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Hello Carol – BBC Radio Manchester hosts live Carol Concert
BBC Radio Manchester has hosted a live Carol Concert at a shopping centre, sung only by women called Carol (and a Carole).Publication date: 22.12.2025
Manon Steffan Ros joins BBC Radio Cymru arts
BBC Radio Cymru has confirmed that author Manon Steffan Ros will present its weekly arts programme on Sunday afternoons from the end of January.Publication date: 15.12.2025
BBC Local Radio shares festive stories of community heroes
BBC Local Radio is marking Christmas with a series of programmes that highlight people who have made a difference in their communities.Publication date: 02.12.2025
BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast taken off-air after fire
A fire at the BBC's headquarters in Scotland took BBC Radio Scotland's breakfast show and other programmes off-air this morning, from 6.30am till 8.Publication date: 01.12.2025
Roddy Hart joins BBC Radio Scotland’s weekend late-night schedule
BBC Radio Scotland has refreshed its weekend late-night schedule, with musician and broadcaster Roddy Hart joining the line up on Saturday and Sunday nights.Publication date: 28.11.2025
Radio host John Lipscombe publishes children’s book
A BBC Radio Cumbria presenter has written a children’s book to support a local hospice.Publication date: 24.11.2025
BBC Scotland to launch new weekday morning show Radio Scotland Breakfast
BBC Scotland is launching a new weekday morning news programme, Radio Scotland Breakfast, which will replace the long-running Good Morning Scotland.Publication date: 28.10.2025
New Channel Islands show for radio VO Elisa Canas
Voiceover artist and performer Elisa Canas has joined BBC Radio to present a brand-new Saturday Breakfast show across the Channel Islands.Publication date: 17.10.2025
BBC seeks change to local radio sharing rules
The BBC wants to change the hours that count towards its quota for locally made programming on BBC Local Radio.Publication date: 15.10.2025
BBC Cymru Wales presenters unite for Children in Need challenges
BBC Cymru Wales presenters are joining forces this November to raise money for BBC Children in Need through a series of fun but demanding challenges.Publication date: 06.10.2025