This is a list of events in British radio during 2011.

Events

January

*1 January – Gem 106 replaces Heart 106. *2 January – BBC Radio 4's soap '' The Archers'' celebrates its 60th anniversary on air. *3 January – 95.8 Capital FM London launches nationally and becomes a part of

The Capital FM Network Capital is a network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. Nine of the stations are owned and operated by Global Media & Entertainment, while the oth ...

as part of a merger of Global Radio's

Hit Music ''Hit Music'' was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to ''Music Week''. ''Hit Music'' existed for almost nine years, supplying the official UK music charts (as compiled by Gallup and later OCC/CIN). The founding editors were ...

and

Galaxy A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System. ...

networks to form the nine-station 'Capital Network'. Other than daily breakfast and weekday drivetime shows, the majority of Capital's London-based output will be networked. *4 January – Simon Bates joins

Smooth Radio Smooth Radio may refer to: * Smooth Radio (2010), the original national network in the UK * Smooth Radio (2014) See also * Smoothfm smoothfm is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by NOVA Entertainment. From original ...

to become its new national breakfast presenter. *11 January – KMFM West Kent and

KMFM Maidstone KMFM Maidstone is an Independent Local Radio serving the town of Maidstone and the surrounding areas in Kent, South East England. It is the Maidstone region of the KMFM radio network (owned by the KM Group), containing local advertisements and ...

merge their breakfast shows, meaning all programming is shared across both stations. *12 January – Presenter Pat Sharp is appointed as

's Weekend Breakfast presenter with immediate effect. He had been presenting the show since December 2010, having taken over from Graham Dene who had been standing in since

Tony Blackburn Anthony Kenneth Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter. He first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC L ...

's departure in October. *13 January – Sam Orford debuts on

Seahaven FM Seahaven FM Seahaven FM is the local radio station covering Eastbourne, Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Polegate and Seaford in East Sussex. Working from studios in Seaford under an Ofcom Community Radio Licence, on a not-for-profit basis. T ...

. *17 January – Vanessa Feltz joins Radio 2, taking over Sarah Kennedy's old early morning show. *25 January – The

BBC World Service The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's o ...

is to close five of its language services with the loss of 650 jobs. *28 January – Sir

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

apologises after using the

F word F Word or The F Word may refer to: *Any of several words that begins with the letter " f", often used as a euphemism where they may be considered controversial, particularly: **Fuck ** Faggot (slang) Film and television * ''The F Word'' (Bri ...

during an appearance on the ''

Chris Evans Breakfast Show ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'' (currently referred to on-air due to sponsorship reasons as ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky'') is the name given to two versions of a radio programme hosted by broadcaster Chris Evans in the United K ...

''. *31 January –

BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...

announces the cancellation of its annual

Electric Proms The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms (formerly the BBC Electric Proms) was an October music festival in London run by the BBC for five years, 2006–2010. On 31 January 2011, the BBC announced that the event would be discontinued with immediate effe ...

season after five years, citing financial considerations.

February

*1 February – It is reported that Jo Whiley will leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years in April to move to Radio 2, where she will present an evening show from Mondays to Wednesdays, replacing '' The Radcliffe and Maconie Show''. Radcliffe and Maconie will, in turn, move to 6 Music while Whiley's Radio 1 show will be taken over by Huw Stephens. *7 February – London dubstep, grime, and

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...

pirate station Rinse FM commences legal broadcasting with a Community radio license. *8 February – Richard Keys and Andy Gray, recently sacked by Sky Sports for sexist comments they made, are signed by talkSport to present a new show.

March

*18 March – BBC Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles breaks the record for presenting the longest radio programme, after hosting a 52-hour live broadcast in aid of

Comic Relief 2011 ''Red Nose Day 2011'' was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief. There was a live telethon broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 18 March 2011 to early the following morning as well as a number of run-up events. The theme ...

