All Radio articles – Page 41
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NewsR2 ups indie output to a third of total
BBC Radio 2 plans to commission a third of its output from the indie sector within 12 months, controller Bob Shennan has revealed.
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NewsChris Evans to host 5 Live show
Chris Evans is joining Radio 5 Live Sports Extra to present a show from the US Masters golf tournament.
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NewsAdam and Joe to return to 6 Music
Comic duo Adam and Joe are returning to host their radio show on BBC digital station 6 Music next month.
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NewsR2 revives comedy award
Steve Wright has kicked off a hunt for the best UK stand-up comedy talent with the revival of the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award.
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NewsMoyles to host longest R1 show
Chris Moyles is set to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for more than 37 hours in a bid to break the station’s former record for Red Nose Day.
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NewsBBC Trust backs iPlayer changes
Some BBC radio dramas and documentaries will be available to listeners for longer on iPlayer after the BBC Trust backed the move.
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Top Tory appeals over BBC cuts
A top Conservative MP has reportedly appealed to the Foreign Secretary to ask him to look again at his slashing of the BBC World Service budget.
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NewsTV and radio shows 'boost tourism'
Television, radio and films helped boost visits to main tourist attractions last year, according to new figures.
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NewsCharlie Brooker's R4 show to return
Satirist Charlie Brooker is to make a second series of a BBC radio show that asks panellists to come up with the worst answers to his questions.
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NewsBBC2 to remake Bleak R4 comedy
The BBC has commissioned a script that will see Radio 4 comedy Bleak Expectations transfer to BBC2.
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NewsBauer promotes Blaxill to boost content
Bauer Radio has promoted Ric Blaxill to the new role of music and content director to drive synergies between its 42 stations.
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NewsKeys and Gray make Talksport debut
Andy Gray and Richard Keys have made their radio debut, but failed to mention the Sky Sports sexism row that saw them lose their jobs.
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NewsArchers star expresses fears for Radio 4
Graham Seed - the late Nigel Pargetter in The Archers - has voiced his concerns about the future of Radio 4.
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NewsWise Buddah launches Manchester division
Radio indie Wise Buddah is launching a Manchester base and has snapped up Jo Meek the former managing director of rival Somethin Else’s north-west division.
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NewsBBC wins Paralympics radio rights
The BBC has won the rights to provide radio coverage of the 2012 Paralympic Games on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra.
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NewsAndy Gray and Richard Keys hired by Talk Sport
Andy Gray and Richard Keys, the shamed duo at the centre of the Sky Sports sexism row, are to make a sensational return to broadcasting for Talk Sport.
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News5 Live posts record figures
Nicky Campbell helped push Radio 5 Live to its biggest ever audience with more than seven million listeners, according to the latest Rajar figures.
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NewsWhiley to leave R1; Radcliffe and Maconie to 6 Music
Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s popular evening show is dropped from Radio 2 after four years.
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NewsBBC axes Electric Proms
The BBC has axed its Electric Proms music festival due to “continuing efficiency savings” - ending a five-year run that included shows from Sir Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Sir Elton John.
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NewsJacqui Smith to front BBC porn doc
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who put adult films watched by her husband on expenses, is to investigate the porn industry for a BBC documentary