Tiger Tim leaving Clyde 1 - Radio

p_c_u_k · 30-11-2006, 19:41

Seems to be a tribute show on Clyde 1 now with the great man himself, with the likes of George Bowie and Ross King paying tribute. It's his last show tonight before he heads over to Clyde 2. Big news up here - it was the splash in the Evening Times last night (with the fact he is only moving to 2 buried in the 16th paragraph, leaving some people thinking he was chucking it completely...)

Probably the right move at the right time, given that it comes so soon after his honour from the Queen (bowing out on a high and all that), and that there will be a whole generation of people who grew up listening to him over on Clyde 2, a station which I suspect needs a bit of shoring up given the struggle MW stations throughout the country are having at the moment. The Tiger has been struggling as of late on Clyde 1 due to his condition, and I suspect it's not a real coincidence that a) his hours have been cut of late by networked programming and the football phone-in and b) he's going to the slower pace of Clyde 2.

Apparently there's a documentary on Clyde 1 at 10pm about the guy.

Anyway, I'm only in my mid-20s but I grew up listening to him, God knows how many other people listened for decades and were inspired by him. Well done on decades of service - the guy's an absolute legend.

retro.ron · 30-11-2006, 20:09

Tiger tim a true scottish broadcasting legend i grew up with his shows in the 70s they were great fun and the Tiger was more the pop star than the records he was playing! glad though he is still going to still be on the radio they are not many jocks left like him

good luck tiger!!!!!

fi~ · 30-11-2006, 22:00

im getting all emotional at the moment, grew up listening to tiger tim and it wont be the same without him
but bless him hes a real legend and coped well with his illness

wavejockglw · 30-11-2006, 22:09

No offence to him.... but long long overdue.

Clyde 2 will be a far more suitable home for someone that started at the same time as Dave Marshall, Tom Ferrie and others who have long since moved on to cater for the teens of the 70's they once appealed to.

This has to be a very good move for Clyde 1, a wrench of course but one which should postion the station more squarely at their target audience.

steviem · 01-12-2006, 03:25

Do you think Clyde will let us hear the programme via hear again on the web, Missed it tonight but would love to hear it.

Tim was and is a legend.........

Black Label · 01-12-2006, 05:25

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Originally Posted by wavejockglw

No offence to him.... but long long overdue.

Clyde 2 will be a far more suitable home for someone that started at the same time as Dave Marshall, Tom Ferrie and others who have long since moved on to cater for the teens of the 70's they once appealed to.

This has to be a very good move for Clyde 1, a wrench of course but one which should postion the station more squarely at their target audience.

Well that's the thing though. What exactly IS their target audience these days?

Mainstream current pop mixed with a good measure of oldies and presenters who are mostly well over 30 by now. In a sense I am rather reminded of the Radio 1 of the late 1980s. In the same way as it offered a home to the likes of Fluff, Tommy Vance, Jimmy Saville and so on I'm sure that there could still easily have been a place for Tim on Clyde 1. Perhaps not weekday evenings, but maybe something at the weekend, rather than the straight transfer to Clyde 2.

However I tend to agree that perhaps, at 54, Tim's appeal to the iPOD and Xbox generation might well have been on the wane. Many of the kids he was latterly entertaining were people whose PARENTS hadn't been born when Tim first appeared on Clyde.

One wonders who will replace him though. A tough act to follow.

JazzyJeff · 01-12-2006, 08:12

Tiger had to move to 24 hours a day on 1152 Clyde 2.
It's a perfect place for him where he can do the chat and play the music he grew up with. He is a leg-end and should really have gone to Real Radio where he would have taken his audience.

steviem · 01-12-2006, 15:00

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Originally Posted by JazzyJeff

Tiger had to move to 24 hours a day on 1152 Clyde 2.

That's a helluva shift for anyone never mind a man with his condition....

Scot1974 · 01-12-2006, 16:04

Good luck to him

I do agree that it was probably an overdue move ..... i'm 32 and i listened to him growing up, and as someone already said, there will be kids out there listening whose parents listened to the show too!

