Radio legend Ken Bruce quipped he was with “the dregs of broadcasting”, as friends from his former BBC station welcomed him to his new home.
Radio 2 alumni including DJs Simon Mayo and Richard Allinson threw a launch party for the star, along with Paul Gambaccini, who still hosts a weekly broadcast on the station.
A mariachi band played as gymnasts backflipped at the “welcome home” party, thrown at the London studios of Greatest Hits radio where Ken now presents, having left the BBC after 40 years.