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New bands and locations revealed for Radio 1’s Big Weekend
Coldplay and Jorja Smith have been announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend of Live Music 2021, joining Ed Sheeran, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Celeste, Royal Blood and more on the bill. The event has over 120 live performances and will take place across four days for the first time in the event’s 18-year history. Around 50 of the performances will be brand new live sets recorded exclusively for Big Weekend 2021, with five filmed on location around the UK and...Publication date: 24.05.2021
Allan Beswick moves to weekends on Local BBC Radio
Weeknight phone-in host Allan Beswick, who is heard across BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Manchester Monday to Thursday, is moving to weekends only. Allan has hosted the show since 2014, and the move means each station will move to provide local programmes in their own areas. John Gillmore will host 10pm till 1am on BBC Radio Lancashire (and Cumbria), whilst Anna Jameson will be on BBC Radio Manchester...Publication date: 24.05.2021
Local BBC Radio to support children’s mental health organisations
Local BBC radio stations are promoting opportunities to volunteer with organisations through the ‘Make a Difference Happy Heads’ campaign, to support children and young people’s mental health and well-being. All 39 stations will be promoting these roles on-air and online and encouraging audiences to volunteer via the BBC Make a Difference website. Recent data published by BBC Children in Need found that more than two-thirds of children and...Publication date: 19.05.2021
BBC Radio 2 reveals UK’s favourite Eurovision song
ABBA’s Waterloo has been revealed as the UK public’s favourite Eurovision song following an online vote by Radio 2. Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz came in second, Love Shine a Light by Katrina and the Waves came third, with Brotherhood of Man’s Save Your Kisses for Me in fourth, and Sandie Shaw with Puppet on a String coming fifth. Voters were asked to select between three and fifteen of their favourite Eurovision songs from the last...Publication date: 18.05.2021
Capital Breakfast launches Roman’s Monopoly Mission
Capital has joined forces with Hasbro for a Monopoly themed breakfast show challenge centred on the board game’s famous Community Chest in aid of Global’s Make Some Noise. Just announced today live on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, Roman’s Monopoly Mission will see Monopoly ‘open up’ its Community Chest to give back to communities most in need across the UK...Publication date: 14.05.2021
DJ and broadcaster Teeshow joins Capital XTRA
DJ and broadcaster Teeshow is joining Capital XTRA to host a brand-new Friday night show. Teeshow is the host of Link Up TV’s ‘The Checkpoint’ and has toured with Hardy Caprio and Big Tobz as their official tour DJ. Capital XTRA’s brand new Friday night schedule will see Teeshow host 7pm – 9pm, before DJ Semtex plays rap and hip-hop from 9pm – 11pm, with Shayna Marie continuing the Friday night vibes from 11pm – 1am...Publication date: 14.05.2021
Dave Berry syndicated to Absolute Radio Country
Dave Berry and Bush & Richie will extend their networked shows from the Absolute Radio network to Absolute Radio Country when it launches on Monday. It means the two peak shows will offer nine different playlists on nine different stations. Absolute Radio Country will replace Country Hits Radio with some of the original featured shows transferring to the new brand...Publication date: 14.05.2021
BBC Essex introduces its own local Late Show
BBC Essex has introduced a new local late show presented by Tony Fisher. Tony will is now on-air Monday to Thursday weeknights between 10pm and 1am having started this week, with Fridays continuing to be presented by Nick Risby. Nick hosts the show Monday to Friday across the Eastern region and will continue to do this. Also from this week, the local BBC Radio station becomes one of the only stations in England to...Publication date: 13.05.2021
Sunrise Radio partners with UK Asian Film Festival
Sunrise Radio is supporting the 23rd Edition of the UK Asian Film Festival. Historically this Film Festival showcases South Asian feminist films and the work of pioneering female artist and auteurs. The Festival will take place from the 26th May to 6th June on the Modern Films website UKAFF, and in venues across London, Leicester and Coventry, now that lock-down restrictions are being eased...Publication date: 13.05.2021
BBC Radio 4 celebrates Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday
BBC Radio 4 is marking the 80th birthday of Bob Dylan with a series of essays, an original audio drama and a documentary. From Monday 17th May Professor Sean Latham presents It Ain’t Me You’re Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80. Latham is Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies at the University of Tulsa, and in this five part series, illustrated with music, he looks closely at the songs and draws on the Bob Dylan Archive, including material never broadcast before...Publication date: 10.05.2021