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Greg James quits BBC Radio 1… in a joke social media post
BBC Radio 1's @GregJames caused a bit of a stir on social media yesterday when he posted a statement about not returning to the Radio 1 Breakfast Show today..Publication date: 06.01.2025
Late Night Jo interrupted by technical problems across BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio stations suffered a technical problem on Friday night resulting in dead air across the network.Publication date: 04.01.2025
More presenters for Gold Radio as Kirsty Gallacher and Simon Rimmer join
Gold is getting more presenters as Smooth Radio’s Kirsty Gallacher switches stations from Monday 6th January.Publication date: 02.01.2025
BBC Radio Manchester puts Joe McGrath on Breakfast
Joe McGrath is taking over as host of BBC Radio Manchester’s breakfast show from Anna Jameson and Phil Trow.Publication date: 02.01.2025
BBC Radio 2 listener vote results for favourite Elvis song revealed
Over 100,000 votes were cast by Radio 2 listeners to name their favourite Elvis song to mark what would have been his 90th birthday on 8 January.Publication date: 01.01.2025
Radio folk from presenters to presidents honoured in New Year List
Lots of people from the radio industry have been recognised in the latest New Year Honours list, including Steve Lamacq, Myleene Klass, Hugo Duncan, Eamonn O’Neal and June Snowden.Publication date: 30.12.2024
Gavin and Stacey’s Nessa to read BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
Actress Ruth Jones is to read the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 as part of a celebration of 100 years of it being broadcast on the BBC.Publication date: 28.12.2024
Emma Barnett interview tops BBC Radio 4’s Feedback listener’s poll
An interview conducted by Emma Barnett on the Today programme has been judged the overall winner of “Interview of the Year” by listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Feedback.Publication date: 28.12.2024
Long-lost chat with John Lennon to be broadcast by the BBC
A long-lost chat with John Lennon is to be broadcast by the BBC for the first time in more than fifty years. The revealing interview, being aired on Radio 4 Extra today (Friday December 27), was carried out by disc-jockey Kenny Everett in 1971 when he was out of work, having been fired by Radio 1 the previous year.Publication date: 27.12.2024
Blog: BBC investigation concludes ‘systemic failure’ at BBC local radio
David Lloyd writes about the role of BBC local radio saying there's been a systemic failure at the corporation.Publication date: 27.12.2024