1998 Alan receives his MBE at Buckingham Palace
1956 back home in Australia, Alan meets his pre rock 'n' roll fan base
1956 Again in Australia Alan presents an award to an unidentified singer
1958 Alan and the Vespa on which he toured the continent "doing Europe"
1965 Alan plays his beloved Bosendorfer in the Maida Vale apartment
1961 Radio Times announces Alan's very first BBC programme
Soon after his UK arrival Alan met his namesake, the record producer Alan A Freeman
Alan's own copy of his original signature tune
In the studio for 'Records Around Five'
Cilia Black with Alan at his Maida Vale home
1961 Radio Times 'billing' for the first Alan Freeman 'Pick of the Pops'
with Helen Shapiro who starred with him in the movie 'It's Trad Dad'
Another shot taken in his Wellesley Court apartment
hosting an edition of 'Top of the Pops'
1961 the front cover of ITV's schedule magazine in the West of England
Alan's own copy of 'At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal' re arranged by Barbara Moore in 1970
portrait of Alan taken by the great Terrence Donovan
One of the many front covers graced by Alan's image
photo taken for a magazine profile
This was taken in Unique's studio during a recording of 'Their Greatest Bits'
thankfully, the neck scarf look never really caught on
The bus pass about which he often joked
1987 Alan and his manager Tim Blackmore at his sixtieth birthday bash - Quo Vardis in London's Dean Street
Meeting HRH the Prince of Wales at Brinsworth House
In the Rock Show studio with a wall of 'carts' behind him
We know it's not him, but it could have been - a sign seen frequently outside French restaurants
2007 Rick Wakeman, Tim Blackmore, Robin Gibb and David Mackay at the unveiling of Alan's blue plaque outside Brinsworth House
The plaque itself
1989 The top flight cast assembled in EMI's number one studio to celebrate the life of the broadcaster Roger Scott. Alan hosted the event that was broadcast on Radio One
1996 The programme for the music industry's celebration of Alan's career
2000 Dale Winton presents Alan with his 'Lifetime Achievement Award