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Anna Raeburn & Sangeeta Pillai lined up for Radio Academy event
Radio presenter Anna Raeburn and podcaster Sangeeta Pillai will be joining host Emma B for the next online Radio Academy event. They will be celebrating International Women’s Day as they talk about pushing the boundaries in audio. Anna Raeburn made her name as a radio agony aunt on the Anna and the Capital Radio Doctor show, offering all manner of help and advice for listeners...Publication date: 01.03.2022
Tears for Fears reveal on Virgin Radio why it took so long to release new music
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith have opened up on The Graham Norton Radio Show on Virgin Radio about death, therapy, spirituality and their return to the pop scene with Tears for Fears’ new album, The Tipping Point. Appearing on the show on Saturday morning (26 February), the band shared with Graham the reason why the group had taken so long to release new music, with almost eighteen-years having...Publication date: 28.02.2022
Details of Andrew Marr’s opinion-led LBC radio show announced
Andrew Marr will host an hour-long show four days a week on LBC starting March 7th. Tonight with Andrew Marr will air Monday to Thursday at 6pm on LBC and will also be televised live on Global Player. To make way for the new show, afternoon presenter Eddie Mair returns to his original time slot of 4pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday, handing the baton of the 6pm to 7pm hour to Marr...Publication date: 24.02.2022
Chris Moyles celebrates birthday on Radio X live from Britain’s highest pub
Chris Moyles celebrated his birthday earlier today by broadcasting his Radio X show live from the highest pub in Britain, The Tan Hill Inn. The Yorkshire pub, which at 1,732 feet (528m) above sea level is the highest in the UK, became world famous last November when customers attending a gig by Oasis tribute act ‘Noasis’ were snowed in for days after a snowstorm left them and the band stranded...Publication date: 22.02.2022
Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel join LBC to host brand-new show and podcast
Two of the UK’s leading broadcasters, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are joining LBC to co-host a new show and major podcast for GlobalPlayer. Maitlis and Sopel join from the BBC, where Maitlis hosted Newsnight and Sopel was the corporation’s North America Editor. The pair also hosted the BBC’s critically-acclaimed Americast podcast, which explored the state of US politics...Publication date: 22.02.2022
“It feels great to be back on the radio” Ruth Davidson tells Chris Evans on Virgin Radio
The former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Ruth Davidson, appeared on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky this morning to talk about joining Times Radio to present the Friday afternoon show. Ruth will host a weekly show, between 1-4pm, starting this Friday (18 February). She told Chris that the move represents a return to her roots:...Publication date: 14.02.2022
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville “crushes” Sonny Jay’s car on Capital Breakfast in “savage” prank
Jackass star and prankster Johnny Knoxville teamed up with Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp and Sian Welby to play a “next level savage” prank on their co-host Sonny Jay on this morning’s show. Jackass star and prankster Johnny Knoxville teamed up with Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp and Sian Welby to play a “next level savage” prank on their co-host Sonny Jay on this morning’s show...Publication date: 11.02.2022
Rescheduled date announced for Radio X Biffy Clyro gig
The acoustic performance of Radio X Presents Biffy Clyro with Barclaycard in Hackney Church, which was postponed last month because of the coronavirus situation, has now been rescheduled. Biffy Clyro released their latest album in October, The Myth of The Happily Ever After, a homegrown project that represents a rapid emotional response to the turmoil of the previous year...Publication date: 07.02.2022
Mylo and Rosie play on-air prank with Tom Green at Hits Radio
Pulse 1 breakfast show presenters Mylo and Rosie played a prank on Tom Green as he hosted his first week on mid-mornings across the Hits Radio network. In a pre-show on-air interview between the three on Monday morning, Tom said the duo aren’t welcome on his new show for fear of causing trouble, so Mylo and Rosie worked out a way to get on anyway...Publication date: 29.01.2022
Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie and Olly Alexander among stars “auditioning” in new Capital TV ad
Capital has launched a star-studded new television advert today which features some of the world’s biggest music artists as you’ve never seen them before. Based on the concept of an ‘audition’, the brand-new ad, which premieres on TV today (Saturday 29 January), features Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Lil Nas X, Becky Hill, KSI, Olly Alexander and Joel Corry...Publication date: 29.01.2022