"""You and the Night and the Music"". Radio 2 has the longest period of continuous broadcasting of any national radio station in the UK. The BBC Pips are broadcast at 7am and 8am on weekdays, then again at 5pm and 7pm. BBC Radio 2 moved its studios from Broadcasting House to the adjacent Wogan House in 2006. Although the majority of programming comes from London, some shows are broadcast from other cities around the UK, including Birmingham and Manchester. For many years, the network's overnight presenters, such as Janice Long and Alex Lester, were based in Birmingham, but made the"
"On 25 October 1993, the pair transferred to Radio 1 full-time and began presenting a late night show from 10pm-midnight on Mondays-Thursdays, replacing Nicky Campbell's ""Into the Night"". The ""Graveyard Shift"" featured a mix of comedy sketches, poetry readings, live sessions and guests, including regular contributors such as Mark Kermode, Mark Lamarr, Stuart Maconie, Ian McMillan and Katie Puckrik. Following Chris Evans' departure from Radio 1, Mark and Lard transferred to the flagship ""Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" in February 1997 - which they had presented as stand-ins for Evans. But low ratings led to the pair being replaced by Kevin"
"The Late Show (UK TV programme) The Late Show (1989–1995) is a British television arts magazine programme that was broadcast on BBC Two weeknights at 11.15pm—directly after ""Newsnight""—often referred to as the ""graveyard slot"" in terms of television scheduling. The programme was commissioned by BBC Two Controller Alan Yentob, who had a background in serious arts documentaries, but the production team — led by Michael Jackson — were mostly from youth programming backgrounds including ""Network 7"". The programme combined a number of format elements from earlier BBC arts magazine programmes such as ""Monitor"" and ""Late Night Line-Up"". With the cancellation"
"writers and critics rather than professional broadcasters or journalists. For many it was their first exposure on mainstream television. Regular presenters included: Occasional Presenters: Regular Reporters: The Late Show (UK TV programme) The Late Show (1989–1995) is a British television arts magazine programme that was broadcast on BBC Two weeknights at 11.15pm—directly after ""Newsnight""—often referred to as the ""graveyard slot"" in terms of television scheduling. The programme was commissioned by BBC Two Controller Alan Yentob, who had a background in serious arts documentaries, but the production team — led by Michael Jackson — were mostly from youth programming backgrounds including"
"Friday nights/Saturday mornings from midnight to 3 am. He was replaced in this slot by Mark Lamarr, but returned to it temporarily, when Lamarr left the BBC at the end of 2010. The end of the Friday show has allowed Harris to concentrate more on producing one-off shows such as the ""Maple Leaf Revolution"" under the auspices of the Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company. Harris was heard covering for Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2 drivetime over the festive holiday 200708 and 200809. Harris has presented the live from the O2 in London every year since its inception in 2013 and"
"Alex Lester Alexander Norman Charles ""Alex"" Lester (born 11 May 1956 in Walsall, Staffordshire) is a British broadcaster. He presented the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2 from 1992 until 2014. From October 2014 until January 2017, he presented the midnight to 3am programme every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He also temporarily replaced Russell Brand on Saturday evenings in late 2008, between 9 and 11pm, following Brand's resignation over his infamous prank calls row. A doctor's son, Lester was educated at Denstone College, and worked in a variety of jobs (including at Dudley Zoo, in a pub, and as"
"Victoria Derbyshire Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a BAFTA, RTS and Sony award-winning English journalist and broadcaster. Her current affairs and debate programme has been broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel since 2015. She has presented ""Newsnight"" in the past. She formerly presented the morning news/current affairs and interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday and was a 5 Live presenter for 16 years, departing in late 2014. She left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty. Derbyshire was"
"The Graveyard Shift, a show presented by Wayne Madden (once a producer at the former UTV Talk107), which is a Hard Rock and Heavy Metal show containing news, views, interviews and reviews from the scene both locally and further afield. It is the only show on Y Radio to remain unchanged since January 2010 (when it was first broadcast) and has featured both collaborations with festivals like The Damnation Festival and Sonisphere as well as interviews with bands like Trivium, Black Dahlia Murder, Alter Bridge, Theory Of A Deadman and In Flames The station is managed by the YMCA North"
