Radio

Steve Wright to leave BBC Radio 2 weekday show after nearly 24 years
Presenter says he ‘can’t hog the slot for ever’ as he prepares to make way for Radio 1’s Scott Mills in the autumn
Tom Ambrose
01, Jul, 2022 @5:18 PM

‘A link across time’: how shipping forecast will outlast Radio 4 long wave
Boats have not needed the broadcast for decades but radio bosses know nostalgia for it runs deep
Jim Waterson Media editor
03, Jun, 2022 @10:52 AM

Ken Bruce remains most popular UK radio host as mid-morning trend prevails
Rajar figures reveal changing listening habits as people move from breakfast to pre-lunchtime shows
Jim Waterson Media editor
18, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

John Peel: personal records and memorabilia set for Bonhams auction
Items including a handwritten letter from David Bowie and Peel’s horn gramophone will be up for sale next month
Laura Snapes
18, May, 2022 @2:53 PM

Capital owner told journalists not to report Tim Westwood accusations, staff say
Presenters were also advised not to discuss sexual misconduct allegations against DJ on air, according to staff
Jim Waterson Media editor
04, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

Now the BBC must face another inquest about its safeguarding policies
Broadcaster facing renewed questions over whistleblowing procedures for its staff amid allegations against Tim Westwood
Jim Waterson Media editor
27, Apr, 2022 @7:04 PM

BBC to cut number of programmes it makes, says director general
Tim Davie suggests more stations could become archive services, as he prepares to announce deep cuts
Jim Waterson Media editor
27, Apr, 2022 @3:20 PM

Tim Westwood steps down from radio show after sexual misconduct allegations
DJ has stepped down from Capital Xtra show until further notice, says station’s owner Global
Alexandra Topping
27, Apr, 2022 @2:28 PM

Tim Westwood sexual misconduct claims ‘appalling’ says BBC head
Director general Tim Davie ‘sees no evidence of complaints at BBC’ concerning former Radio 1 DJ
Alexandra Topping
27, Apr, 2022 @2:10 PM

I’m Sorry, I [Still] Haven’t a Clue … how radio’s smuttiest show has beaten the censors for 50 years
Innuendo, tone-deaf singing and dreadful wages: as the cherished BBC panel game celebrates its half century, we look back at its finest moments – and its future
Mark Lawson
11, Apr, 2022 @4:47 PM

Send us your questions for Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo
Got something to ask the film critics and broadcasters? Send it our way and we’ll put it to them
Kathryn Bromwich
07, Apr, 2022 @7:00 AM

Government picks Tory peer Michael Grade to chair Ofcom
Choice of veteran broadcasting executive appears to bring chaotic recruitment saga to an end
Jim Waterson Media editor
24, Mar, 2022 @4:40 PM
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