Radio 2 to honour Everett

Kenny Everett is to broadcast a new Radio 2 show from beyond the grave.

Producers have compiled archive clips and a selection of his jingles interspersed with tracks from the station’s current playlist to create Kenny Everett's Christmas Selection Box.

The Christmas Day broadcast will also feature comedy characters including Captain Kremmen and Rock Salmon Special Investigator as well as Everett's interviews with the Beatles.

Radio 2 will also air a documentary about Everett’s radio career on Christmas Eve, hosted by Paul Gambaccini.

He told the Guardian: ‘Kenny Everett was the best of us. It was no surprise that the entire profession turned out for his funeral. All the radio stars of his time recognised his genius. 

‘Kenny was a master of both preparation and spontaneity. He had both wit and technical skill. He loved both music and comedy. He was the only one of us who used the studio instead of just tolerating it.’

Everett was born on Christmas Day 1944, and died in 1995.

Published: 22 Nov 2010