If anyone is curious about the various clips in "The Source" jingles, here is a partial explanation.
The "let me tell you why you you're here.... you're here because you know something... what you know, you can't explain..." clip is taken from The Matrix. Listen to The Source intro jingle (mp3, 960 kb).
The jingle played just after news updates at 7 PM and 8 PM "skip out for beer during commercials... because the revolution will not be televised" is a extract from the poem 'The Revolution Will Not be Televised' by the controversial poet and musician Gil Scott Heron. Listen to The Source 'post news' jingle (mp3, 282 kb).
It's not clear why Pete Snodden chose these clips or whether he was aware of their significance. We would welcome any comment from Pete or Cool FM on this.
After a lot of digging and a stroke of luck I've been able to identify the source of the clips in the "Record of the Week" jingle: "Back in full force... this could be one of the big moments in your life - don't make it your last. Look, this thing might be bigger than even we think it is...". It is taken from a track called "The Trailer" from "La Yellow 357", a soundtrack album (performed by Dimitri from Paris et al) for a fictional film. It is on sale at Amazon.co.uk but with limited availability. Listen to The Source record of the week jingle (mp3, 282 kb).
Some other jingles from 'The Source':
Note all sound clips are copyright 2004-2005, Cool FM / Scottish Radio Holdings / EMAP.