Lake District Radio is marking Our Earth Week with a 24-hour live broadcast focused on songs that never quite made it to number one.
From 8am on Friday 14 November, presenter Lee Durrant will take listeners through a marathon playlist of chart “Number 2s” while raising awareness of sewage pollution in the UK’s lakes, rivers and seas.
Each hour will celebrate a different decade or genre, from 1950s classics to Britpop and beyond, while also exploring one of the country’s most persistent environmental challenges.
Throughout the 24 hours, Lee will be joined by campaigners from Save Windermere, environmental experts and representatives from United Utilities to discuss the scale of water pollution and what can be done to protect local waterways.
Lee said it would be a tough but worthwhile challenge. “If it gets people talking about what’s happening to our lakes, rivers and seas, it will be worth every minute.”
The show forms part of Our Earth Week, a national community radio initiative dedicated to nature and climate action. This year’s theme is Water, with stations across the UK producing special programmes that highlight local and national environmental issues.
Listeners are encouraged to tune in, take part in discussions, and share their own stories through Lake District Radio’s social media channels during the broadcast.
This story first appeared on radiotoday.co.uk