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Pop stars from the 80s to host guest shows on Virgin Radio 80s Plus

Virgin Radio 80s Plus is introducing a new guest slot every Saturday to be hosted by 80s stars. The new feature kicks off with Scottish actress and singer Clare Grogan, best known as lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images...

Natalie Imbruglia to host special programme on Virgin Radio

Natalie Imbruglia joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show to talk about presenting an International Women’s Day special on Virgin Radio UK tonight. The singer and actor told Chris: “I picked people that I’ve got funny anecdotal stories about, who have influenced either my music, or just me as a person...

Ricky Wilson to host keynote session at the Student Radio Conference

Virgin Radio’s new Drivetime presenter, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, will give a keynote session at the upcoming National Student Radio Conference. The event is taking place between 3 – 5th April at Exeter University. The rockstar-turned-radio presenter will be chatting to students from across the country about his music...

Ricky Wilson opens up about The Masked Singer on Virgin Radio

The truth is out on Virgin Radio’s Drivetime host Ricky Wilson over being Phoenix on The Masked Singer. The Kaiser Chiefs frontman has been dodging the question for weeks, but on Saturday he revealed himself as Phoenix, narrowly missing out on first place, which went to Busted singer Charlie Simpson as Rhino...

Sky replaced by cinch as sponsors of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show

Virgin Radio UK has signed cinch as the sole sponsor of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show following a three-year deal with Sky. The show started in January 2019 commercial free but with plenty of mentions for Sky and its programming. Now, the online used car marketplace service cinch has agreed on a three year deal starting on Monday...

Whoopi Goldberg talks about historical film Till on Virgin Radio

Whoopi Goldberg was Graham Norton’s guest on Virgin Radio at the weekend and revealed why it’s the right time to release the film Till. The historical film, which is now in cinemas, took decades to make and tells the story of Mamie Till-Bradley, who’s 14-year-old son Emmett was brutally murdered after whistling at a white woman in 1955 Mississippi...

Bono tells Chris Evans how his parents shaped his career

U2’s Bono has spoken about how grateful he is that his parents helped shape the man, and the musician he became. The Irish singer made the remarks when he appeared on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio to discuss his new biography Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story...

Pete Waterman back on air over Christmas on Virgin Radio 80s Plus

Producer and DJ Pete Waterman is to present two special shows on Virgin Radio 80s Plus over the festive season. The 80s legend will be live on Christmas Eve from 6pm to 10pm, and New Year’s Eve 8pm to Midnight. Both programmes will be classic 80s Party Shows. Best known as part of the top songwriting team Stock Aitken Waterman, Pete started his career as a DJ...

James Norton tells Chris Evans about playing Happy Valley villain

Actor James Norton joined Chris Evans on his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show this morning. He was there to talk about returning as Tommy Lee Royce in the hotly anticipated third and final series of Happy Valley. It’s six years since series two ended and the third launches on New Year’s Day on BBC One. James returns to play psychopath and violent criminal Tommy, who has been in prison since series one...

Romesh Ranganathan speaks to Virgin Radio about his Netflix special

The comedian and actor was a guest on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show. He spoke to Chris about The Cynic, his new Netflix special, available on Netflix from today. The recording follows his sell out tour (The Cynic’s Mixtape) between 2019 and 2022 and was recorded at his hometown gig at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley...