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Rebrand for Nation Radio to celebrate Coronation weekend
Nation Radio is rebranding across the forthcoming bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Coronation. The network of stations will be playing the Best of British artists for the duration of CoroNation Radio hosted by Neil Fox, Russ Williams and Greg Burns...Publication date: 02.05.2023
Careless Whisper voted no.1 song of all time in Smooth Radio poll
A Smooth Radio listener poll has seen Careless Whisper voted the number one song of all time. Smooth’s All Time Top 500, the station’s annual countdown, attracted almost 32,000 votes. The results were played on-air across the Bank Holiday weekend, with the number one...Publication date: 01.05.2023
Big birthday surprise for Heart listener who wins £1million
Heart listener Margaret Coetzer, who turns 40 today, became Britain’s newest millionaire live on Heart Breakfast this morning. She won the life-changing amount in the live final of Heart’s Make Me A Millionaire...Publication date: 28.04.2023
First acts revealed for this year’s Capital Summertime Ball
The first names confirmed for this year’s Capital Summertime Ball were revealed on Capital Breakfast this morning. Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard will return to London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday 11 June. Roman Kemp, Chris Stark and Sian Welby announced Jonas Brothers, Lewis Capaldi, Anne-Marie, Sigala, RAYE, Tom Grennan, Jess Glynne, Joel Corry, Mimi Webb and Zara Larsson...Publication date: 24.04.2023
Fun Kids launches children’s radio drama Badger and the Blitz
Fun Kids is launching a new drama series Badger and the Blitz both on-air and as a podcast. The series is set against the backdrop of children dealing with the Second World War and is based on real events. It’s about a boy’s life and survival in war-torn Britain and a four-legged friend who never loses hope...Publication date: 19.04.2023
Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp caught naked in Costa Rica
On this morning’s Capital Breakfast, host Roman Kemp revealed a holiday mishap that left him panicking when a commando dip took a naked turn! The incident occurred when the DJ was in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle. There are twelve volcanos around Costa Rica and also a lot of thermal rivers – he explained what happened when he got into one of them...Publication date: 17.04.2023
News UK extends relationship with BFBS to include Times Radio
Times Radio has partnered with BFBS to broadcast Jane Garvey and Fi Glover’s afternoon programme to forces personnel and their families serving overseas. It will air on BFBS Radio 2, Monday to Thursday to The Falklands, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Germany and Brunei and will also be beamed live to Royal Navy vessels across the globe...Publication date: 17.04.2023
Ritula Shah joins Classic FM as Margherita Taylor is to host Drive
Margherita Taylor is the new host of Classic FM’s More Music Drive, following John Brunning’s decision to step down. The refresh to the station’s schedule from 17th April will see Margherita Taylor moving from evenings to host the 4pm to 7pm weekday show and Ritula Shah joining from BBC Radio 4 to present Calm Classics, Monday to Friday, 10pm to 1am...Publication date: 13.04.2023
“It’s all not true,” Nicholas Hoult tells Heart about Nicholas Cage
Appearing on Heart Breakfast, Nicholas Hoult shut down rumours that co-star Nicolas Cage shaved his teeth for his character in Dracula. The actor joined Jamie Theakston and Zoe Hardman, who is sitting in for Amanda Holden, this morning to talk about the film...Publication date: 13.04.2023
Global makes major investment in Glasgow broadcast centre
Next month Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland are introducing new schedules with new voices live from Scotland seven days a week. The move is part of a major investment in Scotland, with an expansion of Global’s broadcast centre in Glasgow including a new creative hub that will produce live radio...Publication date: 11.04.2023
