chris Tiernan takes to the airwaves.
7 pm – I Love Mjuzieek with Jules Little.
9 pm – The Weekend with David Webster (R).

Sunday 27th

12am – Basildon Hospital Radio Presents…A Christmas Carol service.
7 am – The Chill Factor – with Colin Hanslip.
9 am – Matt Monro Special – Join Danny Lawrence, with special guest, Michele Monro.
10 am – Chart Toppers of 2015 – Ros Connors plays you the top selling tunes of this year.
12 noon – A World Of Difference – Christmas show with Dave Montier.
1 pm – Sounds Familiar – Classical music for Christmas, with Yvonne Williams.
3 pm – Basildon Choral Society’s November Concert – from St Martin of Tours Church.
4 pm – Scratchy Record Show – a Christmas special with Arfer Johnson.
6 pm – Basildon Hospital Radio Presents…David Firth talking to the Ladybird group.
7 pm – Best Of British with Matt Graveling.
8 pm – Digital Blues with Ashwyn Smyth (R).
10 pm – The Urban Meltdown with Brett Costello.

Monday 28th – Bank Holiday Monday

7 am – Gateway Gold with Tom Pretty.
8 am – The Brighter Breakfast – with Ros Connors.
11 am – The Street Pastors’ Show (R).
12 noon – The Platters – Music and chat with the 50s and 60s American vocal group (R)
1 pm – ‘Joe’ Meek – Arfer Johnson presents a profile of the English producer who pioneered experimental pop music.
4 pm – Top 40 Countdown – Richard Yates counts down the best selling singles of all time. 
7 pm – Cool Soul with Neil Matthew.
9 pm – The Chill Factor with Colin Hanslip (R).
11 pm – Late Night Love.

Tuesday 29th December

8 am – Gateway Gold with Tom Pretty.
9 am – Johnny Lewis – Memories of Christmas on the pirate radio ships of the 60s.
11 am – The All Time 100 Million Sellers- with Claire Sturgess.
7 pm – The Lifestyle List with Zach Watson.
9 pm – The Record Shop – with Cat Norris.
10 pm – Nice and Easy – with Arfer Johnson.
11 pm – Late Night Love.

Wednesday 30th December

6 am – Gateway Gold with Tom Pretty.
7 am – The Brighter Breakfast with Richard Becker.
10 am – Daytime with Vish.
1 pm – Good Afternoon with Yvonne Williams.
4 pm – Drivetime with Ros Connors.
7 pm – Gateway to Jazz with David Fenn.
9 pm – Digital Blues with Ashwyn Smyth.
11 pm – Late Night Love.

New Years Eve –

6 am – Gateway Gold with Tom Pretty.
7 am – The Brighter Breakfast with Richard Becker.
10 am – Daytime with Vish.
1 pm – Good Afternoon with Yvonne Williams.
4 pm – Strictly 80s with Richard Becker.
6 pm – The New Year’s Vibe – Pat Sharp with an eight hour New Year’s extravaganza.

New Years Day
7 am – Gateway Gold with Tom Pretty.
8 am – The New Year’s Chill – The perfect antidote to the ‘day-after-the-night-before with Nigel Williams.
11 am – Classic Cuts – Emma B is your host for an enjoyable journey through the biggest hits and more.
2 pm – The Stars of 2015 – Reflecting the hottest artists of the last 12 months with Paul Hayes.
5 pm – Rock Guitar Legends – Two hours of the best rock guitar track ever with Richard Yates
7 pm – The Urban Meltdown with Brett Costello.
9 pm – Club Classics with Sean Bell.
10 pm – I Love Mjuzieek with Jules Little (R).

Saturday 2nd January
7 am – Catch Up with Viv Craggs and Cat Lake (R).
9 am – Weekend Breakfast with Danny Lawrence
12:00- Coffee & Tea with Tyler Pittaway.
3 pm – The Lifestyle List with Zach Watson (R).
5 pm – Cool Soul with Neil Matthew (R).
7 pm – I Love Mjuzieek with Jules Little.
9 pm – The Weekend with David Webster.

Sunday 3rd January

7 am – The Chill Factor with Colin Hanslip.
9 am – Weekend Breakfast with Yvonne Williams.
12:00 A World Of Difference with Dave Montier.
1 pm – Mellow Moments with Andy Saunders.
3 pm – Gateway Community – The Inspiration Zone with Jag Singh and guest Yash Gupta MBE, former Mayor of Thurrock.
4 pm – Scratchy Record Show with Arfer Johnson.
6 pm – Chart of the Year Show with David Webster.
7 pm – Best Of British with Matt Graveling.
8 pm – Digital Blues with Ashwyn Smyth.
10 pm – The Urban Meltdown with Brett Costello (R).

Please note our schedule reverts back to our main website schedule as of Monday 4th January.
Please refer to the schedule listed on the website for this.