Monkey knows John Whittingdale is heavy metal fan known to sing karaoke versions of Smoke on the Water and Bat out of Hell. But the culture secretary showed his musical tastes range far wider when he tweeted in appreciation of Wednesday night’s BBC Radio 1 Prom.
This is stunning! Insomnia at the #R1Ibiza20 proms. https://t.co/Qj0rpQ0uxh
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 29, 2015
“Radio 1 at its best,” Whittingdale commented about the night, which featured DJ Pete Tong leading orchestral versions of euphoric Ibiza classics including Energy 52’s Cafe del Mar, Brainbug’s Nightmare and ATB’s 9pm (Til I Come).
Pete Tong @bbcproms Radio One at its best #R1Ibiza20 pic.twitter.com/AzKuaPByNr
— John Whittingdale (@JWhittingdale) July 29, 2015
With the government’s BBC green paper casting a cloud over Radio 1’s future, Monkey hopes Whittingdale continues to display a “loved up” attitude towards the station in the future.