RadioToday Programme

BBC Radio Jersey’s new mid-morning presenter James Dundon talks to us about his big move from Cornwall where he’s spent all his radio career so far with Pirate FM and Heart. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look at the big industry stories of the week - including the sad death of BBC Radio Ulster’s Stephen Clements and the launch of new imaging on BBC Local Radio in England. Plus more classic archiv...

Trevor Dann is back with our first podcast of 2020 - it’s the January roundtable discussion with guests Gene Baxter (Bean from the long-running KROQ Kevin & Bean breakfast show), Brett Spencer (Bauer Radio) and Iain Macintosh (Muddy Knees Media). Plus more classic archive audio from David Lloyd in RadioMoments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Our final RadioToday Programme of 2019 looks back on the year in radio and looks ahead to what we might expect in our industry in 2020. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin are joined by radio futurologist James Cridland. There’s also more fantastic audio from the archives in a bumber RadioMoments Christmas special with David Lloyd. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music...

Outgoing Spire FM Managing Director Ceri Hurford-Jones looks back on the last two decades running Salisbury’s local radio station ahead of his departure from UKRD next week. RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin chat through the big industry stories of the week; and David Lloyd’s RadioMoments include 40 years of Steve Allen at LBC and radio’s coverage of the abdication in 1936. Processing by...

Trevor Dann hosts our RadioToday Roundtable discussion for December 2019 with guests  Steve Ackerman (Somethin’ Else), Paul Chantler (consultant) and Suchandrika Chakrabarti (podcaster). Topics covered include the Audio Production Awards, Podcast Radio, journalism during the General Election and much more. Plus David Lloyd’s Radio Moments including the 10th birthday of digital station Absolute 80s...

This week we chat to Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester and presenters Sarah Champion & Leona Graham about Absolute Radio 10s and the upcoming 10th birthday for Absolute 80s. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin look over the big industry stories of the week and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments - this time featuring BBC WM, XFM South Wales, Radio Scotland and the death of Alan 'Fluff...

Bauer Radio’s Editor-in-Chief John Pickford talks to RadioToday as he celebrates 40 years since he first joined Piccadilly Radio in Manchester.  Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin look over the big stories of the week including Hits Live, Absolute Radio 10s, Magic at the Musicals, Ofcom complaints about community radio stations and a special song featuring Radio Stations of the United Kingdom. Also...

Kevin Branigan from Radio Nova in Dublin and Dusty Rhodes from DB Digital Broadcasting talk about the history and future of DAB in Ireland, following the news that RTE could close all its DAB services and multiplex. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin meet up in London’s Leicester Square to talk about the industry stories of the week and there’s a chat with radio consultant Paul Chantler who shares h...

On our Roundtable discussion for November, Trevor Dann meets Kate Cocker (Audio Content Fund), Chris Stevens (Devaweb), Stuart Morgan (Audio Always) and Ashley Byrne (Made in Manchester) to discuss audio outside London, Donald from Washington and their recommendations for your listening delight. Also includes David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Ori...

George Frost from AudioUK’s BrexitReady podcast series gets tips and advice for the audio industry on preparing for Brexit next year - she speaks to Andrew Hood, Alan Hunt, John Kampfner, Paul March, David Thomas and Steve Ackerman. Roy Martin is here to discuss the week’s big stories in the radio industry; James Cridland reflects on the last 5 years in radio in his final audio blog; and David Llo...

Stuart Clarkson chats to Absolute Radio’s Dave Berry about doing a breakfast show with 7 separate playlists - and about his new podcast, Dave Berry’s Dadpod, which has launched this week. Roy Martin is here to discuss the week’s big stories in the radio industry - including Ben Cooper leaving Radio 1 and Global launching a non-stop news station; James Cridland reports from an Australian radio conf...

Stuart Clarkson chats to Classic FM breakfast presenter Tim Lihoreau and Global’s Director of Goodness Emma Bradley about the group’s Make Some Noise charity fundraising. Roy Martin is here to discuss the week’s big stories in the radio industry; James Cridland looks at copy writing in radio adverts; and David Lloyd has more radio moments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. O...

