Successor to the wartime show Forces Favourites, Family Favourites (also known as Two-Way Family Favourites) was broadcast at Sunday lunchtimes on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2 and the British Forces Broadcasting Service until 1980. The British Forces Broadcasting Service was established by the British War Office (now the Ministry of Defence) in 1943 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) It was a request programme designed to link families at home in the UK with British troops serving in West Germany or elsewhere overseas. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (
It had the memorable signature tune "With A Song in My Heart" (original played by Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra) and was presented by a variety of well-known radio personalities including Cliff Michelmore, Jean Metcalfe, Michael Aspel, Judith Chalmers and Sarah Kennedy. Arthur Clifford (Cliff Michelmore CBE (born 11 December 1919 in Cowes, Isle of Wight) is a British Television presenter and Jean Metcalfe ( 2 March 1923 - 28 January 2000) was an English Radio broadcaster. Michael Terence Aspel OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English Journalist and Television presenter. Judith Chalmers OBE (born 10 October 1936) (age 72 is an English Television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel Sarah Mary Kennedy MBE Career history Radio Kennedy began her career with the British Forces Broadcasting Service Its final presenter was Jean Challis.
Bill Paull was memorable as the link man in Toronto. June Armstrong-Wright presented from Hong Kong.
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