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BBC Radio 1 has signed up TikTok’er Maddie Grace Jepson for a brand new podcast called One Direction: A Fan Story which launches today. The doc will offer an in-depth dive into the impact that boy-band sensation One Direction and their millions of fans had on cultural history. During the eight part series, Maddie will […] […]

The UK Community Radio Network is hailing its third national community radio conference on the 4th of November as a success and says they are excited about future plans. The conference was started by the UKCRN celebrating its work and activity over the past year. This included representing the sector with regular meetings with DCMS […] […]

Ryan Tubridy is taking over mid-mornings on Virgin Radio UK with a new show which will also be simulcast on Q102 in Dublin. He’ll be on-air across the two stations from 10am till 1pm weekdays, following Chris Evans on Virgin Radio UK and Aidan and Venetia in Dublin. Ryan recently left his show in Ireland […] […]

The current single breakfast shows for Rock FM and Radio City will end in January as Leanne Campbell and Joel Ross team up to host a networked show on both stations. Joel Ross currently hosts the Rock FM breakfast show, whilst Leanne Campbell co-hosts with Scott Hughes on Radio City 96.7. The new show, starting […] […]

The full line-up for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard includes Take That and S Club this year. The event takes place over two nights this December at The O2 in London. Confirmed for night one on Saturday 9th December are Alicia Keys, Tom Grennan, Busted, Tate McRae, Becky Hill, ArrDee, Leigh-Anne, Nathan Dawe, and […] […]

Tributes have been paid to radio journalist and newsreader Helen Place who has died after a short and sudden illness. Helen died on Saturday, just a couple of weeks after a cancer diagnosis. She worked at the BBC since 2005, most recently in the Money and Work team at Salford. Before that, Helen was an […] […]