. *27 March ** Emma B joins

to present a Sunday afternoon programme. **Due to budget cuts, transmission of the

on 648 kHz MW ends. The transmissions, from the

Orfordness transmitting station The Orfordness transmitting station was a major radio broadcasting facility at Orford Ness on the Suffolk coast in the United Kingdom able to broadcast to much of Europe. It closed in May 2012 after more than 30 years of service. In 2017 Radio C ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, have been on air since 1982 and had provided English-language coverage of the World Service to much of northern Europe. *28 March – Celador Radio files a format change request for

The Coast The Coast may refer to: * ''The Coast'' (newspaper), a weekly newspaper in Halifax, Canada * The Coast, Newark, New Jersey, a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, USA * "The Coast", a song by Paul Simon from his 1990 album ''The Rhythm of the Saints ...

to air classic and contemporary rock instead of adult alternative.

April

*1 April – Comedian Rob Brydon presents Ken Bruce's Radio 2 show, impersonating the Scottish presenter throughout the two-and-a-half-hour programme as an April Fool's joke. *2 April – BBC Radio 7 is rebranded as

BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station from the BBC, broadcasting archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes nationally, 24 hours a day. It is the sister station of BBC Radio 4 and the p ...

. *2 April – Fi Glover presents her last edition of '' Saturday Live''. Rev. Richard Coles takes over the role from the following Saturday. *4 April –

David "Kid" Jensen David Allan "Kid" Jensen (born 4 July 1950) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ and television presenter. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Jensen began as a radio DJ on Radio Luxembourg. Jensen was later a broadcaster for the BBC from 1976 ...

joins

to present a weekday afternoon show.

May

*3 May –

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...

resumes the broadcasting of regular live concerts. This overturns the much criticised 2007 decision to replace almost all of its live broadcasts with pre-recorded concerts. *9 May – It is confirmed that Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy will join Radio 2 for eight weeks to present Graham Norton's show from 23 July while Norton is away. He returns to the network later in the year to cover for Ken Bruce over the Christmas period.

June

*22 June – Radio 2 hosts 2DAY, a day of 12 hour-long programmes to promote some of the station's specialist output normally reserved for evenings and weekends.

July

*21 July – The BBC confirms that

Andy Parfitt Andrew John Parfitt (born 24 September 1958, Bristol) is the Executive Director of Talent for ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. He was the Controller of BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, and held that role from 1998–2011, taking over from Matthew ...

will step down as Controller of

Radio 1 Radio 1 or Radio One most commonly refers to: *BBC Radio 1, a music radio station from the BBC ** BBC Radio 1Xtra, a digital radio station broadcasting black music *CBC Radio One, a talk radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporatio ...

after 13 years to pursue other opportunities from the end of the month. Parfitt will also relinquish the roles of Controller of BBC 1Xtra and the BBC Asian Network. *28 July –

GMG Radio GMG Radio, and for a short while Real and Smooth Limited, was a company that owned the Real Radio and Smooth Radio networks. As GMG Radio, the company was the radio division of the Guardian Media Group until it was bought in 2012 by Global Rad ...

announces that the Manchester-based station 106.1 Rock Radio will be re-branded as

106.1 Real Radio XS XS Manchester is an Independent Local Radio station serving Greater Manchester, broadcasting a mix of indie and alternative rock music, speech and news output. The station is owned and operated by Communicorp UK and broadcasts from studios at Spi ...

, and that Glasgow-based

96.3 Rock Radio Nation Radio Scotland (formerly ''XFM Scotland (2014), 96.3 Rock Radio'' ''Real XS,'' ''Q96'' and ''96.3QFM'') is a Scottish independent local radio station for Renfrewshire, Glasgow and West Central Scotland, owned by Nation Broadcasting. ...

will be sold.

August

*28 August –

Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...

presents the final edition of Radio 2's ''Melodies For You''. The programme – dedicated to popular classic and light music, and part of the station's schedule since the 1960s – has been scrapped as the station wishes to change its format for representing the genres. *August – The forces broadcaster

BFBS The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide. Editorial control is independent of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces themselve ...

ceases transmissions in Belize.

September

*1 September – Protesters from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign disrupt a concert given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for the BBC Proms at London's

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

. *5 September – Manchester station 106.1 Rock Radio is replaced by

Real Radio XS Real Radio XS was a radio station brand operated by Real and Smooth Ltd (formerly GMG Radio) based in Salford, Greater Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output. The Manchester-based version of the service w ...

