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talkSPORT to broadcast India versus New Zealand Test series
talkSPORT is expanding its international cricket coverage to exclusively air India’s Test series against New Zealand. The two Test series starts on Thursday November 25 and is the first time the two sides have met in the format since The ICC World Test Championship final at Southampton in June, with all coverage on talkSPORT 2...Publication date: 22.11.2021
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...Publication date: 19.11.2021
Coventry to host BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend music event in 2022
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend will return in 2022 with a three-day music festival in Coventry’s War Memorial Park. Over 70,000 Radio 1 fans are expected to attend across the weekend from 27th to the 29th of May. In 2022 the festival will return to the field, with performances to air across Radio 1, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. Full broadcast information, along with line-up and ticketing details, will be announced soon...Publication date: 16.11.2021
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy is on I’m a Celebrity this year
Snoochie Shy has been announced as one of the celebrities in the I’m a Celebrity show on ITV for 2021. This year the show will return to the historic Gwrych Castle, Abergele in North Wales and Ant & Dec will host live every night on ITV and ITV Hub from the castle. Snoochie, real name Cheyenne Davide, started working in radio at Radar Radio in London before joining the 1Xtra Residency in 2017...Publication date: 16.11.2021
Radio 1 and Radio 2 work together on BBC Children in Need single
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 are joining forces to work with Niall Horan and Anne-Marie to create the BBC Children in Need single this year. The charity single, Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac, is available for pre-order now, will be released by Atlantic Records on the day of the charity’s fundraising spectacular, Friday 19 November...Publication date: 16.11.2021
Radio presenter Lauren Laverne speaks out for Sunderland
Lauren Laverne, an honorary graduate at the University of Sunderland, is helping showcase the University in a new promotional video. The Sunderland-born broadcaster voices the video, ‘Think Sunderland’, which celebrates the University’s career-focused courses, facilities, inclusive and culture and everything the city has to offer. Lauren, host of the BBC Radio 6 Breakfast Show and Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs...Publication date: 15.11.2021
Steve Lamacq to begin the build-up to BBC Radio 6 Music’s T-Shirt Day
Next Friday 19 November is the 14th annual #TShirtDay where BBC Radio 6 Music invites listeners to wear their favourite band or artist tee to show their love for them. Across the day on 6 Music, from 7am to 7pm, presenters will be taking listener requests and playing music from artists who appear on their tees...Publication date: 14.11.2021
Ed Sheeran to be in conversation on Classic FM’s Moira Stuart Meets…
Moira Stuart Meets… on Classic FM is now in its second season of programmes where she interviews the most well-known names from the worlds of the arts, politics, sport and entertainment. She discusses their career defining moments and memories, as they choose the classical music that’s important to them.Moira’s guest next Sunday, 21 November is the internationally renowned singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran who has...Publication date: 14.11.2021
Adele, Ed Sheeran and Gary Barlow among those in Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting
BBC Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting is a series programmes that will explore the art and craft of the world’s songwriters. Running from Saturday 20 November to Sunday 12 December, each programme will hear from some of the most famous names and their well-known fans to discover how their extraordinary skills with words and music connects with people and makes them feel...Publication date: 12.11.2021
Will Young joins Tom Price on Magic Radio to talk about his new album
Will Young joined Magic Radio presenter Tom Price on his show at the weekend to talk about his new album ‘Crying on the Bathroom Floor’ which features cover songs from only female artists. Joining Tom for his regular show feature ‘The School Disco’ the singer chatted about his new album, admitting he wasn’t sure how it would be taken by fans of the artists he covered: “I really didn’t expect it to go as well as...Publication date: 09.11.2021
