 From 18 March 1989 until his last show on 6 May 2017, Spendlove worked for BBC Local Radio as the host of his long-running music and phone in show, which was simulcast from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and also broadcast on the Eastern Counties radio stations, including Radio Norfolk, Radio Suffolk, Radio Essex, BBC Three Counties Radio, Radio Northampton and Radio Kent.In 1994, an Early day motion tabled in the House of Commons after a break in its broadcasting received a total of fifteen signatures.It was believed to be the longest running phone in chat show on UK Radio.