. *11 September ** Gary Barlow headlines Radio 2's inaugural Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park music festival in London's

Hyde Park Hyde Park may refer to: Places England * Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London * Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds * Hyde Park, Sheffield, district of Sheffield * Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester Austra ...

. Barlow is a last minute replacement for

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

, who was forced to cancel his appearance due to ill health. **On the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, Smooth airs a documentary featuring British people who were living in New York City at the time of the attacks. This is followed by live coverage of the remembrance service from Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the attacks. *September – Simon Bates presents a week of programmes from South Australia as part of a promotion in which Smooth Radio gives away a holiday to the state.

October

*25 October – The BBC announces that, from next season, it will axe the second commentator for football matches as a cost-cutting measure. *28 October – Ben Cooper is appointed as Controller of

and

1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio in the United Kingdom, digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts black music and urban contemporary, urban music, including Hip hop music, hip hop and Contemporary R&B, R&B an ...

, replacing

who stepped down in July. *31 October – The Broadcasting Standards watchdog

Ofcom The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...

issues radio stations with a reminder of the rules regarding the airing of songs with expletive lyrics after several recent instances of such songs being played.

November

*1 November – **

launches a dedicated station playing nothing but

Christmas music Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...

, under the brand "Smooth Christmas". The station has no news or advertisements but promotes Smooth Radio and broadcasts until 27 December 2011. **Broadcasters Sir Jimmy Young, Jane Garvey, Peter Allen and

Andy Peebles Robert Andrew Peebles (born 1948) is a British radio DJ, television presenter, and cricket commentator. Born in London, Peebles attended Bishop's Stortford College. He began as a nightclub DJ in the late 1960s. Peebles was resident DJ at the C ...

are inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame. **The radio industry news website ''

Radio Today Radio Today is a 24 hours radio station in Bangladesh that started airing in May 2006. It is currently available in Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Bogra, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Barishal, Kushtia, Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমি ...

'' publishes a preview edition of ''Radio Today: The Magazine'' with plans to launch it as a monthly magazine from 2012. The edition is distributed to delegates at the 2011 Radio Festival. *7 November – '' The World at One'' on BBC Radio 4 is extended from 30 to 45 minutes. *22 November – Blind actor Ryan Kelly, who plays Jack 'Jazzer' McCreary in Radio 4's '' The Archers'' is the inaugural recipient of the Tyzack Award at the Ability Media International awards. The award recognises writers, producers and performers who "transcend the stereotypical".

December

*2 December – The BBC apologises after a BBC Radio Scotland presenter is heard to swear on air during a morning news bulletin when a technical glitch led to the words "the Borders" being repeated 37 times. *7 December – BBC Radio 1 announces changes to its dance music schedule from April 2012. Skream &

Benga Benga may refer to: Ethnonym * Benga people, an indigenous ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea * Benga language, spoke by the Benga people * Benga music, a genre of music originating in Kenya Places Romania * ''Benga'', the old name of Mo ...

Toddla T Thomas Mackenzie Bell (born 22 February 1985), better known by the stage name of Toddla T, is an English DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Biography Bell was raised in Sheffield where he attended Ki ...

, Charlie Sloth and Friction will take over from

Judge Jules Julius O'Riordan (born 1966), better known by his stage name Judge Jules, is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment lawyer. He is known for his DJ activities, music production and long-running radio show which achieved glob ...

, Gilles Peterson,

Kissy Sell Out Kissy Sell Out (born Thomas Bisdee on 18 June 1984 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British/Canadian DJ, producer, graphic designer, label manager of San City High Records and Stepper Man, part-time astrophysicist and science column ...

and Fabio &

Grooverider Raymond Bingham (born 16 April 1967 in Streatham, London, England), better known as Grooverider, is a British drum and bass DJ. He and DJ partner Fabio are regarded as "originators" of the scene.

