{"id":7184,"date":"2022-09-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7184"},"modified":"2024-12-15T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T17:46:14","slug":"james-dillon-on-big-d-at-christmas-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/james-dillon-on-big-d-at-christmas-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"James Dillon on Big D at Christmas 1980"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8242\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7184-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8029AI-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8029AI-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8029AI-A-192.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8029AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7184-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8029AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8029AI-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ireland_dublin_big_d_auto4_0882.jpg\" alt=\"James Dillon on Big D at Christmas 1980\" class=\"wp-image-7185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ireland_dublin_big_d_auto4_0882.jpg 437w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ireland_dublin_big_d_auto4_0882-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Dillon in 1982 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording is of Big D founder James Dillon on air over the Christmas holidays 1980. James gives racing tips for the fixture at Leopardstown later in the day and thanks listeners for Christmas gifts. There&#8217;s a promo for a mystery sound competition later in which listeners can win an LP. Audio is variable on adverts and there is some distortion on the links. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within a year, the Big D was in terminal decline as more professional stations came to dominate the Dublin scene. An attempt to relaunch as Big D Automated in 1982 was unsuccessful. The recording was made between 1208-1255 on 29<sup>th<\/sup> December 1980 from 98.2 FM. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording is of Big D founder James Dillon on air over the Christmas holidays 1980. James gives racing tips for the fixture at Leopardstown later in the day and thanks listeners for Christmas gifts. 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