Radio

BBC told Kirsty Lang not to ‘say goodbye’ on leaving Front Row
Journalist voluntarily left Radio 4 show after 19 years but was saddened by lack of BBC announcement
Jamie Grierson
24, Mar, 2023 @1:32 PM

‘It just feels a bit sad’: the Rev Richard Coles disappointed at ‘rushed’ BBC Radio 4 exit
Exclusive: BBC fail to publicise the presenter’s Saturday Live exit after 12 years – caused by them relocating the show to Cardiff
Alexi Duggins
22, Mar, 2023 @3:20 PM

Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce pays tribute to listeners on final show
Host, who is leaving BBC after 46 years, says it is a shame he had to finish 17 days before end of contract
Emily Dugan and agency
03, Mar, 2023 @3:40 PM

Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 departure handled badly, says Simon Mayo
Mayo says it is surprising Bruce was allowed to carry on for so long after announcing switch to GHR
Tom Ambrose
02, Mar, 2023 @6:30 PM

BBC local staff to strike over radio changes and job losses
NUJ votes ‘overwhelmingly’ to back industrial action over programme-sharing plan for local radio
Jamie Grierson
28, Feb, 2023 @2:01 PM

Ken Bruce says BBC has hastened his Radio 2 exit
Veteran presenter says BBC has brought forward his last show to beginning rather than end of March
Nadeem Badshah
24, Feb, 2023 @11:01 PM

Why rumours of BBC Radio 2’s demise might be overstated
Could losing half a million listeners to rivals, plus Vanessa Feltz and Ken Bruce leaving, signal trouble – or that the station is doing something right?
Hannah Verdier
02, Feb, 2023 @3:01 PM

BBC Local staff to vote on strike action over radio overhaul
National Union of Journalists ballots members in response to BBC plan for programme sharing and loss of 48 staff posts
Jamie Grierson
30, Jan, 2023 @6:23 PM

The Guardian view on Radio 3’s new leader: a tough challenge ahead | Editorial
Editorial: Besieged by cuts, falling audiences and rows about ‘dumbing down’, BBC radio’s classical music flagship is small but still vitally important
Editorial
22, Jan, 2023 @6:25 PM

‘It’s like signing Messi’: Ken Bruce’s move a coup for Greatest Hits Radio
Radio 2’s loss of veteran DJ is GHR’s gain as it replaces local stations with its winning formula of 20th-century pop
Hannah Verdier
21, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

Ken Bruce to leave BBC for new radio show
Broadcaster presented morning show on Radio 2 and joins Bauer station’s Greatest Hits Radio
Kevin Rawlinson
17, Jan, 2023 @3:43 PM

As an ex-BBC presenter, I want to hear a vision that goes beyond cut, cut, cut | Roger Bolton
‘It’s your BBC,’ they say. But that will ring hollow unless licence-fee payers are given a say in what happens, says journalist Roger Bolton
Roger Bolton
02, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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