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Tom Swarbrick to present LBC’s Drivetime programme

Tom Swarbrick will be the new host of LBC’s Drivetime programme, starting in September. He’ll take over the show from Eddie Mair, who announced earlier this year that he would be retiring in the summer, after 40 years in broadcasting, including the past four years at LBC...

Guest political presenters to cover James O’Brien on LBC

LBC has hired five guest political presenters to cover James O’Brien’s morning slot on LBC. Angela Rayner, Matt Hancock, Tom Tugendhat, Jeremy Hunt and Wes Streeting will each host one of the 10am to 1pm programmes from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd July, while James O’Brien is on holiday...

Anna Raeburn & Sangeeta Pillai lined up for Radio Academy event

Radio presenter Anna Raeburn and podcaster Sangeeta Pillai will be joining host Emma B for the next online Radio Academy event. They will be celebrating International Women’s Day as they talk about pushing the boundaries in audio. Anna Raeburn made her name as a radio agony aunt on the Anna and the Capital Radio Doctor show, offering all manner of help and advice for listeners...

Details of Andrew Marr’s opinion-led LBC radio show announced

Andrew Marr will host an hour-long show four days a week on LBC starting March 7th. Tonight with Andrew Marr will air Monday to Thursday at 6pm on LBC and will also be televised live on Global Player. To make way for the new show, afternoon presenter Eddie Mair returns to his original time slot of 4pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday, handing the baton of the 6pm to 7pm hour to Marr...

Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel join LBC to host brand-new show and podcast

Two of the UK’s leading broadcasters, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are joining LBC to co-host a new show and major podcast for GlobalPlayer. Maitlis and Sopel join from the BBC, where Maitlis hosted Newsnight and Sopel was the corporation’s North America Editor. The pair also hosted the BBC’s critically-acclaimed Americast podcast, which explored the state of US politics...

Andrew Marr joins LBC and Classic FM in exclusive deal

Broadcaster and journalist Andrew Marr is leaving the BBC and has signed an exclusive deal which will see him present brand-new programmes on LBC and Classic FM next year. Marr will host a brand new, opinion-led programme, broadcast on LBC and fully visualized on Global Player where he will give his view on the biggest issues of the moment, along with agenda-setting guests...

LBC under fire following comments broadcast by Steve Allen

Tilly Ramsay has hit out at LBC’s early morning presenter Steve Allen following comments he made about her on Wednesday morning. Steve was talking about how Tilly Ramsey is on Celebrity Masterchef Australia. He said “She’s a chubby little thing isn’t she, probably her dad’s cooking” As a result, Tilly has posted feedback on her Instagram account saying being called out on a national radio station by a 67-year-old man is a step too far...

In photos: Global’s Make Some Noise raises over £2.7 million

Global’s Make Some Noise has raised over £2.7 million for small charities that help disadvantaged people across the UK after a day of on-air activities. All of its radio brands came together – Heart, Capital, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X, Capital Dance, Capital XTRA and Gold – to raise funds and awareness for small charities in local communities across the UK, including food banks, mental health and domestic abuse helplines...

Journalist Camilla Tominey gets a weekend radio show on LBC

Camilla Tominey is joining LBC to present a brand-new Sunday afternoon show from 4pm till 7pm starting this weekend. Camilla will offer insight and insider knowledge to the station via her role as Associate Editor at the Daily Telegraph, covering Politics and the Royals. Camilla Tominey said: “Having listened to LBC for years, I am absolutely delighted to be joining the best radio station in Britain to exchange news and views with such a...

Cross Question with Iain Dale extends on LBC

LBC’s Wednesday night political debate programme, Cross Question with Iain Dale, has been extended to three nights a week, Monday to Wednesday, 8pm to 9pm. Broadcast live during Iain Dale’s evening show (7pm-10pm) from LBC’s Westminster studios, Cross Question puts listeners centre stage, as they question a panel of politicians and commentators on the big issues of the week. Launched in 2018, guests lined up for...