Radio Features

Ray interviews the Brightlingsea estuary...

A'vast behind

I climbed aboard Planet Ray listener Terry Batt's boat, Cacheflow, at Brightlingsea on Wednesday on my way out to view, close-up, the construction of the 48 wind turbines off our coast.

Terry is working with the company responsible, DONG Energy, and in particular with the environmental team who monitor the movements of mammals, such as seals and porpoises, in the area.

Whatever your view on the huge wind turbines that are appearing around our country, there can be no denying the engineering and planning that goes into these huge structures is very impressive.

Caroline's DJs on the Mi Amigo - cool or what?

To the lifeboats

Ray Clark Breakfast show listener Barry loves sailing. Prompted by an imminent return of Pirate BBC Essex over the Easter period he sent me some great, never before seen, photographs of the Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo, taken off Frinton in 1965.

I also worked for Caroline, but in the 1980's. Pirate BBC Essex returns on Good Friday.

Left arm... no, right leg... erm, Help!

You put your left leg in

Red Nose Day - and I've been stitched up - AGAIN! I thought my dancing days were over after 'Dancers in Need', but I was confronted by my 'friends' - ace dance instructor and BBC Essex presenter Phil Meacham and Planet Ray producer Claire Sawyer.

"Your dancing needs to be seen by a wider audience," they said!

The Story you help to write

Another great story this week. Thanks to Helen for writing the tale of the Mark II Ford Cortina Executive.