BBC celebrates 40 years of radio

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Veteran DJs Tony Blackburn and Paul Hollingdale are among those marking the milestone celebrated on Sunday as are comics Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas.

The BBC launched Radios 1 and 2 on September 30, 1967 to replace the Light Programme. The Third Programme became Radio 3 and the Home Service was renamed Radio 4.

Highlights from the Sunday celebrations include a transmission of Kenny Everett's first show for Radio 2, a tribute to John Peel, and Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse's comic creations - DJs Smashie and Nicey - getting back behind the microphones.

Blackburn, who launched Radio 1 in 1967, will co-host the breakfast show with the present day's morning DJ Chris Moyles.

Hollingdale, the first voice heard on Radio 2, will present a special edition of Breakfast Special featuring music played on that first programme.

Everett's first Radio 2 show, broadcast 26 years ago, will be played again and Fry and Lucas will host a spoof edition of This is Your Life telling the history of Radio 4.

The two-hour documentary Keeping it Peel will pay tribute to the veteran broadcaster who was among Radio 1's first DJs and championed new music until his death three years ago.

Whitehouse and Enfield have revived their "spoof" DJs to host an edition of Radio 2's Pick of the Pops.

The pair will play hits from 40 years ago in tribute to Alan "Fluff" Freeman who originally presented the show.