Hi, I’m Mike Royans, your Picture Show Man. I present a two-hour programme every Wednesday evening at 10pm, consisting of music and songs from movies and TV, all originally from vinyl records. I even have records with nostalgic advertisements & comedy skits from television and radio, as well as radio broadcasts of historical significance. You’ll hear music from world-renowned John Williams & Hans Zimmer to Australian film composers such as Jed Kurzel & Bruce Smeaton. You might hear performers such as ABBA and Barbra Streisand to Dire Straits & Don Burrows to name but a few. My musical passion is music & songs that have added emotional impact to movies & TV shows, but particularly from vinyl records. It’s amazing what I find on the “fantastic black plastic” in record stores & op shops like the Lions Club Op Shop at Camden Park!
There’ll be the occasional interview with people associated with the movies or who have a story to tell who also love movie music. I try to design my shows to recognise sections of the community like Ambo’s, Police Force, Firies, charity workers, or women in show business, but I’m always open to suggestions! Other shows might be based on a theme like Oscar nominated films or actors or even based on animals or espionage in the movies!
Join me on COAST FM 88.7 as I fulfill a boyhood dream from my younger days of playing my sisters’ vinyl 45’s on our radiogram. Music from the big screen, TV & radio of the past all from vinyl records!