"midnight, presenting an 1980s show to complement the weekend 1960s and 1970s decade shows. The show began on Saturday 5 October 2013. The show moved to Friday nights from April 2016. In May 2018, Cox began a new show on Radio 2 from Monday to Thursday between 20:00 and midnight. She was replaced as host of ""Sounds of the 80s"" by Gary Davies; Cox presented her final edition of the show on 11 May 2018. Upon Chris Evans's announcement that he would leave the station, Cox was heavily linked to being his replacement until Zoë Ball was announced. On 29"
"South FM only plays up to 4 minutes of commercials per hour. At one time the station used to broadcast from a collection of converted schoolrooms in a premises just off Nutgrove Avenue. This was before their move to the Dundrum Shopping Centre. Wayne Madden, an Irish journalist based in the UK, who now presents his own programme 'The Graveyard Shift' on Y Radio in Newcastle, England, and is a former producer for Talk107 in Edinburgh presented with Dublin South FM at this time. His original format for 'The Graveyard Shift' was launched on Dublin South FM in 2003 and"
"2, presenting a Saturday afternoon show from 3 pm to 6 pm. In 2000, she began as a weekday presenter. She hosted originally from Birmingham but since April 2008 from BBC Radio 2 studios in London. Live music has included sessions from Adele, the Zutons, Primal Scream, Kasabian, Amy McDonald, Hard Fi, Faithless, the Manic Street Preachers, Marillion, Josh Ritter, the Stranglers, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Moby, the Dandy Warhols, Stereophonics, Aslan and a significant number of new and unsigned bands such as Elle S'Appelle, Vijay Kishore, Damien Dempsey, Amsterdam, Senses and Sam Isaac. Amy Winehouse performed her first radio session"
"Chris Hawkins Christopher Charles ""Chris"" Hawkins (born 23 September 1975, in Loppington, Shropshire, England) is a presenter, performance DJ, reporter, journalist, producer, and music pundit. Hawkins is the presenter of the BBC Radio 6 Music overnight radio shows that air nightly from 2 am-7 am, including a live show from 5 am (also covering drive and afternoons), occasionally assuming additional duties on BBC Radio 2. He makes frequent TV appearances as a personality pundit and pop-culture expert. Hawkins did his university studies at the University of Nottingham, where he obtained a degree in American Studies, and spent some time at"
"Deborah Mackenzie Deborah Mackenzie (born 16 May 1955) is one of four presenters who regularly present the overnight shift on the rolling 24-hour UK news service the BBC News Channel, which is also shown on BBC One and BBC World News during this time. She was born on the same day as Hazel O'Connor. Mackenzie was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is a trained voice coach. Before taking up this role Mackenzie appeared on the BBC World Service for a number of years, and also presented several programmes on classical music, such as the BBC"
"later moving to BFBS UK and others, and moved to BFBS Radio 2 in 2003 presenting in a style which the public have grown accustomed to with his shows on BBC Radio 2. From October 2006 he took over a daily show for the network, going out Mondays-Fridays from 9 to 11am UK time, which he presented until March 2008. Richard has also been known to present shows on the BBC World Service. From 2009, Allinson returned to BBC Radio 2 on a regular basis, presenting the weekend overnight slots, replacing Pete Mitchell and Mo Dutta's slots. The show went"
"Shift (radio program) Shift is a national Canadian public radio music program presented by Tom Allen and broadcast on CBC Radio 2 that spans the genres of classical, singer-songwriter and pop music. According to its official webpage: """"Shift"" presents music that is multi-genre and familiar, programmed to engage the at-work or at-home listener with a lively and varied soundtrack for the afternoon. Host Tom Allen brings the music to life with stories of composers, performers and the everyday world, delivered in his warm, conversational style."" ""Shift"" is broadcast each weekday from Monday to Friday between 1:00pm and 3:30pm EST (Eastern"
"of the broadcaster's celebration of the 20th anniversary of Britpop, Whiley and Lamacq would present a week of ""Evening Sessions"" on Radio 2 from 7 April. In January 2018 it was announced that Whiley would join daytime on a show with Simon Mayo. This is the first time a female has presented a Radio 2 daytime show in 20 years. On 22 October that year, the station announced that Mayo would be leaving Radio 2 after a backlash against the change, with Whiley moving back to an evening slot. Whiley presents televised coverage of major music festivals, such as the"
