There’s something about the radio that makes a bank holiday a bank holiday for me.

Radio 1 usually make a point of doing something different on bank holiday Mondays, and Virgin use to be the same.

I have fond memories of being stuck in a car off to a sea-side resort listening to a “Top 100 songs of all-time” like countdown on Radio 1. It’s always a pleasure listening to Stairway to Heaven on national radio, knowing there are millions of others listening along.

In recent years Radio 1 have done the 12 hour take-over where listeners choose all the tracks. The music the listeners choose is rarely challenging, but if you’re in the car with no DAB radio it’s great to hear some variety on the radio. Tracks you long ago forgot.

Today BBC 6 Music are doing the same. Where as with Radio 1 it’s nice to hear some old classics along with that ‘shared’ factor of others listening along, with 6 Music and it’s listeners you can be sure that they have some genuinely decent music to suggest. Unknown songs by bands you’ve heard of but never got around to trying. It’s making for a great soundtrack to the day.