A Radio Rag planning meeting at the UMIST Union bar in 1980.

Back row left to right: Unidentified, Martyn, Nigel, John West, Unidentified, Chris Arnold.

Front row left to right: Unidentified, Simon James, Unidentified.

Simon James first became involved with Radio Rag as a student in Manchester during the late 1970s, but returned to guest present shows in the 1980s.

I first met Simon in 1981, after he had graduated with a degree in electronics and was working for a  major British aerospace company in North West England.

I met Simon several times at Radio Rag social occasions, most notably on the Radio Rag visit to Radio Caroline. Stay tuned for notes and photographs from this great event.

Meanwhile, please enjoy this Simon James programme from February 1981.