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- Adrian Love was born on August 3, 1944 in York, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Great Adventure (1977), It's a Knockout (1966) and Star Games (1978). He died on March 10, 1999 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Son of bandleader Geoff Love.
- While at Classic FM, Love was Chancellor of the Oblique University, from which listeners could get a degree. The requirement was to apply for a research grant for something ephemeral, such as why a cup handle ends up at the back in a microwave, or to submit a basic truth such as "Women do not change their minds, they make further decisions." An A4 certificate was awarded to listeners whose submissions he read out. There were between 50 and 100 awarded.
- Love began his radio career in 1966 working for the pirate station Radio City on the Shivering Sands Army Fort. He moved ashore with a stint on the BBC Light Programme, which led to work on the BBC World Service.
- In the early 1970s, Love became station manager at United Biscuits Network, an internal radio station serving the factories of United Biscuits. Due to the lack of commercial radio in the UK at the time, the station became known for breaking new acts. While there he recruited Roger Scott and Graham Dene, with whom he later worked at Capital Radio, and gave Dale Winton and Steve Allen their radio breaks.
- Adrian Love was a British radio presenter, remembered for his Love in the Afternoon programme on BBC Radio 2.
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