Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Radio 2

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.

BANG Premier

Zoe Ball quits BBC Radio 2 breakfast show 'to focus on family' with Scott Mills taking over

Zoe Ball tells listeners during Tuesday morning’s show she will be leaving before Christmas

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball to step down from BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December

She has been presenting the show since taking over from Chris Evans in 2019.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Paddy McGuinness says ‘life-changing’ bike ride showed ‘who I am off telly’

The BBC Radio 2 ultra endurance cycle challenge saw him travel through three nations and eight counties last week.

Evening Standard

Paddy McGuinness in tears as he completes epic Children In Need bike ride and raises £7.5million

The former Top Gear host has raised over £7.5 million during his five-day journey from Wrexham to Glasgow

Evening Standard

Paddy: The Ride of My Life — release date, interview and everything we know

Paddy: The Ride of My Life sees Paddy McGuinness undertaking an epic 300 mile journey for BBC Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge for Children in Need 2024

WhatToWatch

Paddy McGuinness latest celeb to join CBeebies Bedtime Stories reading tale on managing big emotions

The BBC broadcaster joins previous celebs, Olivia Colman, Kylie Minogue and Tom Hardy on the yellow chair

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Paddy McGuinness's 2024 Children in Need cycling challenge: schedule, route and how to donate

The comedian, television and radio presenter is cycling through three countries on a modified Raleigh Chopper bike to raise money for the annual appeal

Evening Standard

Girls Aloud to release first song since 2012, solely with vocals by late Sarah Harding

Group revisit their chart-topping 2004 cover of the Pretenders’ I’ll Stand By You to benefit BBC Children in Need

The Guardian - UK

DJ Johnnie Walker says it will be ‘sad to say goodbye’ ahead of last show

The veteran presenter announced earlier in October that he was retiring from radio after 58 years due to ill health.

Evening Standard

BBC DJ Johnnie Walker says farewell to Sounds of the 70s after 58 years on air

Radio 2 broadcaster hangs up headphones because of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which makes breathing difficult

The Guardian - UK

Johnnie Walker signs off final Rock Show by thanking producer

He is stepping away from BBC Radio 2 as his health worsens.

The Independent UK

Major BBC radio stations enjoy listener bump amid summer of sport and events

Amid the summer success, the BBC saw further decline in the number of people listening to local and regional services.

The Independent UK

Monty Don’s first Chelsea garden will be dog-friendly

Gardeners’ World presenter is bucking the trend to make the event more inclusive

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

TV’s Monty Don brings love of dogs to his first Chelsea Flower Show garden

The RHS and Radio 2 dog garden aims to give green-fingered dog owners ideas for creating a haven for themselves and their pets.

The Independent UK

Fearne Cotton reveals devastating reason she left BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Fearne Cotton has revealed her devastating reason for leaving live radio broadcasts in an openly honest and frank interview with presenter Davina McCall.

The Independent UK

Ken Bruce got so drunk while coming up with PopMaster he forgot what the gameshow was

‘None of us could remember what we decided,’ the host said

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Kill List; Call Her Daddy; Boj & Kate Have a Lot on Their Plate; Johnny Walker – review

The tale of a scam hitman on the dark web grips after a slow start; Kamala Harris has the human touch in a US interview; Kate Lawler is moreish; and a radio stalwart is set to bow out

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

BANG Premier

The Beatles top BBC Radio 2 ultimate British group poll

The Beatles have been voted the ultimate British group in a poll of BBC Radio 2 listeners to mark National Album Day later this month.

The Independent UK

BBC Radio poll reveals ‘the ultimate British group’

Poll was held by the BBC as part of National Album Day celebrations

The Independent UK

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan reveals that he has come ‘very close’ to suicide

The comedian says that he first started getting suicidal thoughts as a teenager after his father was sent to prison

Evening Standard

Radio 2 presenter schedule: Scott Mills replaces Zoe Ball on breakfast show

Ball announced Mills will replace her on the show — and her exit has sparked a Radio 2 reshuffle as various presenters begin new roles

The Independent UK

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker retires due to terminal illness

Walker previously claimed radio show was keeping him alive as it gave him ‘purpose’

Louder

“It’s not often we perform such intimate shows, so we’re really looking forward to this.” The Cure are recording an exclusive gig in London this month, and you could be there to see it

Find out how to get tickets to see The Cure live at special Radio 2 In Concert show

The Independent UK

Vernon Kay shares health update as he returns to BBC Radio 2 slot

Presenter said he was ‘not 100%’ after short illness that forced him to pull out of Tuesday’s show

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.