The Latest Breaking News from Radio 2

Programme lost more than 360,000 listeners following Ball’s exit

Zoe Ball bowed out as presenter on December 20 2024 after nearly six years in the role.

The BBC Radio 2 presenter said the song contest is ‘magical’ because ‘there is no bad news’ and it is full of joy and love.

Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is taking place tonight in Basel, Switzerland, with the UK’s entry Remember Monday hoping to avoid the dreaded nul points

Broadcaster, disc jockey and newsreader on BBC Radio 2 for nearly 40 years

‘I’ve had a few lie-ins,’ admitted presenter after taking five-month break from radio

Ball will return to the airwaves for a Saturday afternoon slot from 1pm to 3pm.

A number of programmes will feature on BBC Two and BBC Radio 2 to celebrate the event.

The broadcaster on radioactive tomatoes, his suburban upbringing and still being a showoff

The DJ is set to return to BBC Radio 2 in May to host a new weekly show, from 1pm to 3pm on Saturdays.

For many, the words “the first in a new murder mystery series from Jeremy Vine” will feel more like a threat than a promise. Ever since Richard Osman’s monster hit The Thursday Murder Club five years ago, there has been a barrage of crime novels written by British broadcasters —…