Radio 5 Live
Rise of internet and social media dashes beautiful dream of BBC Radio 5 Live | Barney Ronay
BBC Radio 5 Live, the nation’s first easy-access rolling news and sport channel celebrates its 30th anniversary, but the rise of the internet has eroded its voice
Barney Ronay
30, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
‘Know your audience’: BBC 5 Live chief on the station’s staying power
On 5 Live’s 30th birthday, Heidi Dawson says more of the BBC should be based outside London to reflect the national conversation
Alexandra Topping
28, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
The week in audio: Catching the Kingpins; Carol Vorderman; Stephen Mangan; Ending Homelessness the Finnish Way – review
A cracking tale of criminals and encrypted phones; the outspoken ex-BBC Radio Wales host jumps ship to commercial; the Finns show us the way on social problems; and farewell to Annie Nightingale
Miranda Sawyer
20, Jan, 2024 @5:00 PM
Rick Edwards looks back: ‘I don’t know what my dad said to make me smile like that’
The TV presenter turned podcaster on causing trouble at school, why he’s geeky about science and how being on TV changed him
Harriet Gibsone
06, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
The week in audio: Terri White: Finding Britain’s Ghost Children; From Gay to Ze; Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?
White’s emotional investigation into kids in abusive households is a must-hear. Plus, queer parents debunk gender roles and a hilarious return for Radio 4’s spy drama
Miranda Sawyer
25, Mar, 2023 @5:00 PM
The week in audio: BBC 5 Live; Shock and War; Countered Terrorism; The Trust Race; Movers and Shakers
Even the Lineker row couldn’t stop Stephen Nolan; Gordon Corera launched an insightful look back at the Iraq war; and Rory Cellan-Jones talked to others about the trials of Parkinson’s Disease
Miranda Sawyer
18, Mar, 2023 @5:00 PM
Radio and podcasts: Miranda Sawyer’s 10 best listens of 2022
Brilliant audio really can be about anything, whether it’s disinformation, the Ukrainian frontline, gendered violence, cancer, periods, black British music… or cuckoo clocks
Miranda Sawyer
17, Dec, 2022 @5:30 PM
Nick Fisher obituary
Writer and broadcaster who lent his fishing expertise to TV and radio shows and co-authored The River Cottage Fish Book
Jude Rogers
04, Dec, 2022 @3:53 PM
LBC draws level with 5 Live as BBC loses ground to commercial rivals
As commercial radio stations have invested and poached stars such as Andrew Marr, audiences have grown
Jim Waterson Media editor
26, Oct, 2022 @11:01 PM
The week in audio: 5 Live Breakfast; LBC; Sounds of Black Britain; Empire; Love and Radio – review
When radio coverage of the Queen’s death ended up like a long Test match commentary, it was good to turn to some alternative views of Britishness
Miranda Sawyer
17, Sep, 2022 @4:00 PM
BBC stands firm on decision to scrap classified football results on Radio 5 Live
In spite of widespread criticism the corporation has said decision to scrap classified results, which have been read out on Saturday afternoons since the mid-1950s, will stand
Ed Aarons
10, Aug, 2022 @3:15 PM
The week in audio: Gaming Prom; The Silent Mind; The Electricity of Every Living Thing and more
The first ever video game Prom proves a treat for the open-minded
Miranda Sawyer
06, Aug, 2022 @4:00 PM
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