"midnight to 3am. However, on March 26, 2017, Harris presented his last weekend show on Radio 2 due to major changes to the weekend schedule. ""Bob Harris Country"" will continue on Thursdays. Harris also contributes to the overnight Radio 2 playlists on a Wednesday into Thursday, presenting an hour on country music. In addition to his Radio 2 programmes, in 2002 Harris became an original presenter on the newly launched digital station BBC 6 Music, presenting a Sunday-evening show from 5 to 8 pm. He left 6 Music in 2004 to present another show on Radio 2, which broadcast on"
"offered the 'graveyard slot' of 1:00 am6:00 am (six nights a week), making him the youngest permanent presenter on mainstream commercial radio. Mills later moved to the late afternoon 'drive time' slot. Mills moved from Power FM to GWR FM Bristol, staying with the station for two years, before joining Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester starting on the late night slot before moving to the mid-morning show. In 1995, Mills began to work for the new London station Heart 106.2. Mills has provided various voice-overs, including the voice of the specialist of the in-store radio station Homebase FM, the voice-over"
"Standard Time). Shift (radio program) Shift is a national Canadian public radio music program presented by Tom Allen and broadcast on CBC Radio 2 that spans the genres of classical, singer-songwriter and pop music. According to its official webpage: """"Shift"" presents music that is multi-genre and familiar, programmed to engage the at-work or at-home listener with a lively and varied soundtrack for the afternoon. Host Tom Allen brings the music to life with stories of composers, performers and the everyday world, delivered in his warm, conversational style."" ""Shift"" is broadcast each weekday from Monday to Friday between 1:00pm and 3:30pm"
"Bill Torrance William ""Bill"" Torrance (born 13 May 1946) is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting ""The Beechgrove Garden"" on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s, Torrance is currently a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay 2. In addition to Tay 2, Torrance also presents for NORTHSOUND 2 on Sunday afternoons. A man of many talents, for more than two decades now, Torrance has hosted Scotland's longest running stage show - Jamie's Scottish Evening - at the Thistle Edinburgh hotel. Jamie's Scottish Evening is more than just a show, with his expertise, Torrance makes this evening not"
"station said, ""He is a great asset, a fantastic broadcaster and someone we are proud to work with."" In October 2016, it was reported that Blackburn would again be working for the BBC, presenting an hour-long programme on BBC Radio 2 on Friday evenings, and additionally returning to both BBC Radio London and Radio Berkshire. He returned to Radio 2 on 31 December 2016, opening with Gloria Gaynor's ""I Will Survive"". Blackburn also presents ""Sounds of the 60s"" on BBC Radio 2, having taken over in 4 March 2017 from Brian Matthew, who hosted it for 27 years. The show"
"“the selfie-fication” of political thought, Marxism remains refreshingly bracing in its view of the world."" Stuart Maconie Stuart Maconie (born 13 August 1960) is a British radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week (MondayFriday, 1pm4pm), alongside Mark Radcliffe, called ""Radcliffe & Maconie"", which broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester. The pair had previously presented an evening show on BBC Radio 2. Maconie used to present"
"In December 2010 Lester announced his engagement to his longtime partner Kerry, who is also known as ""The Dark Lady"". They married on 3 December 2011. Edwina Hayes, a singer-songwriter whose music had been featured on Lester's show, performed at the ceremony. Alex is a stepfather to Kerry's two adult children, Jamie and Ella, from a previous relationship. Alex Lester Alexander Norman Charles ""Alex"" Lester (born 11 May 1956 in Walsall, Staffordshire) is a British broadcaster. He presented the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2 from 1992 until 2014. From October 2014 until January 2017, he presented the midnight"
"The Gerry Ryan Show The Gerry Ryan Show (often referred to as The Ryan Show, The G. Ryan Show or GRS) was RTÉ 2fm's mid-morning radio show. Presented by Gerry Ryan until hours before his sudden death, it was launched in March 1988 and ran from nine until midday on weekday mornings. Described by the BBC as ""a de facto forum for the nation, the radio equivalent of ""The Late Late Show"" on RTÉ television"", the show, in its later years, popularised the satire of ""Nob Nation"", spawned the cross-media event ""Operation Transformation"" and provided a launchpad for the career"
"Emily Maitlis Emily Maitlis (born 6 September 1970) is a British journalist, documentary-maker and newsreader for the BBC. She presents BBC Two's news and current affairs programme ""Newsnight"" and covers elections for the BBC in UK, US and Europe. In January 2014, she became acting political editor of ""Newsnight"" when she temporarily replaced Allegra Stratton who took maternity leave until later that year. Maitlis was born to British parents in Canada but raised in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she was educated at the King Edward VII School. Her first occupation was as a trainee hairdresser. A Cambridge University graduate who studied"
