''Night Ride'' was a long-running BBC Radio 2 overnight radio programme. It first went on air in 1967 and was revived as part of a schedule overhaul in January 1984 when it was heard daily from 1am to 3am. In January 1991 it was extended to start at 12.35am and eventually it became a three-hour programme, beginning at 12.05am. Many different presenters hosted the programme over the years with two presenters at any one time - one during the week and the other hosting the programme Friday to Sunday nights. Each presented the programme for a couple of months. One of the longest standing hosts of the programme was

Bill Rennells Bill Rennells (born 25 July 1931) is an English broadcaster and former journalist, who currently presents ''Harmony Night'' on BBC Radio Oxford. Rennells previously hosted the late night programme ''Nightride'' on BBC Radio 2 for 14 years. Bor ...

who presented the programme on an ad-hoc basis for almost a decade.New Statesman - Volume 130, Issues 4562-4568 - Page 46 2001 "BBC1 is closing down now for tonight, but those of you who aren't quite ready for bed yet can join our friends over on Radio 2, where Bill Rennells is just about to begin his Nightride," intoned the announcer seemingly every night of my childhood.

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