Roundabout East Anglia

Roundabout East Anglia was a BBC Radio programme providing news and current affairs coverage for the East Anglia region of England during the 1970s.

[1] It was broadcast on the area's VHF frequency of BBC Radio 4 as a regional opt-out from the Today programme, running from 6.45am to 8.45am each weekday morning.

[1] Presenters who worked on Roundabout East Anglia included Ellis Hill, John Mountford, and Christopher Trace.

[2] In addition to the news items there was also lighter, more features-based content such as advice from gardening experts.

[1] Several Roundabout East Anglia personnel transferred to working for Radio Norfolk when that service began, with John Mountford becoming the station's first breakfast show presenter.

St Catherine's House on All Saints Green in Norwich, pictured in 2012. In the 1970s this was the regional headquarters of BBC East , from where Roundabout East Anglia was broadcast throughout its run.