. This will include a shuffle of most late night shows Monday to Saturday to incorporate the new line up. A new rota of DJs for 'In New DJs We Trust' will also be announced in early 2012 *12 December – Simon Bates takes his

Smooth Radio Breakfast ''Simon Bates at Breakfast'' was the flagship show on Smooth Radio in the United Kingdom from January 2011 to March 2014. It was presented by Simon Bates, who took on the role of the station's breakfast show presenter on 4 January 2011, having le ...

show to Afghanistan for a week of programmes with British troops from

Camp Bastion Camp Shorabak (formerly Camp Bastion) is a former British Army airbase, located northwest of the city of Lashkargah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The camp was situated in a remote desert area, far from population centres. The camp was built ...

. *23 December – GMG Radio confirms plans to launch a station dedicated to music from the 1970s on trial basis. ''Smooth 70s'' will replace ''Smooth Christmas'' on the Digital One platform from 27 December.

Undated

*National stations

BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcast ...

, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Radio 6 Music move to

MediaCityUK MediaCityUK is a mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The project was developed by Peel Media; its principal tenants are media organisations and the Quayside MediaCi ...

in Salford.

Station debuts

*1 January – Gem 106 *31 March –

Academy FM (Folkestone) 105.9 Academy FM is a community radio station serving the town of Folkestone in Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex ...

*1 November – Smooth Christmas *22 November – Absolute Radio 60s *29 November –

Absolute Radio 70s Absolute Radio 70s is a Semi-National Digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It broadcasts locally to parts of the UK on DAB radio multiplexes. It broadcasts nationally via Smart Speaker and onl ...

*27 December – Smooth 70s

Closing this year

Programme debuts

* 4 January – '' Simon Bates at Breakfast'' on

(2011–2014) * 21 February **''

Brian Gulliver's Travels ''Brian Gulliver's Travels'' is a satirical comedy series and also a novel created and written by Bill Dare, first broadcast on 21 February 2011 on BBC Radio 4. A second series first broadcast on 25 June 2012 on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The series is ...

'' on BBC Radio 4 (2011–2012) **'' The Third Degree'' on BBC Radio 4 (2011–Present) * 5 April – '' Ambridge Extra'' on

(2011–2013) * 7 April – '' Sounds of the 20th Century'' on

(2011–2012) * 11 October – '' The Life Scientific'' on BBC Radio 4 (2011–Present) * 4 November – ''

In and Out of the Kitchen ''In and Out of the Kitchen'' is a BBC radio comedy written by Miles Jupp Miles Hugh Barrett Jupp (born 8 September 1979) is an English actor, singer, and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian before playing the role of the ...

'' on BBC Radio 4 (2011–2015)

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

* ''

Sunday Half Hour ''The Sunday Hour'' was a long-standing show broadcast on the BBC Light Programme and then BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom, broadcast for 78 years between 14 July 1940 and 28 January 2018. For most of its life it occupied a Sunday evening ...

'' (1940–2018) * '' Desert Island Discs'' (1942–Present) * '' Woman's Hour'' (1946–Present) * ''

A Book at Bedtime ''Book at Bedtime'' (''A Book at Bedtime'' until 9 July 1993) is a long-running radio programme that is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday evening between 22.45 and 23.00. The programme presents readings of fiction, including modern classics, ...

'' (1949–Present)

1950s

* '' The Archers'' (1950–Present) * ''

The Today Programme ''Today'', colloquially known as ''the Today programme'', is a long-running British morning news and current-affairs radio programme on BBC Radio 4. Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 6:00 am to 9:00 am, it is produced by BBC News and is the ...

'' (1957–Present)

1960s

* '' Farming Today'' (1960–Present) * '' In Touch'' (1961–Present) * '' The World at One'' (1965–Present) * ''

The Official Chart ''The Official Chart'' is a long-running United Kingdom music chart programme, airing each Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 1. It airs the UK Singles Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company. In July 2015 ''The Official Chart'' moved from ...

'' (1967–Present) * '' Just a Minute'' (1967–Present) * ''

The Living World ''The Living World'' is a long-running natural history radio programme, made by the BBC and broadcast on its Radio 4. The series was created at the BBC Natural History Unit by Dilys Breese and Derek Jones, initially as a 52-week series, in 19 ...

'' (1968–Present) * ''

The Organist Entertains ''The Organist Entertains'' was a long-running music programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The 30 minute programme focused on the organ in its many guises, and played recordings and live broadcasts of theatre organs, pipe organs and electroni ...

