Programmes hosted by radio presenter Scott Mills have been removed from both BBC iPlayer and Spotify in the wake of his sacking from the BBC.
The DJ, 53, hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show for the final time last Tuesday (24 March) and was sacked over the weekend due to “allegations about his personal conduct”, the BBC said.
It has since emerged that he was questioned by police under caution in 2018 over allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000.
Mills was not charged with a criminal offence and the case was closed due to lack of evidence.
As news of his departure continued to shake the BBC, a number of Mills' programmes were quietly removed from the internet.
The presenter's “Top Picks” page on BBC iPlayer, which featured a selection of “Scott's favourite films and shows, as heard on The Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2” has been removed from the streaming platform.
His short podcast series with Mercedes-Benz, titled Under the Bonnet: On the Road, has also been removed from Spotify, The Daily Mail reports. It still appears on Apple Podcasts.
The Independent has contacted the BBC and Spotify for comment.
Mills' departure was announced on Monday (30 March), when it led the midday news on Radio 2. In an email sent to staff, the BBC's director of music, Lorna Clarke, said: “I know that this news will be sudden and unexpected, and therefore must come as a shock. Not least as so many of us have worked with Scott over a great many years, across a broad range of our programmes on R1, 5Live, R2 and TV.
“Of course, it will also come as a shock to our audience and loyal breakfast show listeners too. I will update everyone with more information on plans for the show when I’m able to.”
On Tuesday, the BBC reported on the closed police investigation into Mills, which neither the broadcaster nor then-director general Tony Hall reportedly knew about at the time.
Former presenter Anna Brees told The Daily Telegraph that she had contacted the BBC last May with information about alleged “inappropriate communications” involving Mills, but did not receive a reply.
The BBC told The Independent: “We received a press query in 2025 which included limited information. This should have been followed up and we should have asked further questions. We apologise for this and will look into why this did not happen.”
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