Fond memories of
The Big Architect
Duncan Johnson
(Gerald Clements)
17/08/1938 - 11/10/2018

(Right) Duncan on the RNI Panel at the Dutch Radio Day 2005)

David Hawkins, Willy Walker, Ed Stewart and Keith Skues with Duncan at the
Doggett's Reunion, London, 2002

More Swingin' Sixties pals. Duncan's 'other career' during the decade of far-out fashion, (in common with Willy Walker and Mike Lennox) was as a male model.

Their friend Softly (right of photo) was a fellow model and record promoter.

Assisting Stewpot with his Memoirs

Duncan wrote:
"Here is a photo (left) which I thought you might like to see. It's me, Stewpot and Softly, taken at the Cricketers' Club in Blandford Street, when Stewpot wanted some help in putting the final touches to his biography.

Softly used to accompany Mike Lennox, Stewpot or me to all the Sixties record company receptions, so much so, that he attended more than any of us! We always had to go back to the ship and, of course, he didn't. Many of the record company people assumed he was part of the Radio London staff and once he and (journalist) Penny Valentine became an item, he was invited everywhere."

Right: Softly, Duncan and Dave Cash, at Duncan's 70th Birthday Party

Happy Occasions: Big L's 40th Birthday, with Mary, Lil the parrot, Mitch and Tom Danaher.

Attending the Dutch Radio Day with Mary

The Sixties Club: Tom Edwards organised a reunion in 2005 for offshore DJs reaching the big 6-0.
(Clockwise) Mark Sloane, Tom, DLT, Duncan, Johnnie Walker, Keefers

The Radio Academy Celebration of Sixties Offshore Radio, 2007
Hans Knot taking a photo at the Doggett's Reunion

Representing Big L at the Radio Academy Celebration in 2007,
with Ian Damon, David Hawkins and Mitch

Duncan's 75th Birthday

With Galaxy Captain's son, Ron Buninga
at Mary's 60th Birthday Party

Audio Clips

Kenny and Cash with a mischievous Duncan, 1965. Chris Payne's original 1965 recording.


Capital Radio, April 1st 1974. Kenny & Cash, assisted by Tommy Vance and Duncan, presenting an April Fool, pretending they were aboard the Galaxy on April 1st 1966. Audio clip kindly supplied by Terry Davis.


Duncan on Afternoon Delight, Capital Radio 17 October 1981 (edited)

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Links:

Duncan: The 'Crisis Boy of Radio London' a column written by Duncan for music paper 'Disc'

Duncan describes Gene Pitney's visit to the Galaxy, 8th June 1965

Duncan: The Beatles' Walrus Man?

Fairly early in the life of the Radio London website, we devoted a page to speculation as to whether Duncan was the subject of a Beatles lyric. 'I Am the Walrus' contains the line, "Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long..." Did it refer to Duncan, a Tuesday man who had been booted off Radio 1's 'Midday Spin'. Duncan gives his own opinion on the subject.

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Photo galleries on the Radio London website of reunions and other events attended by Duncan:

Duncan's Personal RNI photos

Offshore Radio Reunion, Doggett's, August 2002

Pirate BBC Essex, Harwich 2004

Radio London 40th Anniversary, 26th February 2005, London. A belated Big Lil birthday celebration.

Dutch Radio Day Amsterdam 2005

The Radio Academy Celebration of Offshore Radio, August 4th 2007

Pirate BBC Essex, Harwich 2007

Radio London 50th Birthday, 23rd December 2014, London

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Radio London celebrates Duncan's Birthdays

70th Birthday Celebration

75th Birthday Celebration (Scroll down page)

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The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame Tribute

Offshore Echoes Tribute

Photo credits: Some of the photos, Duncan sent from his personal collection.
Other photographers are Hans Knot, Mitch Philistin, Martin van der Ven, Chris Payne and Mary Payne.

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