[SCornelius7mufc]

Dave's highlights at Radio 1 include taking the Simon Mayo show off air in a moment that nearly ended his career...

Never heard about this, can anybody expand and if theres a sound file available, that would be great.

[Console]

You mean a sound file of silence? I could make one for you if you wanted.

[Quincy]

ages ago he pulled out the wrong wire

[David]

this a regular story told by Chris for the last 8 years.

[SCornelius7mufc]

this a regular story told by Chris for the last 8 years.

Hardly useful since I've only been a member since September this year.

and when I asked for a sound clip, I meant the whole thing, the thing on air at the time of Dave pulling the plug and the reaction afterwards, surely they had to explain the silence,.

[Quincy]

well i doubt many people were recording simon mayo's show when it happened.

and as for a clip of chris discussing it, as david has said it has had some infrequent mentions over the years since the incident occoured.

[fish heads]

It would have gone to the emergancy DAT wouldn't it - was that in place then?

[Quincy]

yes it would have gone on to the emergency tape, it wasnt that long ago, about 1998 at a guess?

[DC]

I wonder what was the emergency record(s)? Spice Girls?

[Sidders]

Stop.

[Mike Redding]

Start.

Isn't everything controled by a computer though?

[David]

not the emergency DAT. Its in place should everything go offline, computers and all.

[DC]

Wonder what they would of done years back when Radio 1 started? Just switch on the studio that Peel was messing about in and leave it on becuase it's better than Tony Blackburn?

[Mafro]

this is a classic: http://chrismoyles.co.uk/soundvault/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1140

[DC]

Another classic moment with emergency DAT tapes. Listen and learn kids.

[funnydave]

Does anyone have the clip of 'Comedy' Dave Vitty 'accidentally' taking Simon Mayo off the Air?

[Console]

As far as I know there isn't a clip of this, but all it would be is Simon talking and suddenly stopping, followed by silence until the emergency tape kicked in.

[David]

I miss Simons show on R1.

[Mike Redding]

That one with moyles is F*cking Hilarious......Was laughing for ages

[Sidders]

I miss Simons show on R1.

Me too.

[MC]

Nearly five years since he left now.

His shows on Five Live are quality, although obviously for a slightly different audience.

[Quincy]

it was good the day he left and chris rang mayo when he was in the pub hammered

[Ickle Angel]

I remember that too. Was quality

[Fathomer]

Remember once when the Emergency Tape kicked off in the middle of Gilles Peterson. Sounded really weird when the Sugarbabes kicked off in the middle of "Gerbats SOUND XVI 100" or something...

[funnydave]

I miss Simons show on R1.

I dont.


I really wish there was a clip of the Mayo/Vitty Emergency Tape thing! I have never actually heard an Emergency Tape kick-in on-Air before!

FunnyDave