Ten From Then

You’ve heard most of this morning’s records behind something else. In the sixties, an American breakfast show used one of

New Zealand television went to colour on 31 October 1973, if you could stump up the NZ$35 colour licence. It

This Saturday morning the machine has been told to forget the calendar and follow the beat. Ten tracks, close to

Somewhere behind the YEAR SELECTOR a relay clicked, the Melochronometer let out a long electronic sigh, and the red readout

The Summer of Love arrived in Aotearoa in the middle of winter. That’s where the Melochronometer set us down this

After a week off, the Melochronometer was once again pressed into service and we watched it steam and struggle and

Plugs checked and axles greased, we flipped the Melochronometer to the “on” position whereupon it hiccuped binary and spat code

We dialled up the Melochronometer, the valves warmed to their friendly amber glow, and when the digital readout stopped flickering

Safely tucked into the NZ Net Radio clean room, the Melochronometer was again pressed into service (after donning our safety

We dialled up the Melochronometer, the valves warmed to their friendly amber glow, and when the digital readout stopped flickering