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Adele tops Radio 2’s National Album Day All-Female Chart Countdown

Adele’s album 21 has been named as the biggest selling UK album of all time in BBC Radio 2’s Official All-time Female Artist Chart which was broadcast today. The chart of the Top 30 best-selling albums by women are based on UK sales and downloads as compiled by The Official Charts Company...

BBC wins Broadcaster of the Year at New York Festivals Awards

The BBC has won Broadcaster of the Year at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. Most of the Gold Awards went to the BBC or to independent producers working on BBC programmes. Across its radio networks, the BBC collected 14 Gold awards, 7 Silver and 10 Bronze with podcast series’ including I’m Not A Monster, Where Is George Gibney and Fight Of The Century all picking up several each...

Reggae, poetry and a female playlist for BBC Radio 2

Reggae, poetry and an all-female playlist will feature on BBC Radio 2 this autumn. The special features in October come as BBC Radio 2 marks Black History Month with a celebration of reggae which features a brand new series – Shaggy’s Reggae Hotshots. On Thursday 7 October, National Poetry Day will feature specially commissioned poems being read out all day from Vanessa Feltz through to Sara Cox, and...

Radio 2 to celebrate the 80th birthdays of Simon and Garfunkel

BBC Radio 2 will be celebrating the 80th birthdays of one of the most successful singing duos ever, Paul Simon (13 October) and Art Garfunkel (5 November). Simon and Garfunkel are known for their hit songs including Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Sound of Silence and Mrs. Robinson. They have won multiple Grammy Awards and have sold over 100 million records worldwide...

Radio services off-air after fire at a North Yorkshire transmitter site

Local and regional radio stations including Capital, Heart, TFM and BBC Radio Tees have lost their analogue FM services around North Yorkshire following a fire at the Bilsdale mast. National stations Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4 and Classic FM along with local DAB services on the MuxCo multiplexes are also suffering from reduced coverage in the area. Freeview services carried by the site are also off-air...

Angela Griffin to give Radio 2 listeners a licence to chill

Actress Angela Griffin is to host a new four-part series for Sunday nights on BBC Radio 2 playing mood-boosting music from across genres and decades, to help listeners relax. Radio 2 Unwinds will include a playlist from the likes of Morcheeba to Moloko, Bruno Mars to Billie Holiday, Gladys Knight to Gregory Porter, Air to Zero 7 and more. Angela will also be sharing her memories of where she...

Craig Charles to replace Shaun Keaveny at BBC Radio 6 Music

Schedule changes coming to 6 Music this September include Craig Charles replacing Shaun Keaveny on the afternoon shift. Shaun announced in June 2021 that he was leaving the network after 14 years. Craig will host the show from Salford in addition to his weekend shows on 6 Music and BBC Radio 2...

Zoe Ball gets pay cut for BBC Radio 2 Breakfast

Zoe Ball’s requested pay cut at the BBC has been approved and confirmed in the latest Annual Report. As reported late last year, Zoe requested a pay cut when agreeing on a new two-year deal with the BBC as Radio 2’s Breakfast show host. It has been confirmed today that this reduced her pay from £1.36m in 19/20 by 28% to £980k. The figure in the Annual Report this year (£1.13m) represents just a few months of...

Ed Sheeran guests on radio breakfast shows and to co-host Jo Whiley’s Radio 2 show

It’s been a very busy day for Ed Sheeran, doing the rounds to various radio stations and now fans will be pleased to hear that he’s also going to co-host one of Jo Whiley’s evening shows on BBC Radio 2. Ed is promoting his new single Bad Habits, which he co-wrote with his best friend Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol, appearing on the Capital, Heart, Kiss and Hits Radio Breakfast Shows earlier this morning....

BBC Radio 2 remembers the Summer of ’96 with special shows

The summer of ’96 is being celebrated on BBC Radio 2 this June, July and August with lots of special shows and documentaries. The programmes look back at the music, the movies, the sport and the news stories, alongside the memories of those who were there, in stadiums, in cinemas, and watching and listening at home. They include: ...