Radio News

Local BBC radio stations gets back to business

Local BBC Radio is launching Make a Difference – Back to Business, to support the arts sector in England. The initiative will run across 40 Local Radio Mid-Morning programmes and see presenters go behind the scenes of museums, galleries and theatres leading up to the eagerly-anticipated curtain-raiser in May. Today, BBC presenters will shine a spotlight on the lengths venues have gone to ensure their survival while taking a closer look at...

Chelcee Grimes hosts new radio series on talkSPORT

Singer-songwriter, footballer and television presenter Chelcee Grimes is hosting a new series on talkSPORT called My Unsung Hero. Chelcee will be speaking to a range of footballers about the heroes in their lives. The brand new original series begins on Sunday April 25 with former Manchester United, Arsenal and France defender Mikael Silvestre, in conversation with Chelcee alongside his wife Sev...

Simon Phillips to host Drivetime on Magic Radio

A new Spring schedule at Magic will see Magic Soul presenter Simon Phillips join the main station to replace Richard Allinson on Drive. Previously, Simon has worked at Choice FM, Capital FM, Galaxy, and joined Jazz FM to presenter weekend breakfast last year. Other changes include new shows for Sonali Shah, Kat Shoob and Judi Love. Escape to the Country host and BBC Newsreader Sonali Shah is a new addition to the...

JACKfm’s two-day fundraising Radiothon returns

JACKfm’s Radiothon is returning for 2021 supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities UK on the 1st and 2nd July. For two days Oxfordshire’s JACKfm, alongside sister radio stations JACK2 Hits and JACK3 Chill, will broadcast live from Ronald McDonald House Oxford for 12 hours a day. By sharing the stories and journeys of parents who use the facilities, all three stations will help to raise awareness and funds for the Charity, which enables families to stay close by to their children in hospital...

Target goes on a UK Touchdown Tour with Radio 1Xtra

1Xtra will be showcasing the best in new and emerging homegrown artists and talent within the music scene from across the UK this month. Across four weeks (Monday-Thursday, 7-9pm) presenter Target will be touching down in a total of sixteen different cities including; Sheffield, Belfast, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham and more. Celebrating local talent and getting to know more about each region’s unique music scene, Target will be connecting with artists and DJs in that area including...

Hear the new Wisebuddah Zoe Ball jingles here

Zoe Ball has a new package of jingles from Wisebuddah on her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show from today. Wisebuddah has also created two new themes for Claudia Winkleman’s new Radio 2 programme which can be heard every Saturday. Four new themes have been produced for Zoe Ball, which are described as a contemporary pop dance take on her fun jazz hands style and love of disco and swing. The tracks, which continue to sing The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, contain live drums, horns, bass and guitars...

Claire Sweeney hosts new series on BBC Radio Merseyside

Broadcaster Claire Sweeney is joining BBC Radio Merseyside to host a new series chatting with special guests about their careers, favourite memories and Merseyside heritage. Guests on Claire Sweeney Meets include Jason Isaacs, John Barnes, Holly Johnson, Paul O’Grady and Lady Anne Dodd, the wife of the late legendary comic Sir Ken Dodd. All of the guests are from Liverpool or have a Merseyside connection, and are all either friends of Claire’s or people she has worked with during her career.

April Fool’s Day on Heart, BBC Radio 2, and more

April Fool’s Day pranks have been played on listeners and presenters across the UK once again this year. Including on Heart where Amanda Holden was pranked by her co-workers when she was led to believe she was responsible for a marriage proposal gone wrong live on the air. Watch the short video below to see the whole thing unfold. Also at Heart, Olly Murs pranked evening show presenter Mark Wright by having Mark’s car wrapped in an image of Olly, naked. See how that went down here...

Jane Garvey returns with Life Changing interviews

Jane Garvey returns to Radio 4 this April with her new interview series: Life Changing. In this new programme, Jane meets people who have experienced extraordinary moments that have set their lives on an entirely different course. Each of the seven episodes in this first series will offer Radio 4 listeners a personal insight into some of the darkest and most uplifting moments in human life. Jane Garvey said: “You can talk to some of the most famous people in the world but everybody knows..."

Fire at BBC Radio Stoke takes Breakfast off air

A small fire in the BBC Radio Stoke building meant a delayed start for the breakfast show on Tuesday morning. The station says the team waited outside till the fire brigade made the building safe to enter. The output from BBC Radio Shropshire was heard on Radio Stoke till 7am. In a tweet at 6am, BBC Radio Stoke wrote: We’ll be on air a little later this morning. The fire alarms have gone off at @BBCRadioStoke. Everyone is okay – we’ll be back broadcasting as soon as the fire service says it’s okay to go back in.”...