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[[File:BJRadioMerseyside.jpg|thumb|right|Brian Jacques, Radio Merseyside]]

'''''Jakestown''''' was a weekly BBC Radio Merseyside radio program hosted by [[Brian Jacques]] from Sunday June 8, [[1980]], until October [[2006]], when he retired from broadcasting. The show aired on 95.8 FM BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Jakestown was a unique concoction of comedy, operatic performances, tenors' arias, international melodies, and engaging interviews with local personalities.

Prior to Jakestown, Brian Jacques' radio career featured a talk entitled ''[[First Heard]]'' on BBC Radio Merseyside. He also hosted a program called "Saturday with Brian Jacques."

Brian Jacques provided contributions to six BBC Merseyside radio documentaries as well:

*" Gangland Anthology" (May 5, [[1984]])
*"The Eternal Christmas" (December 24, 1984)
*"We All Went Down the Docks"
*"An Eyeful of Easter"
*"A Lifetime Habit"
*"The Hollywood Musicals" (a six-part series)

===Awards===
*In September 1980, Jakestown was voted the National Local Radio Award for best light entertainment program.
*In [[1982]], Jakestown received the Rediffusion Award for Best Light Entertainment Program.
*In the mid-1980s, Jakestown sponsored the Young Courage Award for disabled young people.

===My Liverpool Lyrics===
''Jakestown'' started each week with the signature tune "My Liverpool", which was performed by the [[Liverpool Fishermen]]. Notably, the song is also the first work to appear in the book ''[[Jakestown: My Liverpool]]''.

:''The drizzle on the cobbles in the early mornin', that's my Liverpool.''
:''With a half eaten butty an' yer lace undone, y'gonna be late for school. ''
:''There's a ship with a cargo of containers coming in through the locks''
:''An' a bus with a cargo of hangovers headin' down to the docks. ''

:''My Liverpool's a town of dogs an' kids all kickin' up in the street''
:''Won't you give that dog a bone, Ma. Give that kid a sweet. ''
:''An' the people know how to treat a stranger, see that open door''
:''If you've never had a plate of my Ma's scouse, then you've never lived before''
:''It's roarin' bustlin' open wide, the northwest gate to Merseyside.''

:''My Liverpool's a town of two religions, they've both got floodlights''
:''A hundred smells, a million faces an' a thousand different sights.''
:''Why, I knew the house where the Beatles lived 'til they called in pest control''
:''There's a ferry that goes across the Mersey where they learned to rock n' roll''
:''It's roarin' bustlin' open wide, the northwest gate to Merseyside.''

:''Hear the sound of a tugboat on the river has a music of its own''
:''The Goodison choir an' the Anfield army who never walk alone''
:''Then the sun comes out an' the Liver Bird stands up to stretch his wings''
:''An' the music starts in a million hearts and that's when Liverpool sings''
:''It's roarin' bustlin' open wide, the northwest gate to Merseyside.''

===Media===
In [[1987]], a [[The Jakestown Liverpool Tape|cassette tape]] was released with programming from ''Jakestown''.

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===See Also===
[[User_blog:LordTBT/News:Brian_Jacques_BBC_recordings|Listen to Brian Jacques BBC recordings]]

===BBC Radio Merseyside Feature===
View BBC Radio Merseyside marketing and promotional materials featuring Brian Jacques in the [[User_blog:LordTBT/News:Redwall_Collectors_Community:_BBC_Radio_Merseyside_Marketing_Materials|Redwall Collectors Community series]].

[[Category:Discography]]

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