John Piper was the mid-morning host on

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throughout the 1970s. His programme was called ''Piper's Tune''. The show had a huge following, and consisted of a mix of music, guests and the regular feature, "Give a Neighbour a Hand," in which listeners would offer advice to people who called in asking for help. In 1979, Piper left BBC Radio Solent to join Two Counties Radio in

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, as the station's first Programme Controller. He was involved with a programme called ''Without Walls'' in 1995. He remained on the air until he retired to Spain with his wife, Dilys. Piper also served as mayor of his home town, Sitio de Calahonda, near

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, in the latter half of the 1980s. Piper was also a journalist and naturalist who served in Special Operations during

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