Radio 2 ‘golden oldies’ spin-off station on hold amid rivals’ complaints
Steve Wright, former Radio 2 DJ, died from ruptured stomach ulcer
June 2024
Vernon Kay uses CDs to keep BBC Radio 2 show going after technical issue
Presenter forced to improvise after track cuts out because of computer system failure
May 2024
Ken Bruce continues to eat into BBC’s audience at Greatest Hits Radio
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in audio: To Catch a Scorpion; Romesh Ranganathan; Uncanny Series 4 – review
April 2024
Michael Ball to host Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2
Presenter ‘more than a little nervous’ to continue legacy of late Steve Wright
March 2024
The secret life of Paul O’Grady – by his friends: ‘His number’s still saved in my phone. I can’t delete it’
Claudia Winkleman says goodbye to BBC Radio 2 listeners during final show
February 2024
It’s personal: the reaction to Steve Wright’s death is proof of the power of radio
Gillian Reynolds
Kenny Everett, Alistair Cooke, now Wright: some voices are so familiar that they become part of the fabric of our own lives, says the radio critic Gillian Reynolds
Steve Wright obituary
One of the most popular disc jockeys on British radio in the 1980s who used a ‘zoo’ format to pull in audiences of eight million
‘It’s like losing a life-long companion’: readers on the magic of the late Steve Wright
Steve Wright, BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 69
So much more than a DJ, Steve Wright introduced Britain to a new style of talk radio
Mark Lawson
January 2024
Greatest Hits Radio DJ Ken Bruce steals more BBC listeners
Former Radio 2 presenter sees his audience grow to 3.8m, as old station continues to lose listeners
December 2023
Claudia Winkleman to quit Saturday morning BBC Radio 2 show
Romesh Ranganathan to take over slot after Winkleman steps down in March 2024, corporation says
October 2023
BBC Radio 2 show loses 1.3m listeners after Vernon Kay replaces Ken Bruce
Mid-morning programme now heard by 6.9m people as opposed to 8.2m who tuned in before veteran’s departure in March
September 2023
BBC to investigate if Russell Brand used its taxis to collect 16-year-old girlfriend
The Guardian view on Russell Brand: a misogynist in plain sight
August 2023
Musically, we’re all stuck in the middle with you, Ken Bruce
Barbara Ellen
BBC Radio 2 loses 1 million listeners since Ken Bruce departure