"Simon Mayo Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo (born 21 September 1958) is an English radio presenter and author who has worked for BBC Radio since 1982. Mayo was the presenter of ""Simon Mayo Drivetime"" on BBC Radio 2 between 2010 and 2018 and with Mark Kermode, presenter of ""Kermode and Mayo's Film Review"" on BBC Radio 5 Live. Mayo was the presenter a revamped drive time show on Radio 2 with Jo Whiley which began on 14 May 2018 and it will end on 21 December 2018. In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the ""Radio Broadcaster of the Year"" at the"
"Newsnight Newsnight is a weekday BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. The programme's regular presenters are currently Kirsty Wark and Emily Maitlis. Several of the programme's editors over the years have gone on to senior positions within the BBC and elsewhere. ""Newsnight"" has been broadcast on BBC Two since 1980. It goes out on weekday evenings between 10:30pm and 11:15pm. Occasionally it may have an extended edition if there is an especially significant event in the news – as happened on 7 July 2011, when the closure of the ""News"
"As one of the longest-serving broadcasters on the network, he was occasionally heard on Radio 2 during the daytime when regular presenters were away. The programme was broadcast from 4am until 6:30am until December 1992, and from 3am to 5am during 1993. For 16 years, starting in January 1994, the programme began at 3am and finished at 6am, until it was rescheduled in 2010 after changes to the Radio 2 morning schedule. It was then broadcast from 2am to 5am every weekday. With the introduction of After Midnight on Radio 2 in October 2014, the show was broadcast from 12am"
"programme is the Sunday Gardening Podcast, which has recently been voted in the top three of the Telegraph's selection. Tim Crowther Tim Crowther (19 November 1958) has presented for BBC Radio Leeds since the late 1970s, whilst he was still a student at the City of Leeds College of Music. Since then, he has hosted breakfast, mid-morning, lunchtime, afternoon and drivetime programmes, as well as a range of daytime and weekend programmes. Tim presented a show with horticulturist Joe Maiden for 22 and a half years until Mr Maiden's death in September 2015. He is now professionally partnered with horticultural"
"Simon Mayo Drivetime Simon Mayo Drivetime was the incarnation of the drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 between 11 January 2010 and 4 May 2018. It was broadcast on weekdays from 17:00 to 19:00 in the United Kingdom. It was presented by broadcaster Simon Mayo, who moved to drivetime from his weekday afternoon show on BBC Radio 5 Live after Chris Evans moved to take over the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. On 10 January 2018, the BBC announced that Jo Whiley will become Mayo's co-host from 14 May. The drivetime show will also be extended to 8pm (being cut back"
"Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth II. Ten years later, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2009. Dotun Adebayo Oludotun ""Dotun"" Adebayo, MBE (born 25 August 1960) is a British radio presenter, writer, and publisher. He is best known for his work on ""Up All Night"" on BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as the obituary programme ""Brief Lives"". Dotun Adebayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved with his family to England at the age of six. His younger brother Diran Adebayo is a novelist and his nephew"
"Tom Edwards (broadcaster) Tom Edwards (born 20 March 1945, Norwich, England) is a British radio presenter and television announcer. Tom began work as a journalist, then became the announcer on the Border Television programme ""Beat the Border"". He worked for Radio City and Radio Caroline in the 1960s, and later for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, presenting the early Saturday morning show on the latter in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1968, Edwards replaced Simon Dee on “Midday Spin” on BBC Radio One and Two. In the 1970s he worked as a presenter on BBC East's daily"
"Despatch Box Despatch Box was a late night political analysis television programme produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Two between 20 October 1998 and 20 December 2002. The programme was a replacement for the nightly political programme ""The Midnight Hour"", and like its predecessor, was initially presented by a team of single-presenter journalists, rotated nightly, consisting of Zeinab Badawi, Michael Dobbs, Andrew Neil and Steve Richards. The programme regularly gained an audience of more than 350,000 viewers. Following a change of format, it was decided that the programme should have one, regular presenter, a role for which Andrew"