Versio Rac 1
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Versió Rac 1 is a radio show broadcast by Catalan radio station RAC 1
. The show is written by Xènia Lobo, Rosanna Carceller, Laia Prats and Emma Aixalà. The main host of Versió Rac 1 is Toni Clapés, who is well known in Catalonia
for doing impersonations of Llongueras, José Maria García and even Chelsea F.C.
's past coach José Mourinho
.
Other various collaborations include:
Sr. Marcel·lí (Jaume Nolla): an old man who says he was in the Titanic and met a lot of old celebrities. He doesn't understand much of the modern world and has a strong opinion about a now independent Catalonia
. It is frequently stated the he is married and lives in a shared-time apartment in Salou.
Other collaborators include; Roger Jové (back up host), Montse Lluçà (scriptwriter and summer host), Oriol Cruz (impersonator
) and Pep Plaza (impersonator
master).
Former collaborators
Joan Spin: is a TV-showman always interested in old-fashioned topics such as 80's music and past TV series. Another main character he voices for is a Car Repair shop employee located in Barcelona
's district "el Carmel". His listed interest include women and cars.
(87.7 MHz frequency
in Barcelona
metropolitan area, and other frequencies for different areas of Catalonia
). Program schedule is from 16.00 to 19.00 (CET
) all weekdays.
began as a 1-hour humorous review of the day's news. Eventually became a 3-hour show which includes various sections including humor, culture, news, TV analysis and other topics. Nowadays is the most listened show in the evening drive time
in Catalonia
.
RAC 1
RAC 1 is the main Catalan language private radio station. It is mainly owned by media group Godó and is based in Barcelona. It has a sister radio station, RAC 105, dedicated to chart music....
. The show is written by Xènia Lobo, Rosanna Carceller, Laia Prats and Emma Aixalà. The main host of Versió Rac 1 is Toni Clapés, who is well known in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
for doing impersonations of Llongueras, José Maria García and even Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
's past coach José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
.
Other various collaborations include:
Sr. Marcel·lí (Jaume Nolla): an old man who says he was in the Titanic and met a lot of old celebrities. He doesn't understand much of the modern world and has a strong opinion about a now independent Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. It is frequently stated the he is married and lives in a shared-time apartment in Salou.
Other collaborators include; Roger Jové (back up host), Montse Lluçà (scriptwriter and summer host), Oriol Cruz (impersonator
Impersonator
An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another. There are many reasons for someone to be an impersonator, some common ones being as follows:...
) and Pep Plaza (impersonator
Impersonator
An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another. There are many reasons for someone to be an impersonator, some common ones being as follows:...
master).
Former collaborators
Joan Spin: is a TV-showman always interested in old-fashioned topics such as 80's music and past TV series. Another main character he voices for is a Car Repair shop employee located in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
's district "el Carmel". His listed interest include women and cars.
Current program
Since September, 2005, Versió Rac 1 can be tuned on Rac 1 radio stationRadio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
(87.7 MHz frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
metropolitan area, and other frequencies for different areas of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
). Program schedule is from 16.00 to 19.00 (CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
) all weekdays.
Sections
- Every day
- 4pm: L'actualitat diària
- 6pm: General interest interview
- Monday
- Iu Forn's TV-news humor section
- El motor with Josep Lluís Merlos
- Mago Fèlix's predictions. On June 30, 2008 Fèlix announced his intentions of taking a leave of absence for a period of 1 year. Since season 2009-10 Mago Fèlix is a regular guest for special events doing sports and political predictions.
- Tuesday
- L'actualitat televisiva with Rocco Steinhauser
- Wednesday
- Economy and finance with Jordi Goula or Xavier Sala-i-Martin
- Thursday
- Coses Meves by Sr. Marcel·lí
- Once a month, Sergi Pàmies has a section named "L'optimista".
- Friday
- Els esports with Guasch & Guasch
- Movies with Pere Vall (Fotogramas magazine head writer)
Songs
- Song for Les notícies del dia is Close Encounters Of The Third Kind by MecoMecoMeco is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him...
- Old intro song for the show was Crash! by PropellerheadsPropellerheadsPropellerheads were a British big beat musical ensemble, formed in 1995 and made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. The term propellerhead is slang for a nerd, and when Gifford and White heard a friend from California use this in a conversation, they thought it the perfect name...
History
Versió Rac 1, formerly Versió Original when broadcast in 1997 by Catalunya RàdioCatalunya Ràdio
Catalunya Ràdio is Catalonia's public radio network. It's part of Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya...
began as a 1-hour humorous review of the day's news. Eventually became a 3-hour show which includes various sections including humor, culture, news, TV analysis and other topics. Nowadays is the most listened show in the evening drive time
Drive time
Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
.
Links
- Versió Rac 1 podcast
- Official site
- Versió Rac 1 Blog
- Pictures gallery from Versió Rac 1
- Wikipedia article for RAC 1RAC 1RAC 1 is the main Catalan language private radio station. It is mainly owned by media group Godó and is based in Barcelona. It has a sister radio station, RAC 105, dedicated to chart music....