After all, Merrington is the man who moulded Alan Shearer, Matthew Le Tissier, Rodney and Raymond Wallace, as well as the likes of Neil Maddison and Tommy Widdrington.
His first guest on 16 September 1984 was Adrian Sherwood, who provided its now legendary theme tune, and collaborator Keith Le Blanc, who had earlier launched the hip hop classic Malcolm X on the world via Tommy Boy.