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BBC Sounds launches Radio 3 Unwind showcasing classical music

BBC Sounds has launched a new radio stream showcasing a range of classical music. BBC Radio 3 Unwind will include programmes promoting focus and relaxation, and forms part of the corporation’s plans to launch new extensions to its most popular radio ...

04 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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Sean Rafferty to leave BBC Radio 3 after nearly three decades

BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Sean Rafferty is leaving the station after nearly three decades on the classical music channel. The Belfast-born presenter has been the main host of his programme, In Tune, since 1997 and will depart next year. He will be ...

26 Jun 2024 at 18:18

BBC announces new digital radio stations to reach underserved audiences

The BBC has announced it is launching four new genre-focused digital music stations to give “more choice to those currently underserved” by the corporation. The stations, which will launch on DAB+ digital radio, will be extensions of Radio 1, ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:11

Radio 2 breakfast audience drops slightly following Zoe Ball’s exit

Listeners to the Radio 2 breakfast show have fallen slightly since Zoe Ball stood down as presenter, in a period that saw several stand-in DJs host the programme before Scott Mills took over the role full-time, new data suggests. The show ...

15 May 2025 at 00:01

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BBC Radio 3 announces music festival celebrating the North East

BBC Radio 3 has announced plans for an all-night music festival celebrating the “fizzing creativity emerging in the North East”. After Dark Festival will take place across the spring equinox weekend of March 18-20 and run from dawn to ...

17 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Modernism explored in BBC radio series marking movement’s centenary

The BBC will explore modernism in a series on Radio 3 and Radio 4 to mark 100 years of the movement. The centenary of modernism will be celebrated with programmes exploring the ideas, achievements and legacy of modernist pioneers. ...

16 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Clive Myrie: Music is critical when reporting in stressful circumstances

Broadcaster Clive Myrie has said it is “critical” to have classical music when he is reporting from dangerous places as it can help him decompress and put things into perspective. The BBC journalist, 57, was stationed in the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Radio 2 loses nearly half a million listeners since weekday relaunch

Radio 2 has lost nearly half a million listeners since the launch of its new weekday schedule earlier this year, which included Scott Mills replacing Zoe Ball as host of the flagship breakfast show, figures suggest. The BBC ...

31 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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Forgotten music by composers from diverse backgrounds to premier on BBC Radio 3

Forgotten music by composers from diverse ethnic backgrounds will make their UK premiere on BBC Radio 3 next month. The BBC Philharmonic orchestra will perform three works by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges; ...

27 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Lorraine Kelly to make Radio 2 debut as BBC reveals Christmas line-up

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is to make her Radio 2 debut as the BBC reveals its Christmas radio line-up. Christmas Day will see Jane McDonald and Trevor Nelson present a special celebrating the music of Stevie Wonder ...

24 Nov 2025 at 00:01

BBC radio breakfast shows enjoy increase in listeners

Most of the BBC’s flagship radio breakfast shows saw a jump in listeners at the end of last year, figures show. Audiences for Greg James on Radio 1, Scott Mills on Radio 2 and the breakfast programmes on Radio 3 and ...

05 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Major BBC radio stations enjoy listener bump amid summer of sport and events

Some of the BBC’s major radio stations saw audiences rally amid of summer of sport and entertainment, but local radio shows have suffered a drop in listeners, figures show. Radio 5 Live recorded a strong jump in ...

24 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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