Latest news about BBC Radio 5 Live
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Nihal Arthanayake gets ready for his new BBC Radio 5 Live show
Nihal Arthanayake will launch his brand-new BBC Radio 5 Live show on Sunday at 8pm with an in-depth interview with comedian Stewart Lee.Publication date: 13.09.2024
Matt Chorley talks to RadioToday about his new BBC Radio 5 Live show
Matt Chorley, who starts his new BBC Radio 5 Live politics show today (Monday 2nd September), spoke to RadioToday about his life, career and what we can expect from the new programme.Publication date: 02.09.2024
Changes to BBC Radio 5 Live’s daytime schedule as Matt Chorley joins
BBC Radio 5 Live is tweaking its daytime schedule with the arrival of Matt Chorley to host a new politics show.Publication date: 29.08.2024
BBC Radio Norfolk’s Rob Butler to move to 5 Live Sport
BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Rob Butler is moving to BBC Radio 5 Live in Salford to take up a new sports role this summer.Publication date: 30.05.2024
Matt Chorley to leave Times Radio for BBC Radio 5 Live afternoons
Times Radio presenter and stand-up Matt Chorley is to present a new daytime political show on BBC Radio 5 Live as a replacement for Nihal Arthanayake.Publication date: 21.05.2024
Nihal Arthanayake to leave daytimes on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live afternoon presenter Nihal Arthanayake has just announced he’s leaving the afternoon show. The former Radio 1 and Asian Network host has been on 5 live for eight years, having joined to host afternoons with Sarah Brett in 2016.Publication date: 20.05.2024
BBC Radio 5 Live at 30 – Dotun Adebayo looks back
I first arrived at Radio 5 Live at the old TV Centre in west London back in July 1998, as a guest on what was then known as Late Night Live with Nick Robinson.Publication date: 28.03.2024
BBC Radio 5 Live set to mark 30 years of broadcasting
BBC Radio 5 Live has announced plans to celebrate its 30th birthday on Thursday 28 March 2024 with a day of special programming. The station launched at 5am on Monday 28 March 1994, taking over from BBC Radio 5 which ran from 1990 to 1994.Publication date: 25.03.2024
Gordon Smart to host weeknight show on BBC Radio 5 Live
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Gordon Smart is the new host of BBC Radio 5 Live’s late show, Monday to Thursday 10pm-1am.Publication date: 13.12.2023
Colin Murray moves from weeknights to weekends at BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Colin Murray is swapping weeknights for weekends to host two new shows. The former Fighting Talk host will be on-air Sunday 10am till 2pm and Friday afternoons 2pm till 4pm starting on January 12th 2024.Publication date: 24.11.2023
