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What is the late night radio melancholy show called?

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Jellyb39 · 12/02/2025 20:45

Was it Love Links? A story about love usually read out by the radio presenter with melancholy music playing.

Something like "Matt and Sarah went there separate ways. The years passed by and they both married other people"

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cheapskatemum · 21/02/2025 15:21

Just heard Richard Allison on Greatest Hits radio.

Pollyanna87 · 15/02/2025 01:25

Howyoualldoworkme · 15/02/2025 01:04

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us) by Nino Rota.
A big favourite on Classic FM 🙂

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And the music for Lana Del Rey’s ‘Old Money’!

Howyoualldoworkme · 15/02/2025 01:04

Trallala · 12/02/2025 21:30

It's the the music from Romeo & Juliet, the film from the 60s

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us) by Nino Rota.
A big favourite on Classic FM 🙂

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 15/02/2025 00:20

Radio one used to have something like this on a Sunday evening I think there'd be a soppy or tragic story explaining why the song was special then they'd play the song

MrsTigerface · 14/02/2025 23:55

Jellyb39 · 12/02/2025 21:38

I recall being about 12 and my older sister listening to this at about 1am, was it repeated? I could be completely muddling up memories.

Yes, it was repeated in the early hours. Originally on at roughly 10.30 am live, IIRC, but also on again late at night - DH and I once caught it coming home from the airport after a late flight. I loved Our Tune. Once, probably 20 years ago, one of DH’s work colleagues was featured on it, which was fun listening (it was an arduous story, but one with a rewarding and happy ending).

cheapskatemum · 14/02/2025 23:45

cheapskatemum · 12/02/2025 22:32

There was Moments in Love in the evenings, I think on Capitol Radio. I'll have to ask DH the DJ's name, he has always been more into slushy tunes romantic than me. The music was Moments in Love by Massive Attack.

DJ was Richard Allinson.

PearlieQueen · 13/02/2025 06:38

YorkshireLawyer · 12/02/2025 21:58

@Monstermissy36 I used to love LNL with Graham Torrington back in the late 90s/early 2000s! Was it a national programme or were you a Midlander too? Bring back GT I say!

Graham is on Boom Radio on Friday and Saturday nights at 9

LavenderBlue19 · 13/02/2025 06:36

I think you're getting it muddled with Late Night Love, which I thought was regional too! It was always on in the taxi on the way home from a night out.

eurochick · 13/02/2025 06:32

It sounds a bit like Mellow Madness on Capital. That was three songs.

ImWearingPantaloons · 13/02/2025 06:18

ExtraOnions · 12/02/2025 21:31

I remember being at College … and everything stopped for Our Tune. People had calamitous lives !

Me too!!

I remember one morning after a particularly emotionally draining Our Tune, the second it finished all the doors on our floor of our hall of residence opened hurriedly as we all dashed out to make a medicinal purposes cup of tea in the kitchen.

All 9 of us, emotionally wrung out Grin

Zanatdy · 13/02/2025 05:56

we used to have a late night love thing on our local radio when I was growing up. The presenter would read out a sad story with depressing music playing. It was just a local radio thing.

Monstermissy36 · 13/02/2025 05:52

I always assumed late night love was local as i listened on our local station I think but I think it was national and just aired on local radio… I’m in Norfolk! Graham retired in 2020… yes I fell into a rabbit hole of where is he now last night 😂

DrFoxtrot · 12/02/2025 22:36

I used to love The Peaceful Hour on Radio City, when they read out listeners love stories and messages with Love Theme from St Elmo's Fire in the background 🥰.

cheapskatemum · 12/02/2025 22:32

Meant to say, that was in the late 80s

cheapskatemum · 12/02/2025 22:32

There was Moments in Love in the evenings, I think on Capitol Radio. I'll have to ask DH the DJ's name, he has always been more into slushy tunes romantic than me. The music was Moments in Love by Massive Attack.

Sherrystrull · 12/02/2025 22:29

Monstermissy36 · 12/02/2025 20:53

Late night love with Graham Torrington ??

Edited

Omg I was going to say the same!!

ijustneedaminute24 · 12/02/2025 22:10

YorkshireLawyer · 12/02/2025 21:58

@Monstermissy36 I used to love LNL with Graham Torrington back in the late 90s/early 2000s! Was it a national programme or were you a Midlander too? Bring back GT I say!

I listened to this as a teen and just assumed it was based at our local station. I'm now also curious!

menopausalfart · 12/02/2025 22:04

My DM would always have this on.

DreamW3aver · 12/02/2025 22:02

Are you young OP, no one can forget Our Tune 😁

YorkshireLawyer · 12/02/2025 21:58

@Monstermissy36 I used to love LNL with Graham Torrington back in the late 90s/early 2000s! Was it a national programme or were you a Midlander too? Bring back GT I say!

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Jellyb39 · 12/02/2025 21:38

I recall being about 12 and my older sister listening to this at about 1am, was it repeated? I could be completely muddling up memories.

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SidekickSylvia · 12/02/2025 21:37

"She was pregnant, with a capital P"

TennisWithDeborah · 12/02/2025 21:34

I always remember the one where a little girl had died from illness and her parents wanted “Sweet Child of Mine” by Guns N Roses because she’d loved rock music.

Very poignant.

ExtraOnions · 12/02/2025 21:31

I remember being at College … and everything stopped for Our Tune. People had calamitous lives !

DollopOfFun · 12/02/2025 21:30

It was mid morning, did you work nights? Grin

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