The slow and steady rise of BBC Radio 2’s new Breakfast Show host Scott Mills Mills has officially replaced Zoe Ball in the coveted radio slot The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Scott Mills reacts to news he’s replacing Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 ‘It’s a life-long dream come true,’ new host said The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Lady Helen Wogan: Sir Terry Wogan’s wife of 50 years, dies aged 88 ‘Her and Dad are hopefully sharing a vodka martini and hoping we don’t make too much of fuss,’ wrote her son, Mark The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
How the Observer helped save Scotland’s bogs from destruction The Flow Country is to gain Unesco world heritage status years after the area was being destroyed in a tax break scheme, and thanks to campaigners, Nigel Lawson – and this newspaper The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024
‘One kid barfed on my feet’: how There’s No One Quite Like Grandma became a Christmas No 1 ‘I have no problem with it being included in Worst Christmas Songs Ever lists. But, even though it’s sort of dreadful, there’s an ear-worm quality. And we had such a good time’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023
Throwback Princess Anne interview reveals surprisingly humble backup plan if she wasn’t a royal A throwback Princess Anne interview has been doing the rounds on TikTok Woman & Home · Jul 8, 2023
Radio 2 planning to bring icons like Terry Wogan 'back from the dead' with spin-off station There has reportedly been a proposal to bring back old shows to appeal to an older audience Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
BBC Blankety Blank's Bradley Walsh looks annoyed after Lorraine Kelly makes cutting remark Bradley pulled a face to the camera after Lorraine Kelly made the joke Liverpool Echo · Jun 3, 2023
Is Eurovision finally cool? Vanessa Brown, from Nottingham Trent University, on Eurovision as a vehicle for promoting greater acceptance. The Week · May 15, 2023
Eurovision 2023 fans left 'emotional' over 'surreal' format shake-up in show first Graham Norton has been the UK's Eurovision Song Contest commentator since 2009, but on Saturday night viewers got to see him in person Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023
Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks The Independent UK · May 13, 2023
Is Eurovision finally cool? That depends on your definition – 'cool theory' expert explains With an aesthetic dependent on novelty and spectacle, and a structure that’s both disjointed and drawn-out, Eurovision – for some – cannot fail to fail. In its “failed seriousness” (the phrase writer Susan Sontag used to describe “camp”), the song contest has all the exaggerated expressiveness that audiences associate with… The Conversation · May 12, 2023
Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary: ‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’ Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
ITV Lorraine's subtle and sweet gesture to Terry Wogan ahead of Eurovision 2023 final He will be forever linked to the Eurovision Song Contest after commentating on it for three decades Wales Online · May 12, 2023
Glasgow Live · May 11, 2023 The Glasgow taxi driver who was favourite to win the Eurovision Song Contest As the continent gears up for the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool this weekend, we look back at the time a Glaswegian cabbie represented Britain at the iconic competition.
Evening Standard · May 11, 2023 Eurovision’s craziest moments, from nudity with wolves to baking grannies In a magnificent history of weird moments, we’ve picked the most beautifully bonkers
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary: ‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’ Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 ‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’: Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023 ‘I was 300 sheets to the wind’: Katrina and the Waves’ 1997 Eurovision win Kansas-born Katrina Leskanich recalls how her band took the UK to its first victory since Bucks Fizz
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023 ‘The phone stops ringing. You never hear from anyone again’: the UK’s Eurovision flops on 25 years of hurt Excitement is building for next week’s song contest in Liverpool – but Britain hasn’t won since 1997. Artists from Blue and Bonnie Tyler to Scooch and SuRie reveal what disastrous scores meant for their careers
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023 Best Eurovision party decorations for 2025: Get ready for the big night It’s nearly time for the weirdest and the wonderful show. Set the stage for your own 2025 Eurovision Song Contest party
Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2023 Concorde that flew passengers and celebrities over the Grand National It would to a fly past Aintree racecourse
Wales Online · Apr 3, 2023 Ken Bruce enjoying his half-hour extra in bed after joining Greatest Hits Radio Scottish veteran broadcaster getting to grips with his new job after leaving the BBC after more than 40 years
Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2023 Ken Bruce ‘figuring out body clock’ after move to Greatest Hits Radio from BBC The 72-year-old broadcaster said he was looking forward to ‘maybe a decade or two’ more of hosting
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023 Ken Bruce: I’m struggling with my work time change after move from BBC The presenter said his new show since leaving the corporation is not looking to introduce ‘massive great bells and whistles stuff’.