Jakestown
''Jakestown'' was a radio show hosted by Brian Jacques on BBC Radio Merseyside."Brian Jacques's Biography"
''scholastic.com''. Retrieved 21 September 2013 One regular feature of this show concerned "The Mystery Tenor" which allowed Brian to indulge in his great enjoyment of tenor voices.

Brian Jacques James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English novelist known for his ''Redwall'' series of novels and ''Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories entit ...

retired from radio in October 2006, and Jakestown is no more. The programme's theme tune was a song, the words of ...
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Brian Jacques
James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English novelist known for his ''Redwall'' series of novels and ''Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled '' The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns'' and '' Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales''. Early years Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool on 15 June 1939. His parents were James Alfred Jacques, a haulage contractor, and Ellen Ryan.Brian Jacques' Biography
''Redwall Abbey''. Retrieved 2008-06-20Ancestry
Jacques grew up in Kirkdale near to the

BBC Radio
BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927). The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests. It also oversees online audio content. Of the national radio stations, BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live are all available through analogue radio ( AM or FM (with BBC Radio 4 LW on longwave) as well as on DAB Digital Radio and BBC Sounds. The Asian Network broadcasts on DAB and selected AM frequencies in the English Midlands. BBC Radio 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5 Sports Extra, 6 Music and the World Service broadcast only on DAB and BBC Sounds, while Radio 1 Dance and Relax streams are available only online. All of the BBC's national radio stations broadcast from bases in London and Manchester, usually in or near to Broadcasting House ...
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