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Elaine Paige on Sunday attracts around two million listeners a week. [19] In the last quarter of 2017, ratings for Elaine Paige on Sunday increased to 2.38 million, compared to 1.94 million in the same quarter of 2016, which was a new record for the show. [20] In May 2005, The Guardian's Elisabeth Mahoney gave the show an unfavourable review.
BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, as well as solely for BBC Sounds. The BBC has over 5,500 journalists [1] based both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
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]
In September 2004, Paige began a weekly Sunday afternoon radio show, Elaine Paige on Sunday, [50] between 1 and 3 pm on BBC Radio 2, featuring music from musical theatre and film. [73] The 400th edition was broadcast on Sunday 29 July 2012.
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The show marked O'Grady's permanent role as a Radio 2 presenter, following numerous stints standing in on other shows including Elaine Paige on Sunday. The programme celebrated its 200th show on 24 February 2013, its 300th show on 17 May 2015, its 400th show on 11 February 2018, and its 500th show on 28 March 2021.
In September 2004, he created Elaine Paige on Sunday, which he produced until 2010. In 2003, he produced Radio 2's Great British Music Debate and later executive-produced the two follow-ups in 2004. In 2005 he produced Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's first Radio 2 programmes, as well as the Network debuts of Paul O'Grady and John Barrowman .
The album was produced by Mike Moran, vocals were recorded at Air-Edel Studios in London, and the orchestra backing recorded at The Hungarian State Radio Studios, Budapest. The album peaked at #46 in the UK Albums Chart. [2] It features tracks from musicals chosen from top shows as voted in a poll by Paige's BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday.