KIPPER ARRIVED AT FOSSDYKE on a frosty afternoon. He had been to the radio’s offices that morning, and they sat around the gas fire in the recreation room where Kipper gave them the details for the next stage of the competition. The national competition would start on January 2nd and broadcasted throughout the UK. on BBC, Radio One. The show would air for one hour a day. Four songs from one of the ten winning regional bands would play in each segment and a panel of three judges would then comment on the band's material. After ten days, there would be a two-hour special, with each band’s songs played again before voting opened nationwide. The following day would be another two-hour special to announce the winner.
Elvin, looking nervous, asked. “Do we 'ave to go to London and perform?”
“No