I don't think we will ever again see someone hold on to a slot the same way Tiger has over the years!!

steviem · 01-12-2006, 16:17

THE TIGER TIM YEARS - THE ADVENTURES OF TIGER TIM
If you missed the documentary about Tiger Tim presented by Midge Ure after his final Clyde 1 show before his move to his new home on Clyde 2 in 2007 click here to hear it again. This link will be activated on Friday evening.

Also includes the video diary of Tim's visit to London to collect his MBE.

30-11-2006, 19:41	#1
p_c_u_k Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Scotland Services: NTL Digital, NTL: Home dial-up Posts: 5,176	Tiger Tim leaving Clyde 1 Seems to be a tribute show on Clyde 1 now with the great man himself, with the likes of George Bowie and Ross King paying tribute. It's his last show tonight before he heads over to Clyde 2. Big news up here - it was the splash in the Evening Times last night (with the fact he is only moving to 2 buried in the 16th paragraph, leaving some people thinking he was chucking it completely...) Probably the right move at the right time, given that it comes so soon after his honour from the Queen (bowing out on a high and all that), and that there will be a whole generation of people who grew up listening to him over on Clyde 2, a station which I suspect needs a bit of shoring up given the struggle MW stations throughout the country are having at the moment. The Tiger has been struggling as of late on Clyde 1 due to his condition, and I suspect it's not a real coincidence that a) his hours have been cut of late by networked programming and the football phone-in and b) he's going to the slower pace of Clyde 2. Apparently there's a documentary on Clyde 1 at 10pm about the guy. Anyway, I'm only in my mid-20s but I grew up listening to him, God knows how many other people listened for decades and were inspired by him. Well done on decades of service - the guy's an absolute legend.

01-12-2006, 16:17	#10
steviem Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Services: Sky, motorised 1m dish, Technomate TM-5500 DAPCI, Freeview, Skystar 2, Posts: 1,228	THE TIGER TIM YEARS - THE ADVENTURES OF TIGER TIM If you missed the documentary about Tiger Tim presented by Midge Ure after his final Clyde 1 show before his move to his new home on Clyde 2 in 2007 click here to hear it again. This link will be activated on Friday evening. Also includes the video diary of Tim's visit to London to collect his MBE. Last edited by steviem : 01-12-2006 at 16:27.

30-11-2006, 20:09	#2
retro.ron Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,844	Tiger tim a true scottish broadcasting legend i grew up with his shows in the 70s they were great fun and the Tiger was more the pop star than the records he was playing! glad though he is still going to still be on the radio they are not many jocks left like him good luck tiger!!!!!

30-11-2006, 22:00	#3
fi~ Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Services: virgin media tv phone broadband Posts: 4,667	im getting all emotional at the moment, grew up listening to tiger tim and it wont be the same without him but bless him hes a real legend and coped well with his illness

30-11-2006, 22:09	#4
wavejockglw Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Services: TalkTalk Broadband, Sky HD, Freeview, DAB, Vodafone Posts: 4,805	No offence to him.... but long long overdue. Clyde 2 will be a far more suitable home for someone that started at the same time as Dave Marshall, Tom Ferrie and others who have long since moved on to cater for the teens of the 70's they once appealed to. This has to be a very good move for Clyde 1, a wrench of course but one which should postion the station more squarely at their target audience.

01-12-2006, 03:25	#5
steviem Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Services: Sky, motorised 1m dish, Technomate TM-5500 DAPCI, Freeview, Skystar 2, Posts: 1,228	Do you think Clyde will let us hear the programme via hear again on the web, Missed it tonight but would love to hear it. Tim was and is a legend.........

01-12-2006, 08:12	#7
JazzyJeff Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24	Tiger had to move to 24 hours a day on 1152 Clyde 2. It's a perfect place for him where he can do the chat and play the music he grew up with. He is a leg-end and should really have gone to Real Radio where he would have taken his audience.

01-12-2006, 16:04	#9
Scot1974 Banned User Join Date: May 2006 Location: 'Defending you from PC thugs' Posts: 1,819	Good luck to him I do agree that it was probably an overdue move ..... i'm 32 and i listened to him growing up, and as someone already said, there will be kids out there listening whose parents listened to the show too! I don't think we will ever again see someone hold on to a slot the same way Tiger has over the years!!