Stay tuned for the 1950s
By Jayne Warren - 14/07/2008
Many Mature Times’ readers have been switched off from radio in recent years because they can’t find the kind of music they want to listen to anymore. But now it’s time to tune in again to the Fabulous 50s Radio Show, which only plays records released between 1950 and 1959 - and has even been picked up as far away as Alaska.
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