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He continued his practical jokes during his time at Talk Radio. Another such wind-up involved making listeners believe he was broadcasting his show from the street outside the Talk Radio building in protest at the station's anti-smoking policy. In reality, he was producing his show from inside the
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during his time at Invicta. One example: he built up the premise that an asteroid was about to hit the moon, creating a bright light. It would only be safe to look at the light by wearing sunglasses. The show had its serious side with legal advisors and social workers as constant guests helping
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Ryder joined Capital Gold in February 1996 and did his own weeknight show called Elvis hour which would regularly overrun as he is an Elvis fan himself, he pulled in an audience of over 3.4 million with his weekly show from 8pm until midnight Monday to Friday In mid-1997, he resigned and was
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During his tenure at TRUK, he was often accompanied by the show's Canadian producer Colin Lloyd, assistants Dixie, Jane and Aphrodite, and the man on the phones, also called Tony (Caesar referred to him as
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as 'Venus', Richard Knight as 'Clarence', 'Number 5' and 'Grandad' and Steve Mallion as 'Spartacus'. In 1991, Invicta sacked him over fraud allegations.
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He then retired from radio to pursue a career in marketing and promotions, returning to the air in 2012 with Sittingbourne's SFM Radio.
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96.3/102.6 FM where he presented a competing night time show to the one he had left at Invicta, before moving onto
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The popular shows in his 9pm–1 am slot featured characters including Barry Bethall as 'Basil the Butler',
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studio with a microphone hanging from the window to pick up the background noises of the street below.
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He was fired from Talk Radio in September 1995, along with fellow controversial presenter
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after Rod Lucas left the station. Caesar the Boogieman orchestrated some ambitious on-air
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Ryder later changed his radio name to Caesar the Boogieman when he landed his own show on
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in Bristol for a short time, as well as a brief stint, slightly toned down, on London's
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between 22:00 and 01:00. He was joined on some Friday evenings by football agent
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Shortly afterwards they both moved to the newly created Invicta Radio.
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sentenced for breaking the law regarding undischarged bankrupts.
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He began his career as the on air character "Deck Rider" on the
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for its launch in February 1995 where he became known as a
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Excerpt from Caesar's first Talk Radio UK programme
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