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50 Cent to co-host Capital XTRA Breakfast for 50 years of hip hop

Rap legend 50 Cent is to co-host Capital XTRA Breakfast as part of the station’s celebrations marking 50 Years of hip hop.

Publication date: 07.08.2023

Tyson Fury and wife Paris battle it out in Home Truths game on Capital

This morning Tyson and Paris Fury joined Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp and played a brutal game of Home Truths.

Publication date: 07.08.2023

Jeremy Vine says he’ll be ‘cool’ when his time is up on Radio 2

Speaking on the How to be 60 podcast, Jeremy Vine says he’ll be ok when he’s eventually told he’s too old and his broadcasting days over.

Publication date: 05.08.2023

Sir Elton John voices concern over local BBC radio changes

Elton John is the latest musician to voice concerns over how changes to BBC local radio might affect its support for up-and-coming music artists.

Publication date: 04.08.2023

Scala Radio partners Abbey Road Studios to find ultimate film score

Scala Radio has partnered with Abbey Road Studios to help find the most popular film scores recorded at the venue.

Publication date: 04.08.2023

BBC Radio 2 loses 1m listeners as Ken Bruce helps Greatest Hits Radio grow

BBC Radio 2 is down one million listeners in the latest radio listening figures provided by RAJAR for quarter 2, 2023, as Ken Bruce helps commercial radio increase. The national BBC network dropped from 14.45m weekly reach last quarter (and 14.5m from Q2, 2022) to 13.45m this quarter.

Publication date: 03.08.2023

BBC Three Counties Radio’s Chris Milligan to leave the station

BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Chris Milligan is leaving the station to take up a new position at Sky.

Publication date: 03.08.2023

Ken Bruce smashes latest audience listening figures

It looks like the move to Greatest Hits Radio for Ken Bruce has really paid off according to the latest listening figures released today.

Publication date: 03.08.2023

Zara McDermott pranks boyfriend Sam Thompson’s birthday

Sam Thompson got a surprise as he celebrated his birthday while on-air at Hits Radio last night.

Publication date: 03.08.2023

Comedian Jon Holmes to present special documentary on Radio 4

The Skewer’s Jon Holmes is writing and presenting his first File on Four documentary for BBC Radio 4 on the scandal of forced adoption.

Publication date: 02.08.2023