Britain's first disc jockey

[detective]

Which author should have been Britain's first disc jockey but missed his chance when he went on a hunting trip?

[c beckett]

Still doing the GBQ then?

[2planks]

No not 'doing'. Are you stretching your brain cells again by typing in loads of questions to GBQ? The setter has asked contestants not ask questions ~ yet each month you post ad nauseum.

[detective]

Author Compton Mackenzie missed out to Christopher Stone his brother in law.

[Kakurol]

keep up the good work detective, you'll soon make chief inspector

[andy-hughes]

This is slightly misleading - Christopher Stone was the first person to play records on the radio in a now common records-and-chat format, but the first DJ was of course, the wonderful (double fab!) Sir Jimmy Saville who hit upon the idea of playing records himself at the night-club he managed, and saving money on paying a live band, he decided that two turntables were more efficient, and a few lights would make the atmosphere better, and hey presto ... as it'appens!