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BBC Radio 2 presenter Claudia Winkleman and her Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter Tess Daly are to take part in the longest ever Danceathon in Red Nose Day history. It starts on Monday 11 March,…

Radio and TV presenter Mike Read has signed a publishing agreement with Cranthorpe Millner Publishers for his new book. It’s a comprehensive dive into the fascinating history of London’s Denmark…

A panel of industry experts has named Desert Island Discs as the greatest radio programme of all time, the Radio Times has reported. Desert Island Discs, which was first broadcast in 1942 on the…

Moira Stuart’s debut on Tim Lihoreau’s More Music Breakfast Show this morning was professional, calming and understated in the way you’d expect it to be on Classic FM. Her first news bulletin was…

Listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme heard John Humphrys interviewing a nude economist this morning. Dr Victoria Bateman of Cambridge University was discussing her rather different approach…

Chris Evans has told listeners to his Virgin Radio breakfast show that Wireless’ talkRADIO is going to rebrand as talkNEWS – and suggested Nick Ferrari and John Humphrys would be great…

Fearne Cotton will deputise for Zoe Ball when she takes holidays from the Radio 2 breakfast show, with comedian Matt Lucas looking after the show on Bank Holidays. Zoe announced the news this…

Former Kiss, Radio 1 and 5 live presenter DJ Spoony is hosting his first show for BBC Radio 2 this month. He’ll cover for Craig Charles on the station’s funk and soul House Party show on…

Radio audience figures released today show that Greg James has increased listening to the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show. The industry’s body Rajar shows his audience reach in the last three months of…

Tony Hadley is joining BBC Three Counties Radio to present a new weekend show. The former Spandau Ballet frontman recently teased on his Facebook page that something new is coming to the BBC…