Jimmy Lambert and The Pop Explosion

My name is Jimmy Lambert I am 54 years young and I like to try new things so far I have tried flying , gliding, micro lighting , water ski-ing , parascending , and on my list of things to do are parachuting , hang gliding and going up in a hot air balloon on a more normal note I like table tennis , archery and swimming

Every Sunday from 9am till 11am I present " Jimmy Lambert`s fifties and sixties pop explosion " I then assist Les Watson who presents the show after mine .though he never needs assistance I get to listen to his show .

On my show I play hits from the fifties and sixties then I tell you when the song entered the charts , how high it got , how many weeks it was in the charts , I also tell you other interesting facts like if it reached No 1 in America , I also play some great music from the same era that never made it into the charts , On my show I have four features RRR
Which is my rock and roll round up , TTT three tearjerking tracks , FA featured artist and MMM magical motown moments . I play three tracks in all my features and I also take requests .

I have always liked the music from the fifties and sixties and to share this love of music with others has always been an ambition of mine for a long time, I started my radio experience at Wythenshawe Hospital , I used to do a request show on a Friday night I would go round the wards taking requests and then go back to the studio and play them the good thing about this was talking to the patients and feeling as if you were making their stay a little more pleasant , As to how I came to W.F.M. Lesley my wife spotted the WFM radio station in the forum asking for volunteers so she said why don`t you give it a go and here I am

Where do you live in Wythenshawe/Manchester & why?
I live in Woodhouse Park I used to live in Sharston but we got offered a bigger house on Cornishway and with four young children we jumped at the chance I have lived there now for twenty something years now

Where do you go when you want to get out of town?
I like to go to Blackpool or Southport when I go out of town mainly to see acts from the fifties or sixties ( surprise surprise )

What do you miss most when out of Wythenshawe/Manchester?
When I am out of town I miss Lesley my wife and McCavity the cat

What is your earliest Wyth/M/c memory?
When I first arrived in Manchester I spent the night sleeping in a bus shelter outside white city stadium in Stretford in the morning I got a bus into Manchester I got of the bus at a picturehouse and I still remember that Sparticus was the film that was on at the time this was 1969.

What's your favourite Wyth/M/c hangout?
I like to go to the forum swimming baths and I go to the cinema most weeks

Who or what is in your secret address book?
I have no secrets ( boring or what )

What would you do if you were the Mayor of Wyth/M/c for a day?
If I was the Mayor for a day I would try to get the Metro up and running and I would try to get a cinema in the Forum

Who's the most interesting person you've ever interviewed?
I have only ever interviewed two police officers so it would have to be them

Who would be your dream interview & what would you ask them?
I would like to interview Mick Jagger I would like to ask him who is his favourite singer of all time ,what is his favourite song and what is his favourite rolling stone song.

What has being part of WFM meant to you?
Being at W.F.M. has really improved my confidence and I love meeting the other prestenters and hearing how they improve every week