Matthew Rudd

This show is the successor to Q The 80s, which was a cult programme I was privileged to host on Q Radio across the UK from September 2010 to May 2013. When the radio station was discontinued by its parent company, I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to continue the programme as Forgotten 80s by Absolute 80s, and the first edition aired on Sunday 26th May 2013

When Will I Be Famous and The Nobody's Diary; the three features we have run on the show that have allowed us to play hundreds of songs from outside the UK Top 40. Absolute 80s is available nationwide on DAB digital radio; on Freesat (channel 726), Sky Digital (channel 0200) and Virgin Media (channel 951); on mobile and tablet apps downloadable for free from your app store; on apps for XBox and Smart TV; on your smart speaker ("play Absolute 80s"); and via the Listen Live button on the official website. From Sunday 5th February 2017, we introduced a Listen Again facility for the show via a Forgotten 80s section on the Absolute Radio app for smartphone and tablet, downloadable from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Blackberry World. The archive for When Will I Be Famous? , is also on Spotify. was a feature of Forgotten 80s from the show's inception in May 2013 to August 2014.

When Will I Be Famous and The Nobody's Diary; the three features we have run on the show that have allowed us to play hundreds of songs from outside the UK Top 40. Absolute 80s is available nationwide on DAB digital radio; on Freesat (channel 726), Sky Digital (channel 0200) and Virgin Media (channel 951); on mobile and tablet apps downloadable for free from your app store; on apps for XBox and Smart TV; on your smart speaker ("play Absolute 80s"); and via the Listen Live button on the official website. From Sunday 5th February 2017, we introduced a Listen Again facility for the show via a Forgotten 80s section on the Absolute Radio app for smartphone and tablet, downloadable from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Blackberry World. The archive for When Will I Be Famous? , is also on Spotify. was a feature of Forgotten 80s from the show's inception in May 2013 to August 2014.

When Will I Be Famous and The Nobody's Diary; the three features we have run on the show that have allowed us to play hundreds of songs from outside the UK Top 40. Absolute 80s is available nationwide on DAB digital radio; on Freesat (channel 726), Sky Digital (channel 0200) and Virgin Media (channel 951); on mobile and tablet apps downloadable for free from your app store; on apps for XBox and Smart TV; on your smart speaker ("play Absolute 80s"); and via the Listen Live button on the official website. From Sunday 5th February 2017, we introduced a Listen Again facility for the show via a Forgotten 80s section on the Absolute Radio app for smartphone and tablet, downloadable from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Blackberry World. The archive for When Will I Be Famous? , is also on Spotify. was a feature of Forgotten 80s from the show's inception in May 2013 to August 2014.