Bill's Message Archive
Bill's previous messages will be posted here to assist new and existing listeners alike
About this website
Harmony Night Appreciation Pages
For everyone who loves the Harmony Night radio show hosted by broadcasting legend Bill Rennells which was broadcast live on BBC local radio every Sunday 10pm - 1am until the last show aired on New Years Eve 2023 and New Years Day 2024.
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This website will provide the latest news about Bill, the programme itself and all contributions are welcome! We'll provide contact details in due course - in the meantime do feel free to subscribe in the box below ↓
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PLEASE NOTE: This site is currently under development so it may take a while to get all features operational. Thanks for bearing with us. We'll be making improvements as soon as circumstances permit!
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Crew Messages - allows you to catch up with crew members - click here
Joke Box - to provide some welcome humour - click here
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Poetry Corner - which was always a popular part of the Harmony Night show - showcases the poetic talents of the Harmony Night family - click here
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While Harmony Night is off air, Bill aims to bring you a short message each week, that will be posted on Sunday night around 11pm.
Previous messages can be read on the archive page - click here
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May 19, 2024
Hello me hearties!!! A highlight of our week at Beckenham Towers - yesterday Ben Lawrence, Arts Editor of the Daily Telegraph, came to visit us to conduct an interview and if the laughter engendered between us is anything to go by its going to be , in jazz terms, a gasser. Rita was with us and made many helpful contributions.
Later we were joined by the DT photographer Rii and the laughter continued. She took so many pics and Ben and I discussed so many subjects that I'd estimate the finished product should appear just on time for my 100th birthday! I jest - but I'll let you know the date of publication as soon as I know it.
I had a lovely telephone chat on Friday with our Harmony Night family member Leslie - now living in Maidstone and he played me a clip of me opening my Nightride programme on Radio 2 back in 1985-ish . Bit of a shock, but a pleasant one. Happy days - but my happiest days of broadcasting were yet to come - the days with you , our Harmony Night family.
Very best wishes to you all....
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Bill x
Bill enjoys a chuckle with Daily Telegraph photographer Rii
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A message from the BRAS Editor
Dear Friends:
It has been such an honour and pleasure to produce the Bill Rennells' Appreciation Society (BRAS) magazine for the last 24 years. We will keep you informed via the web and magazine about our Fan Club lunches around the counties.
Our first lunch will no doubt be in Greater London. We are still trying to find decent places to meet and greet around the counties. We will, as usual, use the Victoria Hotel in Canterbury as we have done over the years. We aim to have a summer party in Beckenham in July and if any of you would like to join the club and meet up with Bill and some of the listeners please contact us via radiorennells[at]aol.com (replace the word 'at' with the @ sign).
Bill and I, like many of you, have shed many tears over the dreadful loss of our beloved family programme. It is a bereavement. People everywhere are grieving over the loss of their favourite presenters. Harmony Night attracted listeners , not only in the UK, but around the world because there wasn't another radio show like ours. All the beautiful music chosen evoked so many memories . Now, Sunday evenings are full of boring phone-ins.
Al, Pete, Lisa and Sydney, the cheeky cat, have done a marvellous job keeping us laughing. We can't thank them enough for all their love, and yours, which has made the show such a success. Bill, we call The Master. He has the humour, wonderful voice, doesn't talk over the beginning and end of the music and is a real pro. We all love him and the crew so much....Hope to see some of you soon....
Love, Rita
Petition created
A Harmony Night listener has started an online petition urging the BBC to reconsider plans to axe the show. If you would like to sign it, please click here:
https://www.change.org/p/save-bill-rennells-harmony-night-programme-on-bbc-local-radio
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End of Year Deadline Passes
The final Harmony Night show on BBC local radio was broadcast live on New Years Eve 2023 from 10pm to 1am.
Furry Friends Gallery
Meet the Furry Friends living with Harmony Night listeners, who have submitted their favourite pictures of their much loved pets.
[This section not yet up and running - we'll give details of how to send in pics soon.]
Sydney Stories
Find out what Sydney the Cat has been up to and view his latest pictures.
[This section not yet up and running - please check back soon!]
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* We're very sorry but we might not be able to reply to individual messages at present. Please be reassured though that every single one will be read.
Thank you.
