The Human Zoo (radio)

The Human Zoo was a British radio programme presented by Tommy Boyd, with his engineer Asher Gould acting as co-presenter. It was broadcast on Talksport from May 2000 until Boyd's dismissal in April 2002. The programme was named after the 1969 book by Desmond Morris.

Format

The programme used a phone-in format in which callers were not pre-screened and were put straight to air.[1] To comply with broadcasting regulations, the station's output was broadcast on a short delay, and a dump button allowed the studio team to cut offensive remarks from callers before they aired.[2] The unscreened format influenced later live phone-in programmes, including Triple M, launched by LBC presenter Iain Lee in 2006.[1]

Demise

On the Sunday night following the death of the Queen Mother in March 2002, a caller who claimed to be a republican said on air that he would like to shoot the British royal family. Boyd and his production team failed to use the profanity delay to "dump" the remarks, and a listener complained to the Radio Authority. Boyd and his production team were dismissed from Talksport in April 2002.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Boyd, Tommy". Showreel: The TV Room. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Hodgson, Jessica (12 April 2002). "DJ fired after royal death threat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "DJ sacked over radio republican". The Telegraph. 13 April 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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