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UNCOVERED: 2 | History Defined

‘Know your audience’: BBC 5 Live chief on the station’s staying power

On 5 Live’s 30th birthday, Heidi Dawson says more of the BBC should be based outside London to reflect the national conversation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

Euro 2024: Who are the BBC presenters, pundits and commentators?

The BBC's Euro 2024 presenting, punditry and commentary line-ups are sure to feature plenty of familiar faces

FourFourTwo · Mar 25, 2024

Is Nicky Campbell replacing Huw Edwards? Social media speculates after King's Speech appearance

Charles III’s first King’s Speech since assuming the monarchy was filled with nearly two dozen bills to shape the government’s direction over the next year.

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

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Helen Skelton quits Radio 5 Live show to spend more time with her children

‘I’m not all right about it but you know, needs must,’ radio presenter says

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

The week in audio: It’s Not You, It’s Them… But It Might Be You; Bunk Bed; Where Are You Going?; Gordon Smart – review

Instagram star and OK! agony aunt Lala is refreshingly frank about sex; Kathy Burke is a pillow-talk blast; a roving Catherine Carr has the human touch; and Smart’s new 5 Live show ticks all the right boxes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023

The week in audio: Adrian Chiles; Badger and the Blitz; Blood on the Dance Floor; Poison; Wosson Cornwall – review

The 5 Live presenter got results when probing the crisis in Sudan. Plus, a winning wartime drama for children and two new crime series

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023

The week in audio: BBC 5 Live; Shock and War; Countered Terrorism; The Trust Race; Movers and Shakers

Even the Lineker row couldn’t stop Stephen Nolan; Gordon Corera launched an insightful look back at the Iraq war; and Rory Cellan-Jones talked to others about the trials of Parkinson’s Disease

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

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Chris Sutton breaks rank from fellow BBC pundits with Gary Lineker stance

Chris Sutton expressed his sadness on social media on Saturday night after his Radio 5 Live phone-in show was cancelled to show solidarity with Match of the Day host Gary Lineker

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023

Hours of content pulled from BBC's Saturday schedule amid Gary Lineker row

BBC has pulled hours of Saturday sports content including Football Focus, Final Scores and its Radio 5 Live football broadcast.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2023

The people who have joined the BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker as shows axed

Neither Football Focus nor Final Score survived on BBC One, while Radio 5 Live’s radio coverage was radically altered throughout the day

Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2023

Who are the presenters and journalists who joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

The PA news agency looks at the high-profile figures who have pulled out of programmes.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Who has joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

BBC forced to axe some Saturday football shows

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

BBC pulls Radio 5 Live sports coverage as Gary Lineker fallout escalates

The BBC replaced the start of 5 Live Sport with pre-recorded podcasts before returning to air at 2pm

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

The week in audio: Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game; Origin Story; Operation Morning Light; The Feud – review

There’s lots to learn on this week’s best podcasts, from the meaning of Grand Theft Auto and Ayn Rand to the trouble with Christ Church College, Oxford

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Ros Atkins looks back: ‘I do wonder how it would look – a BBC journalist at a rave’

The TV journalist recreates a photo from an early DJ gig and talks about mixing D’n’B with working at the Beeb

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

BBC reveals Vincent Kompany, Didier Drogba and Gilberto Silva among its World Cup line-up

Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates wil lead the BBC’s coverage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022

Radios 3, 4 and 5 see huge drop in listeners

The Radio 1 breakfast show has also lost 5% of its audience in a year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

LBC draws level with 5 Live as BBC loses ground to commercial rivals

As commercial radio stations have invested and poached stars such as Andrew Marr, audiences have grown

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Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live suffer massive drop in listenership over past twelve months

BBC Radio 4’s total average audience is down 9% year-on-year from 10.8 million listeners to 9.8 million listeners, while listeners to 5 Live have dropped 18% from 5.9 million to 4.9 million

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Radio 4 and 5 Live suffer drop in listeners over past year

All the major BBC stations have seen a decline in audience.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

The week in audio: 5 Live Breakfast; LBC; Sounds of Black Britain; Empire; Love and Radio – review

When radio coverage of the Queen’s death ended up like a long Test match commentary, it was good to turn to some alternative views of Britishness

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

‘We’ll be back … stay tuned’: Kermode and Mayo’s BBC Radio 5 Live film show to end after 21 years

The show will end on the BBC on 1 April – though its hosts hinted at the possibility that the cult show might have a future elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022

The week in radio: 5 Live Drive; Nazanin; Shaun Keaveny’s Community Garden Radio and more

Clare McDonnell is a Drivetime natural; Ceri Thomas explores the story behind Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s heartbreaking plight; and Shaun Keaveny has been busy

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