'' (1969–2018)

1970s

* '' PM'' (1970–Present) * '' Start the Week'' (1970–Present) * '' You and Yours'' (1970–Present) * '' I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' (1972–Present) * ''

Good Morning Scotland ''Good Morning Scotland'' ( gd, Madainn Mhath Alba) is a Scottish breakfast radio news programme. It is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 06:00 to 09:00. Established in 1973, it is the longest-running radio show broadcast from Scotl ...

'' (1973–Present) * '' Newsbeat'' (1973–Present) * '' File on 4'' (1977–Present) * ''

Money Box ''Money Box'' is a weekly personal finance radio programme on BBC Radio 4, produced by BBC News, currently presented by Paul Lewis. The programme is broadcast live each Saturday in the half-hour slot just after midday. It is repeated on Sunday ev ...

'' (1977–Present) * '' The News Quiz'' (1977–Present) * ''

Feedback Feedback occurs when outputs of a system are routed back as inputs as part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop. The system can then be said to ''feed back'' into itself. The notion of cause-and-effect has to be handled ...

'' (1979–Present) * ''

The Food Programme ''The Food Programme'' is a BBC Radio 4 programme investigating and celebrating good food, founded by Derek Cooper and currently presented by Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Leyla Kazim and Jaega Wise. The series is produced by BBC Audio in Bris ...

'' (1979–Present) * '' Science in Action'' (1979–Present)

1980s

* ''

Steve Wright in the Afternoon ''Steve Wright in the Afternoon'' was the name given to English DJ Steve Wright's popular radio shows. Wright's afternoon show was known by that name from 1989. Wright presented the afternoon show on BBC Radio 1 from 30 March 1981 to 24 Decem ...

'' (1981–1993, 1999–2022) * ''In Business'' (1983–Present) * ''

Sounds of the 60s ''Sounds of the 60s'' is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce, who had been the first ...

'' (1983–Present) * '' Loose Ends'' (1986–Present)

1990s

* ''

The Moral Maze ''Moral Maze'' is a live discussion programme on BBC Radio 4, broadcast since 1990. Since November 2011, it has also been available as a podcast. Structure Four regular panellists discuss moral and ethical issues raised by a recent news story. ...

'' (1990–Present) * ''

Essential Selection The ''Essential Selection'' is a radio show on Friday evenings on BBC Radio 1, originally conceived by producer Eddie Gordon and hosted by Pete Tong. History "The Essential Mix programme was originally produced by Radio 1 producer Eddie Gord ...

'' (1991–Present) * '' Essential Mix'' (1993–Present) * '' Up All Night'' (1994–Present) * ''

Wake Up to Money ''Wake Up to Money'' is an early morning financial radio programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. It is broadcast from 05:00 to 06:00 each weekday. History The programme was established when Radio 5 Live began broadcasting in March 1994. It has been pr ...

'' (1994–Present) * '' Private Passions'' (1995–Present) * '' The David Jacobs Collection'' (1996–2013) * ''

Sunday Night at 10 ''Sunday Night At 10'', also known as ''The Age of Swing'', was a weekly hour long programme on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom. Aired on Sunday evenings at 10pm, it featured big band music from the late 1930s and early 1940s through to the pr ...

'' (1998–2013) * ''

In Our Time In Our Time may refer to: * ''In Our Time'' (1944 film), a film starring Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid * ''In Our Time'' (1982 film), a Taiwanese anthology film featuring director Edward Yang; considered the beginning of the "New Taiwan Cinema" * ''In ...

'' (1998–Present) * '' Material World'' (1998–Present) * ''

Scott Mills Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also ...

'' (1998–2022) * '' The Now Show'' (1998–Present)

2000s

* '' BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards'' (2000–Present) * ''

Big John @ Breakfast Big John @ Breakfast is the current breakfast show on local radio station Hallam FM Hallam FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Sheffield, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts t ...

'' (2000–Present) * ''

Sounds of the 70s ''Sounds of the 70s'' is the name of BBC radio programme, currently broadcast on Sundays by BBC Radio 2, with the ''Sounds of the Seventies'' name also having been used by BBC Television for a number of themed music compilations, now repeated ...