Stuart Clarkson is joined from Amsterdam by Roy Martin and Ian Brannan who are at The Imaging Days conference. Ian speaks to producers and talent at the event including ‘Broadway’ Bill Lee, Oli Pengilly from Kiss and event organiser Anthony Timmers. James Cridland looks at what he calls the misguided quest for control; and David Lloyd’s Radio Moments include the start (and almost the end) of LBC,...

Adam Bowie (BBC), Matt Hill (British Podcast Awards) and Adam Uytman (Listen) join Trevor Dann for October's roundtable and make some recommendations for your auditory delight. James Cridland shares some thoughts on promoting ways to listen to audiences and David Lloyd has more classic Radio Moments from the archives. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcass...

This week BBC Radio Shropshire’s breakfast presenter Eric Smith talks to RadioToday about his 25 years on the show, and what BBC Local Radio was like when he started back in 1972. Also - Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look at the big stories in UK radio this week; and David Lloyd’s RadioMoments include the departures of Tony Blackburn and Peter Powell from Radio 1, the arrival of CD-quality sound...

This week we’re at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, chatting to presenters OJ Borg, Rev Kate Bottley, Trevor Nelson, Craig Charles and Jeremy Vine. Also - Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look at the big stories in UK radio this week: James Cridland has an explanation of what 5G means for radio; and David Lloyd has more brilliant archive audio in RadioMoments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah...

Gary Davies talks to RadioToday about Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park this weekend as well as his ‘accidental’ return to national BBC Radio over the last couple of years. Also - Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look at the big stories in UK radio from the last couple of weeks, plus talk about Pirate DAB in Ireland.  James Cridland celebrates 40 years of Video Killed The Radio Star with some 'Lazy Buggles...

Trevor Dann hosts the RadioToday Roundtable for September 2019 with guests Caroline Raphael (AudioUK) Chloe Straw (We Are Grape) and Nicky Birch (BBC and Rosina Sound). There's also our regular look at something topical in the industry with James Cridland; and more RadioMoments curated by David Lloyd.

James Ross talks to speakers at RadioDays Asia which has been taking place in Kuala Lumpur this week. You will hear from: Anders Held, Co-Founder Radiodays Asia Mike Cass, Content Director, Virgin Radio UK Joan Warner, CEO, Commercial Radio Australia Mike Hill, Managing Director, Radioplayer Mark Barber, Planning Director, Radiocentre Staffan Rosell, CEO Bauer Media Sweden Mike Powell, SVP Interna...

Stuart Clarkson has almost lost his voice so we leave you in the capable hands of James Cridland and David Lloyd this week. James tells us what he learned at Podcast Movement in Orlando last week, while David has more brilliant audio from the archives with this week’s Radio Moments. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Sam Bailey, Chair of the ARIAS 2020, tells us about the plans for the return of the Radio Academy’s annual awards ceremony in London early next year. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss the week’s big stories in the radio industry including news that Viking FM’s studios are moving to Sheffield and Bauer’s purchase of four radio groups will go to a full ‘phase 2’ investigation by the Competition...

Lee Clayton, Head of talkSPORT, tells us about the station’s plans for the new Premier League season. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss the week’s big stories, and Ken Bruce is on the line to tell us about his week of We Stop For PopMaster OBs on Radio 2. James Cridland looks at radio’s enduring appeal despite everything that’s happened in the last 20 years; and David Lloyd’s Radio Moments in...

Ivan Brackenbury and his producer Tom Binns tell us about Brimlington Hospital Radio Online and Ivan’s 2020 UK tour - as well as about both of their radio careers. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin also discuss this week’s radio industry news; James Cridland looks at what the data tells us about consumers’ use of headphones to listen to linear and on-demand content; and David Lloyd’s Radio Moments...

Ford Ennals gives us an update on digital radio at the Digital Radio UK summer reception.  Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin talk through the big industry stories of the week - including the Competition & Markets Authority's initial judgement on Bauer's takeover of four smaller radio groups; James Cridland looks at presenter music logs and David Lloyd has more brilliant Radio Moments. Voiceover...

Fleur East, Greg Burns and James Barr talk to RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about their new Hits Radio UK breakfast show. Emma Corsham catches up with Ann Charles and Claudia Sayer after the RadioTechCon Tech Masterclass. Roy Martin is here to chat through the latest radio news; James Cridland reports on an oldies station doing well despite its AM heritage; and David Lloyd has more brilliant Radio...