In pictures: 40 years of BBC Radio Ulster

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Stephen Nolan, with John Bennett and Walter Love
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John Bennett (left), joins Stephen Nolan and Walter Love to discuss Radio Ulster's 40th birthday ahead of a gala concert on Monday

Walter Love in 1978
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Here's Walter Love in 1978, presenting Radio Ulster's Day by Day

Tape
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The equipment has certainly changed - look at the radio technology used during the 1991 programme See for Yourself

Gerry Anderson
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Gerry Anderson pictured presenting his show in 1991. It was broadcast daily on BBC Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle

Just Jones
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George Jones was a familiar voice on the station for many years. Here he is pictured presenting the Just Jones programme in 1991

Radio Ulster's logo in 1978
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The station's logo has changed with the times. This is what it looked like in 1978

Old Radio Ulster Logo
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By 1991, the station branding had evolved into this, a mixture of typeface and handwriting

Barry Cowan Talkback 1989
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Talkback first went on air in 1986. Its first presenter was Barry Cowan, pictured here in 1989

David Dunseith Talkback
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David Dunseith took over the Talkback reins in 1989, presenting the programme for almost 20 years.

Gerry Anderson
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Gerry Anderson took the show on the road in 1988 with a bus tour of Northern Ireland.

Gerry Anderson
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The well-loved presenter sported a Gerry Anderson Fan Club baseball cap on his travels

Michael Nesbit
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Mike Nesbitt - now leader of the Ulster Unionist Party - is pictured here presenting Good Morning Ulster in 1989