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From editor to quizmaster: Who is new University Challenge host Amol Rajan?

Amol Rajan became the youngest editor of a broadsheet newspaper in Britain when he took the helm of The Independent in 2013, but now the BBC’s media editor faces an entirely new challenge as he gears up to quiz some of the smartest young minds in ...

18 Aug 2022 at 12:53

Entertainment

Bret Easton Ellis: I like what Elon Musk is doing – we need more disruptors

Bret Easton Ellis said it is good to have “disruptors” like billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk, as they are “good for society right now”. The author of the 1991 novel American Psycho – about serial killer and investment banker Patrick Bateman, ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:12

Sport

Garry Richardson to leave Radio Four’s Today programme after 50 years at BBC

Long-serving presenter Garry Richardson will step down from BBC Radio Four’s Today programme this autumn, the corporation has announced. Richardson will present the sports news on the early morning programme for the final time on September ...

05 Apr 2024 at 10:48

Music

Ellie Goulding among guest editor line-up for Today programme’s festive run

Singer Ellie Goulding and former Top Gear presenter James May are among the line-up to guest edit BBC Radio 4’s Today programme over the festive period. The series, which will run from Saturday December 23 to Monday January 1, will see ...

23 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Cleverly clashes with radio presenter over Rwanda policy during interview

Home Secretary James Cleverly clashed with Today presenter Amol Rajan in tetchy exchanges about the Rwanda asylum policy. The Cabinet minister protested at Rajan’s handling of the radio interview, telling him “if you’re just going to ...

16 Nov 2023 at 15:45

Entertainment

Emma Barnett: I’ll miss Woman’s Hour but I remain committed to female issues

Emma Barnett has said she will “miss” being the host of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour but will bring her perspective on female issues to her new role at the Today programme. The former Newsnight presenter, 39, had her final Woman’s ...

11 Apr 2024 at 14:44

Emma Barnett leaves BBC’s Woman’s Hour for Today programme

Entertainment

Emma Barnett leaves BBC’s Women’s Hour for Today programme

Emma Barnett is stepping down as the main host of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to present the Today programme on the same station. The broadcaster and journalist, 39, will leave Woman’s Hour in April after being at the helm since ...

15 Mar 2024 at 13:58

Movies

Michelle Yeoh defends Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar nomination

Michelle Yeoh has spoken about the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar nomination reinforcing that if it was “so easy” to cheat the Academy then it could have been done before. British actress Riseborough, 41, ...

10 Feb 2023 at 12:06

Episodes of The Papers to end on BBC News channel

The last episode of BBC News programme The Papers will air on Monday, the corporation has announced. The regular segment, which sees guests review daily front pages alongside BBC journalists, has been scrapped as part of ...

30 Dec 2022 at 21:50

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme scraps daily horse racing betting tips

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme is to “break the tradition” and scrap daily horse racing tips, host Amol Rajan has said. The broadcaster’s flagship radio news programme previously offered regular tips for races taking ...

24 Jun 2024 at 09:23

News

Martha Kearney signs off last BBC Radio 4 Today show after six years at the helm

Martha Kearney has said she is “hugely excited” to move to the world of nature shows after signing off from BBC Radio 4’s Today programme for the last time. The Irish journalist, who has helmed the station’s ...

18 Jul 2024 at 11:54

Entertainment

Zoe Ball has UK’s largest breakfast radio audience, but figures have dipped

Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show enjoys the biggest audience of listeners for any breakfast programme in the UK, though figures have fallen slightly in recent years. An average of 6.28 million people tuned in to her ...

19 Nov 2024 at 12:19

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