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Zoe Ball returning to BBC Radio 2 just weeks after breakfast show exit

Zoe Ball - who left her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December 2024 - is returning to the station this year with a brand new Saturday afternoon show.

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Sorry, Dame Judi, BBC Radio’s job is to find listeners, not train playwrights

Drama on 3 may have lost its place but there’s no need for theatrics, it’s just the reality of change in an era of new formats

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Patrick Doyle’s five best film scores – including his pick of an undiscovered gem

Scottish musician Patrick Doyle is an acclaimed composer of over 60 feature film scores with many attendant accolades, honours and awards. I first met him in 2001 while making a now long-vanished series on movie music called Silverscreen Beats for BBC Radio.

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"He was the first time I'd ever seen the potential of music to be evil": From Oz punk to Detroit blues, Nick Cave names his Desert Island Discs

Nick Cave chose eight favourite songs on the long-running BBC Radio show

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Scott Mills says he is ‘not worried in the slightest’ about major BBC Radio 2 concern

Mills will make his debut as Zoe Ball’s replacement on the flagship show next week

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‘I hated playing by the rules’: Johnnie Walker, the empathetic radio DJ with a rebel spirit

His BBC career began with a year-long suspension and he was later fired for on-air comments. Yet the broadcaster’s warmth meant listeners followed him for more than five decades

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Broadcasting legend Johnnie Walker dead at 79

The death of Johnnie Walker has been announced by his BBC Radio colleague Bob Harris

Louder

Johnnie Walker, legendary BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 79

Walker first rose to fame among British music fans as a disc jockey on pirate station Radio Caroline in the Sixties, and later became a favourite among BBC listeners, even if he did hate the Bay City Rollers

The Independent UK

Terminally ill Newcastle fan tells Howe ‘I told you so’ as Tonali tip wins tie

Steven Hunter has been given six months to live but told the Newcastle boss he is ‘available on weekends’ after giving a winning managerial tip.

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BBC Radio announces its jam-packed Christmas 2024 schedule

Mariah Carey, Cher and a ‘Gavin and Stacey’ star will all be making appearances

The Independent UK

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

The group of northern French mayors are calling for Border Force officers to be sent back to the UK

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball quits BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show

Zoe Ball has quit the 'BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show' after six years, and will step down just before Christmas.

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Amol Rajan left mortified after asking terminally ill Dame Esther Rantzen awkward question on BBC Radio

‘That was probably the worst question I’ve ever asked’ said the host

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Zoe Ball BBC Radio 2 return date revealed following extended absence

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The week in audio: Matt Chorley; Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division and New Order; In The Studio: Laurie Anderson – review

5 Live’s new politics show gets off to a solid start; the never-boring story of New Order is retold. Plus, Laurie Anderson on knob-twiddling

Autosport

F1 Dutch Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.The McLaren driver produced a storming lap to take pole position by 0.356s over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri taking third place.George Russell’s late improvement pushed…

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Charles Leclerc will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.The Ferrari driver inherited pole for a second consecutive year at Spa-Francorchamps, as Max Verstappen topped qualifying but, with his 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, it…

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Evening Standard

BBC Proms 2024: classical experts on their top Royal Albert Hall picks from Beethoven to Sam Smith

Ahead of Prom season kicking off this weekend here’s what to book, from those in the know

The Independent UK

John Hunt family: Tributes to ‘loveliest, gentlest’ wife and daughters of BBC star after crossbow killings

John Hunt’s BBC Radio 5 Live colleague chokes up in pre-Euros message of support, as friends pay tribute to Carol and her daughters Louise and Hannah

The Guardian - UK

John Powell obituary

Other lives: BBC Radio producer who was responsible for making dramas and arts programmes from the 1960s through to the 90s

The Independent UK

BBC radio legend addresses ‘cruel’ axing of show

Bill Rennells, 92, presented the final episode of ‘Harmony Night’ on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK

The Last Dinner Party named BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024

London-based rock band beat several up-and-coming acts for the honour

The Independent UK

BBC Radio 1Xtra star DJ Ace quits station after 21 years

Long-time host announced the news, celebrating ‘10,000 hours on air’

The Independent UK

Clara Amfo quits BBC Radio 1 show as replacement is announced

Amfo said she felt ‘energised and excited’ for her next chapter

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