'' (2000–2008, 2009–Present) * ''

Kermode and Mayo's Film Review Kermode is a surname of Manx origin. It may refer to: I Surname * Robert Kermode (1812–1870), Tasmanian politician * P. M. C. Kermode (Philip Moore Callow Kermode, 1855–1932), Manx antiquarian and historian * Alexander Kermode (1876–1934) ...

'' (2001–2022) * '' A Kist o Wurds'' (2002–Present) * '' Fighting Talk'' (2003–Present) * '' Jeremy Vine'' (2003–Present) * '' The Chris Moyles Show'' (2004–2012) * ''

Annie Mac Annie Mac (born 18 July 1978), is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) ...

'' (2004–2021) * '' Fearne Cotton'' (2009–2015) * ''

Elaine Paige on Sunday ''Elaine Paige on Sunday'' (often referred to on air as ''EPOS'') is a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, that is hosted by the actress and singer Elaine Paige. The show launched on 5 Sep ...

'' (2004–Present) * ''The Bottom Line'' (2006–Present) * ''

The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show ''The Christian O'Connell Show'' is a multi award winning radio show, hosted by Christian O'Connell. The show was originally produced in the United Kingdom, starting as ''The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show'' on a local station in Bournemou ...

'' (2006–Present) * '' The Unbelievable Truth'' (2006–Present) * '' The Radcliffe and Maconie Show/Radcliffe & Maconie'' (2007–Present) * ''

Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show ''Geoff Lloyd with Annabel Port'' was a drivetime radio programme, broadcast on Absolute Radio. The show ran for three hours, between 6pm and 9pm, Monday to Thursday, and two hours, between 6pm and 8pm, on Fridays. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it ...

'' (2008–2017) * '' The Strand'' (2008–2013) * '' The Media Show'' (2008–Present) * ''

Newsjack ''Newsjack'' was a British satirical sketch show which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 2009 and 2021. It was hosted by Miles Jupp (2009-Mar 2011), Justin Edwards (Sep 2011-2013), Romesh Ranganathan (2014), Nish Kumar (2015-2016), ...

'' (2009–Present) * ''

Paul O'Grady on the Wireless ''Paul O'Grady on the Wireless'' (billed as ''Paul O'Grady'' and referred to on-air as ''TeamPOG'' or ''TeamPOGradio'') is the incarnation of the Sunday teatime slot on BBC Radio 2 that aired from 5 April 2009 to 14 August 2022, hosted by Paul ...

'' (2009–2022) * ''Alan and Mel's Summer Escape'' (2009–2020)

2010s

* '' Weekend Wogan'' (2010–2015) * ''

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'' (currently referred to on-air due to sponsorship reasons as ''The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky'') is the name given to two versions of a radio programme hosted by broadcaster Chris Evans in the United K ...

'' (2010–2018) * '' Graham Norton'' (2010–2020) * '' Simon Mayo Drivetime'' (2010–2018)

Ending this year

* 27 March – '' The Jo Whiley Show'' (2001–2011) * 1 April – '' The Big Toe Radio Show'' (2002–2011) * 11 September – '' Americana'' (2009–2011)

Deaths

*10 February – Trevor Bailey, 87, cricket commentator, previously cricketer *11 February –

Sam Plank Terry Hilton (1948/1949 – 10 February 2011, better known as Sam Plank) was a British local radio broadcaster, known for his talk-based radio programmes in Staffordshire, The Potteries and Stoke-on-Trent on BBC Radio Stoke and Signal 2. Plank lef ...

, 62, broadcaster *15 March –

Keith Fordyce Keith Fordyce (15 October 1928 – 15 March 2011) was an English disc jockey and presenter on British radio and television. He is most famous as the first presenter of ITV's ''Ready Steady Go!'' in 1963, but was a stalwart of both BBC radio ...

, 82, radio and television presenter *23 April – James Casey, 88, variety artist and radio comedy scriptwriter and producer *May – Norman Thomas, 63, broadcaster *12 August – Robert Robinson, 83, presenter *29 October –

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Jim'll Fix It''. During his lifetime, he was well known ...

, 84, disc jockey, television presenter, media personality, charity fundraiser and serial sex offender

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