Petroc Trelawny writes: Michael Bukht (obituary, 8 August) recruited me to the soon-to-be-launched Classic FM from a job with British Forces Radio in Hong Kong. When I arrived, he told me he had three simple instructions for his on-air staff: "smile, segue and shut up" (a "segway" occurring when one piece follows directly after another, with no announcement between).A special "Bukht-phone" installed in the studio would ring if he felt a presenter were talking too much, its strobing light an imme...
Guardian Music — Petroc Trelawny writes: Michael Bukht (obituary, 8 August) recruited me to the soon-to-be-launched Classic FM from a job with British Forces Radio in Hong Kong. When I ar... more info