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27 January – BBC Radio 2's last closedown at 02:02. Sarah Kennedy is at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finishes "Round Midnight". From 02:00 to 05:00 the following night, listeners hear "You and the Night and the Music". Radio 2 has the longest period of continuous broadcasting of any national radio station in the UK.
April – Due to COVID-19, BBC Radio 2's news bulletins come from BBC Radio 5 Live. Three minute bulletins are broadcast on the hour with extended five minute bulletins at breakfast and on early weekday evenings. 19 December – Graham Norton presents his final Saturday mid-morning show and leaves the station to join Virgin Radio UK. [122] [123]
The Radio 4 UK Theme is used for the first time to coincide with the network becoming a fully national service for the first time and to underline this the station officially becomes known as Radio 4 UK. BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales launch as full time stations on the former Radio 4 Scottish and Welsh medium wave opt-out wavelengths ...
Walker began his radio career in 1966 on Swinging Radio England, an offshore pirate station, before moving to Radio Caroline. He was recruited by BBC Radio 1 in 1969, and then joined Radio 2 in ...
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. [ 1 ] Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content.
While BBC Radio London, albeit with some further minor interruptions, continues to take the show, the rest of the network switches to BBC Radio 5 Live. [4] 4 January – Ian Shepherd joins Central Radio to present weekend breakfast. [5] Former Key 103 presenter Jonathan Miles joins Happy Radio UK to present a weekly show on Saturday evenings. [6]
28 January – After nearly 78 years on air, The Sunday Hour is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 for the final time. [86] 29 January – BBC Radio Cymru 2 began broadcasting at 6:30 am on 29 January 2018. [87] It airs as an opt-out service from 7 to 9 am on Mondays–Saturdays and from 7 to 10 am on Sundays.
The Radio 2 Breakfast Show (also known as The BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show) refers to a range of programming on weekday mornings on BBC Radio 2 since the station's inception on 30 September 1967. The show's longest serving host to date was Sir Terry Wogan , who worked on the programme for over 29 years in two separate stints, from 3 April 1972 ...