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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.
2 April – First edition of the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is aired on BBC Radio 4. In 2020 (when it will still be running) the programme will be voted the greatest radio comedy of all time by a panel convened by Radio Times. [2] 3 April – Terry Wogan joins Radio 2 to present the new weekday breakfast show.
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 ...
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]
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.
Night Ride is a long-running overnight radio programme that was heard for many years on BBC Radio 2.It first went on air in 1967, and was revived as part of a schedule overhaul in January 1984 when it was heard daily from 1am to 3am.
2 May – BBC Radio 4 launches a new breakfast programme Up to the Hour. Consequently, The Today Programme is reduced from a continuous two-hour programme to two 25-minute slots. 1978. 28 April – Noel Edmonds presents the Radio 1 Breakfast show for the final time. 2 May – Dave Lee Travis takes over as presenter of Radio 1 Breakfast. [2]
The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 (2010–2018) Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 (2010–2018) 18 January – A History of the World in 100 Objects on BBC Radio 4 (2010) 14 February – Weekend Wogan on BBC Radio 2 (2010–2015) 2 April – Meet David Sedaris on BBC Radio 4 (2010–present) 2 October – Graham Norton on BBC ...