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Royal Blood respond after backlash to ‘arrogant’ comments at Radio 1’s Big Weekend

Rock duo frontman Mike Kerr stormed off stage after calling Radio 1 festival crowd ‘pathetic’

The Independent UK

‘An astounding rush of real-time creativity’: 40 years of the Smiths’ Peel Sessions

Not everyone finds it easy to listen to the Smiths now, but those early transmissions were utterly formative for this vital new band and their enraptured fans

The Guardian - UK

Royal Blood frontman storms off stage after swearing at BBC Radio 1 crowd

Rock duo branded ‘arrogant’ for their attitude after performing at the BBC’s annual music festival in Dundee

The Independent UK

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Royal Blood criticised after belittling unenthusiastic crowd at Big Weekend

The two-piece outfit expressed their feelings on the Radio 1 stage over the weekend after their set left festival-goers unmoved

Evening Standard

Royal Blood slammed for demanding 'pathetic' Big Weekend crowd clap before walking off

A rock band has been branded 'cringe' after they walked off the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend stage holding two fingers up and branded the crowd 'pathetic'

Daily Mirror

‘I didn’t think it was annoying enough’: how Spitting Image made The Chicken Song

‘It’s a piss-take of Agadoo by Black Lace, one of those mindless summer hits. Someone said “Hold a chicken in the air” and I went “Stick a deckchair up your nose”. We finished it in four minutes’

The Guardian - UK

Denise Welch comes out of 'hiding' to see son Matty Healy perform with The 1975

Denise Welch came out of hiding to support son Matty and his 1975 bandmates at Radio 1's Big Weekend

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Ryan Tubridy turns 50: Facts you didn't know from famous family and guilty pleasure to secret hobby

Here are 50 facts about Ryan Tubridy and some things you may not know about him ahead of his big birthday

Irish Mirror

BBC’s share of radio listening falls to lowest point since 2021, figures show

The figure has been above 50% only once since the reporting of radio listening figures resumed in the summer of 2021.

The Independent UK

Vernon Kay on Radio 2 review – not even a ‘warring’ Holly and Phil can hold the new man back

Taking up the hallowed slot filled by Ken Bruce for 31 years, Kay was incredibly nervous, very touching – and placated the haters despite two embarrassing slips

The Guardian - UK

Annie Mac looks back: ‘I was wild, feral and very comfortable in a tree’

The radio broadcaster and novelist on growing up in a large family in Dublin and swapping DJing for writing

The Guardian - UK

Late Late Show contender Brendan O’Connor suffers blow after listeners tune out of radio show

His RTE Radio 1 Saturday show figures dropped 11,000 to 327,000 while his Sunday show was down 10,000 to 319,000 according to latest Joint National Listenership Ratings

Dublin Live

Rihanna faced toilet troubles during Radio 1 visit, say Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw

Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw have opened up about the BBC station’s glory days and say its HQ used to be in some fairly rundown digs which had a single toilet

Daily Mirror

‘It’s just me... and eight million listeners’: Vernon Kay gets ready for radio’s top job

As he takes the mic of the biggest job in radio, the presenter talks about working-class pride, advice from Bruce Forsyth – and the one item that’s still on his achievement wish list…

The Guardian - UK

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Belfast Live

Colin Murray on Anne Robinson Countdown feud and landing host job full-time

“I was so down when we recorded the first episodes of series 87"

Daily Mirror

Colin Murray lifts lid on Anne Robinson Countdown feud and show's massive change

When Nick Hewer quit the words and numbers show, and Anne Robinson was drafted in as his replacement, Colin’s hopes of hosting were dashed

The Guardian - UK

Adele Roberts becomes fastest woman to run London Marathon with stoma bag

Radio 1 DJ sets record less than 12 months after stopping chemotherapy for bowel cancer

The Independent UK

Greg James says he was hit by a bus and told to ‘shut up’ by the driver

‘He swooped in so quickly he hit my head. He actually hit my head,’ radio host recalled of the incident

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Evening Standard

DJ Tim Westwood interviewed twice under caution by police over alleged sexual offences

The 65-year-old DJ and radio presenter has ‘strongly’ denied any wrongdoing

The Independent UK

DJ Tim Westwood interviewed under caution by police on sexual misconduct claims

The 65-year-old has ‘strongly’ denied any wrongdoing.

Evening Standard

Greg James reveals he was once hit in the head by a bus and told to ‘shut up’ by the driver

The Radio 1 DJ also opened up about suffering with moments of ‘self-doubt’ when he is ‘tired and stressed’

GoodToKnow

When does Vernon Kay start on BBC Radio 2?

Listeners want to know when Vernon Kay will start on BBC Radio 2, having replaced Ken Bruce as the new mid-morning presenter in 2023.

Dublin Live

RTE bosses have 'no contingency plan' for Claire Byrne radio show amid Late Late Show speculation

Claire is the frontrunner to take over from Ryan Tubridy when he steps down as host of the long running chat show next month

Irish Mirror

RTE not making 'emergency plans' for Claire Byrne radio show amid Late Late speculation

Claire is the frontrunner to take over from Ryan Tubridy when he steps down from the host of the Friday night chat show on May 26

Daily Mirror

Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts gives cancer update after Celebrity Bake Off appearance

The Radio 1 star was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021 before undergoing treatment and eventually being given the all-clear

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