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Ep.125 – We do love a good curry – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on February 11, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

On the show: James chats to the curry master Hari Ghotra who loves to teach us all how to make

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Ep.124 – Everyone’s a critic! – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on February 4, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

On the show: James chats to the Sunday Mirror columnist Kevin O’Sullivan, Sad news this week with the death of

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Maris Interiors

Posted on February 1, 2016February 9, 2016 admin

Maris Interiors LLP is the UK’s leading workplace optimisation, office design & fit-out company. Our teams of workplace consultants, office

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Ep.123 – James and the tea cup – James Whale Radio show

Posted on January 28, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

On the show: Google coughs up 130m in taxes, Asylum seekers see red, James talks to a celebrity auctioneer from

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Ep.122 – Everyone loves honey – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on January 21, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

Bondage expert and copywriter Jess Wilde from LoveHoney.co.uk (The sexual happiness people) talks to James about chastity belts.  Other topics this

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Ep.121 – David Bowie – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on January 14, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

On the show. James talks to Steve Fox about “Thank you Soldier”, We get to find out how to make

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Ep.120 – What the future holds – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on January 7, 2016August 21, 2025 admin

Is 2016 going to be a good year? On the show. We find out what the planets say about our

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Ep.119 – A New Year – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on December 31, 2015August 21, 2025 admin

Is it 2016 already? This week: An new year message from the Great Whale, Gift talk, and more. Plus a

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Ford Focus

Posted on December 25, 2015January 5, 2016 admin

The new Focus features a completely restyled and more sculpted exterior with the new face of Ford giving a much

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Ep.118 – Some Black Lace for Christmas – James Whale Radio Show

Posted on December 24, 2015August 21, 2025 admin

It’s Festive fun this week! This week: It’s the Christmas special, and to get the party started we have a

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James Whale

For over fifty years, James Whale shook the airwaves and shaped the sound of British talk broadcasting. James Whale, who passed away in 2025 after a long battle with cancer, leaves behind a legacy that few broadcasters can match — sharp, fearless, and always unafraid to say what others wouldn’t.

Whale’s journey began in the mid-1970s at Metro Radio in the north east. His style was unlike anything else on local radio: acerbic, witty, and often provocative. Audiences quickly learned that with Whale at the mic, nothing was off-limits. What might have been too controversial for others became his calling card, and it won him a fiercely loyal following.

That following carried him onto bigger platforms. Over the years Whale made his mark on the BBC, ITV, Talksport, and LBC. At LBC, he tripled the station’s drivetime ratings in just four years, proving his brand of forthright broadcasting could draw in mass audiences. Later, at TalkTV, he reached new viewers with a show that blended debate, humour, and his trademark no-nonsense interviews.

In the digital era, Whale reinvented himself yet again with The James Whale Radio Show Podcast, co-hosted with Rob Oldfield. The podcast captured Whale at his most unfiltered — funny, direct, sometimes outrageous, always entertaining. Fans cherished it as a more intimate version of his show, but following his death the podcast came to an end, closing one of the last chapters of his extraordinary career.

James Whale was more than just a broadcaster; he was a pioneer who transformed talk radio into a space where disagreement was not only tolerated but encouraged. He thrived on challenging his listeners, sparring with callers, and injecting humour into even the fiercest debates. Off-air, he was admired for his resilience, particularly as he continued to broadcast while undergoing cancer treatment.

Though Whale is gone, the echoes of his voice remain — in the memories of those who tuned in night after night, and in the many presenters who followed his path. The James Whale Radio Show may have ended, but its spirit endures: bold, provocative, and never afraid of the truth.

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