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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 music - Caught on Camera

Lauren Laverne diagnosed with chronic blood disorder: ‘There is no cure yet’

‘Desert Island Discs’ host and 6 Music DJ previously revealed she had cancer in 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Lauren Laverne reveals rare blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis months after cancer battle

The BBC Radio 6 Music host, 48, took to Instagram on Friday to share her concerning health update

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Iggy Pop replaced by Britpop icon as he steps back from BBC radio show

Iggy Pop to step back from long-running BBC Radio 6 Music show after 12 years

The Independent UK · Feb 11

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Iggy Pop replaced by Jarvis Cocker as he takes break from BBC Radio 6 Music

The 78-year-old musician is set to return to the radio station next year.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

OPINION - Gilles Peterson: Don't write off London's dance scene just yet

This weekend as I made my way down to Broadcasting House for my 6 Music show I encountered a tense and uncomfortable energy in the air as crowds gathered under dark storm clouds.

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025

Kate Moss to host David Bowie podcast series for BBC Radio 6 Music

Kate Moss will host the eight-part podcast series David Bowie: Changeling for BBC Radio 6 Music, exploring the late music icon's artistic evolution during the early 1970s.

BANG Premier · Aug 14, 2025

“This is my favourite part. I knew it was good because I couldn’t get through it without sobbing”: Bon Iver breaks down his duet with Danielle Haim in BBC’s Maida Vale Studios

Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack crack open the Pro Tools projects for Speyside, Walk Home and If Only I Could Wait for BBC Radio 6 Music

MusicRadar · May 20, 2025

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Pulp announce a pair of special live events for the BBC ahead of comeback album More

Pulp have announced ‘Pulp: Radio 2 In Concert’ and ‘6 Music Session: Pulp Live’.

BANG Premier · Apr 15, 2025

Nick Grimshaw: ‘Getting people to talk about music is the same as talking about food. Both are full of memories’

The DJ and podcaster on taking over the 6 Music breakfast slot, coping with grief, and what he learned working as an intern at MTV

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Lauren Laverne felt return to 6 Music ‘might never come’ after cancer diagnosis

The broadcaster took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Nick Grimshaw’s 6 Music breakfast show review – eating a pork pie in bed is the morning joy we all need

The toned-down radio DJ might be a safe bet to take over from Lauren Laverne – but wall-to-wall bangers and a UB40 song request from a listener enjoying a heroic breakfast make for a merry start to the day

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Lauren Laverne says 6 Music comeback ‘feels fantastic’

Laverne stepped back from the breakfast show last year after her cancer diagnosis

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Lauren Laverne says being home at 6 Music is wonderful as she returns

The 46-year-old took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year and did not return.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Lauren Laverne returns to BBC 6 Music post-cancer treatment: 'Feels good to be back'

The presenter, 46, took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year following her cancer diagnosis

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

What is BBC Radio 6's presenter lineup as Nick Grimshaw joins the breakfast show?

Here’s an updated look at the presenters of the BBC’s beloved alternative network

BANG Premier · Jan 9, 2025

Lauren Laverne quits BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show

Lauren Laverne has stepped down from her 'BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show' after six years after being diagnosed with cancer last summer.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Lauren Laverne to leave BBC 6 Music breakfast show

The radio host is stepping down after six years to return to mid-morning broadcasting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024

Lauren Laverne says she has been given ‘all clear’ after cancer treatment

Presenter of BBC’s The One Show, Desert Island Discs and 6 Music show says she is going ‘back to work’

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Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024

‘Delight’ as Lauren Laverne set to return to BBC work after cancer diagnosis

She has been absent from the studios for around three months.

BANG Premier · Nov 4, 2024

Little Simz and Charli XCX named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year list

Little Simz, Charli XCX and CMAT are amongst the 10 acts to have been named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year list for 2024.

BANG Premier · Oct 31, 2024

The Cure launch new album with intimate shows

The Cure launched their long-awaited new album with two intimate concerts for the BBC on Wednesday (30.10.24).

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

DJ Jamz Supernova: ‘I’d always seen Glastonbury as a kind of debaucherous party’

The broadcaster and record label owner on swapping BBC 1Xtra for 6 Music, overcoming her fear of swimming, and leaving the radio on for her dog

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024

Mark and Lard: ‘We were told no one wants to hear two Mancunians shouting at each other’

Mark Radcliffe and Marc ‘Lard’ Riley were the unlikely lads of 90s radio. Twenty years after their final show, they’re back, touring the UK with tales from the wireless’s wildest ride

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023

Flexible workspace provider inks deal for BBC Wogan House site in London

The Wogan House office building in Fitzrovia that the BBC is exiting and has been used by some of the Radio 2 and 6 Music programme teams, is set to get a revamp and become flexible workspace as part of a property deal agreed.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

The week in audio: Cillian Murphy’s Limited Edition; Short Cuts; Beyond the Bathroom; Crypto Kingpins – review

The actor lets his mind-expanding music do the talking; aural hallucinations are par for the course on one of UK radio’s most important shows; and Candice Brathwaite brings beauty to life

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