It may sound surprising now, but the teenage Jo Whiley didn’t even consider pursuing a career in radio.
“I didn’t even know it was a job,” she says, smiling at ...
Radio 1 and sister station Radio 2 turn 50 this weekend. In the current issue of the new-look Music Week, current Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper and head of ...
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 have borne witness to some pretty momentous occasions over the five decades they’ve been on the air.
Since the two stations launched on ...
1. CODIFYING THE GENERATION GAP
Prior to the launch of Radio 1 and Radio 2, pretty much all pop music fell on one side or the other of the generation ...
“Like Doctor Who, you’ve got to regenerate.”
Not my words Lynn, but the words of Ben Cooper elsewhere in the new edition of Music Week. He was talking about ...
There will be at least one notable omission from next year’s festival calendar: for the first time in six years, Glastonbury will not take place.
The granddaddy of them all ...
"I really want a budgie.” Given that she appears alongside dogs, birds and cats in her publicity photos, it’s no surprise when Anna Lotterud delivers her answer to the question, ...
Virgin EMI was celebrating Taylor Swift’s first No.1 single in the UK, after a week in which her new song, Look What You Made Me Do, shattered streaming records and ...
BBC Radio 2 has announced details of special programming to mark its 50th birthday, which takes place on Saturday, September 30.
The celebratory programme includes a Friday Night Is ...
The line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month in September has been revealed, with Jay Z, Harry Styles, Foo Fighters, Chris Martin and Miley Cyrus among the stars set ...
