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This week 's Head of Programmes, Ian Timms, is documenting the station's 40th anniversary celebrations in a special series of diary entries, including a special '1973 Day' on Friday 22 November 2013.听

is over and Pudsey Bear has been waved off for his annual re-tuft and honey massage. I need to collect the "40" cake from bakers on the way into work. We need it for a photo. They've done well with the big pink and white iced numerals.

Chris Rogers, the first voice on 成人论坛 Radio Carlisle 40 years ago is here to "shadow" ahead of tomorrow's . Until four years ago, Chris was a 成人论坛 Politics Editor, so it'll be great to hear him getting stuck into the big interviews tomorrow. 听Photographer arrives at 8.30 to take pictures of Mike, Paul Braithwaite and Chris with the birthday cake and .

Then, it鈥檚 off to chair a producers' meeting for a final catch-up and snag-list. I actually need to explain the term "kipper tie" to a 20-something colleague. Then I get to hold court for a while reminiscing about cueing records and editing reel-to-reel tape with a razor blade. I finally conclude it was a bit like computer editing, only more reliable and possibly more bloody.

There鈥檚 an afternoon troubleshooting session next door at the , setting up equipment for Friday's business breakfast and Saturday's staff 'do'. The display of artefacts and goodies that's graced our reception since the spring has to be carefully relocated there. A little first aid needs applying to the ageing stickers, pens and key-rings that have blown off in the wind.

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• Read Ian's Wednesday introduction - 听
• The photograph used in this blog is from the page
• Submit your own photos from 1973 to Radio Cumbria's collection via听share.cumbria@bbc.co.uk