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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’

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Radio 2 Remembers Steve Wright; The Grand House: Boom Or Blight? – review

A tribute to the much-loved DJ is by turns heartwarming and heart-sinking. And Tristram Hunt explores the survival of Britain’s country houses

The Guardian - UK

Nick Grimshaw and 81-year-old mother ‘gassed and robbed by masked criminal gang’ in Ibiza

Raid believed to have been carried out by gang wearing hazmat suits

The Independent UK

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Fearne Cotton says she 'hid in bathrooms' at BBC Radio One due to 'crippling anxiety'

The broadcaster has opened up about the secret toll her mental health took on her while trying to put on a brave face to the rest of the world

Evening Standard

Still No 1? How the music charts lost their lustre

The Top 40 used to bring the UK together. But since the streaming revolution, what we listen to has become increasingly hard to tally

The Guardian - UK

Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright’s cause of sudden death disclosed

Legendary DJ died suddenly in February

The Independent UK

Greg James clipped by van while cycling through central London, in footage recorded by Jeremy Vine

Evening Standard

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“David Bowie was an absolute genius. I learned more from him than from anybody I’ve ever worked with.” Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and more

Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it

Louder

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker told to ‘prepare to die at any moment’ by doctors

‘I only have a finite amount of time left here before I pass over,’ DJ revealed

The Independent UK

“How could Syd Barrett find being in the back of a van with the lads interesting, when his head was out there? You’re working all the time in your head”: The prog credentials of Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon

There are hints throughout the band’s catalogue, but cult album I Trawl The Megahertz, built from quotes found in broadcast media, is Exhibit A in the prog case

Louder

Radio 1 Big Weekend 2024: how to watch online, schedule, full guide

Here's how to watch a 2024 Radio 1 Big Weekend live stream for free from anywhere, with The Last Dinner Party, Sabrina Carpenter and Charlie XCX at the festival at Luton's Stockwood Park.

TechRadar

Ken Bruce continues to eat into BBC’s audience at Greatest Hits Radio

Presenter has added 1.6m listeners to Greatest Hits Radio mid-morning slot in last 12 months

The Guardian - UK

Adele Roberts: ‘My GP told me I was too young for cancer. She sent me for tests anyway and saved my life’

The DJ, 45, on her fan Prince William, improving lesbian representation, recovering from cancer and why colostomy bags are nothing to be ashamed of

The Guardian - UK

Who will replace Clara Amfo on Radio 1? Presenter emotional on final Future Sounds show

The presenter took over from Annie Mac in 2021 on the early evening Monday to Thursday show

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Mark and Lard: ‘We were told no one wants to hear two Mancunians shouting at each other’

Mark Radcliffe and Marc ‘Lard’ Riley were the unlikely lads of 90s radio. Twenty years after their final show, they’re back, touring the UK with tales from the wireless’s wildest ride

Evening Standard

Mollie King talks cycling 500km across England to raise money for Red Nose Day in honour of late dad

EXCLUSIVE The Saturdays singer-turned-Radio 1 DJ has opened up about swapping her mic for a bike as she takes on the biggest endurance challenge of her life for charity

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 1 announce drivetime shake up as Katie Thistleton joins slot after Jordan North's exit

Last week it was confirmed that North would replace Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast following a decade on Radio 1

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: One Person Found This Helpful; Straight to the Comments!; The Rise and Rise of the Microchip; Capital Breakfast – review

Frank Skinner’s new Radio 4 panel show is a winner; the Daily Mail goes below the line; Misha Glenny gives us microchips with everything; and Capital gains Radio 1 star Jordan North

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Evening Standard

I’m A Celebrity star Jordan North to replace Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast

Kemp will step down from the show next month

The Guardian - UK

Steve Wright obituary

One of the most popular disc jockeys on British radio in the 1980s who used a ‘zoo’ format to pull in audiences of eight million

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like losing a life-long companion’: readers on the magic of the late Steve Wright

From helping nurses de-stress to giving advice to would-be DJs, Guardian readers remember the Radio 2 star whose humour and humanity lit up Britain

Evening Standard

Where and when is BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Festival 2025 as Tom Grennan confirmed as headliner for Friday

Biffy Clyro, Confidence Man and James Hype also on bill for ‘first festival of the summer’

GoodToKnow

Exclusive: Matt Edmondson just shared his genius parenting hack for picky eaters – and we're not surprised it works so well

The BBC Radio 1 DJ and dad of two has lifted the lid on how he gets his children to stop being so picky at mealtimes

The Conversation

Annie Nightingale: DJ, author, presenter, mother. Raver extraordinaire.

Annie Nightingale, who died on January 11, was a champion of what she called “underground music”. At the age of 83, she was BBC Radio 1’s longest serving DJ. She outlasted all the male counterparts from the 1970s and – unlike most of them – she never lost her touch…

The Guardian - UK

Annie Nightingale obituary

Radio 1’s longest-serving broadcaster, dedicated to groundbreaking music for more than 50 years

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