RadioToday Programme

Nik Goodman (consultant) and Adam Bowie (BBC WS) join Trevor Dann to discuss new schedules and networks for 2019, slow radio, new audience measurement techniques and more. Plus some excellent recommendations for your New Year listening. James Cridland has some New Year's Resolutions, and David Lloyd brings us more great archive audio in Radio Moments.

Santa joins Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin to talk about his radio work as RadioToday marks the end of 2018 with a look back at possibly the busiest year ever for radio industry news! Plus David Lloyd has a festive bumper edition of Radio Moments. You can book Santa for your station (and his many other character voices) at www.rickydurkin.com

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin welcome you to the RadioToday Christmas Party (ahem) at Century Club in Soho with guests Ford Ennals and Jon Holmes, plus some comedy from Jon! A packed programme also includes RadioCentre CEO Siobhan Kenny, Ed Vaizey MP and the Culture Minister Margot James MP at the Valuing Radio report launch in parliament.  Plus Trevor Dann talks to the new Radio Academy Managing...

Trevor Dann is joined by Kellie While (7Digital), Michael Hill (UK Radioplayer) and Will Jackson (audioUK) for our Roundtable discussion for December 2018. James Cridland examines the format flip of Magic to all-Christmas music, and David Lloyd has more great audio from the archive in RadioMoments.

Emma Corsham speaks to winners at the Audio Production Awards 2018 - including Radio 2 Breakfast’s Graham Albans, double winner Steve Urquhart, BBC Pop Hub Station Sound producers Liam Hadley and Ben Stones, and Gold award winner Jez Nelson from Somethin’ Else. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk about the big industry stories of the week including Magic’s format flip for Christmas and Radio 1’s s...

Steve Jenner talks to RadioToday about the new book he’s co-written with his brother, Paul, about their entry into the radio industry running RSLs in the 1990s before being awarded the commercial radio licence for High Peak in Derbyshire. The book is called "Broadcast Brothers On The Radio" - find out more at www.broadcastbrothers.co.uk Roy Martin and Stuart Clarkson discuss the big industry news...

David Lloyd talks to Trevor Dann about his report for RadioCentre into small scale commercial radio and community stations. Trevor then hosts our monthly roundtable discussion with guests Simon Crosse (Shooting Shark Productions) Nick Pitts (Jazz FM) and Suchandrika Chakraborti (podcaster). James Cridland focuses on radio in the car and David Lloyd celebrates 7 years of the weekly RadioMoments rev...

Trevor Dann talks to BBC Radio’s Head of Editorial Standards, Paul Smith, on stage at the International Radio Festival 2018 in Valletta, Malta - and also catches up with the IRF organiser and delegates at the event.  Roy Martin joins host Stuart Clarkson to look at what’s been happening in the industry this week; James Cridland asks whether new technology is bad for radio and radio historian David...

After Ofcom announced changes to its rules on localness in commercial radio, we speak to radio strategist Adam Bowie to find out what it could mean for the industry. Roy Martin joins host Stuart Clarkson for a chat about what’s big in the radio industry this week, including the launch of BBC Sounds. James Cridland looks at a South African radio station that focuses on positive news and David Lloyd...

Stuart Clarkson chats to guests as they arrive on the red carpet at the Radio Academy’s Audio & Radio Industry Awards (ARIAs) 2018, then speaks to winners backstage at the Leeds Arena. Guests include Penny Smith, Tony Livesey, Harriet Scott, Gemma Atkinson, Charlie Sloth, Tony Hadley, Bob Shennan, Ronan Keating, Matt Edmondson & Mollie King, Justin Dealey, Stephen Nolan, Paul Sylvester, Ja...

Stuart Clarkson is joined by David Duffy from Niocast (Manchester trial multiplex) and Ash Elford from Angel Radio (Portsmouth trial)/ Nation Radio (Glasgow trial) to dissect the government’s announcement on what'll happen next with small-scale DAB multiplexes. Roy Martin pops in for a look through the other big news stories of the week; James Cridland examines whether radio stations with no physi...

Roy Martin and Stuart Clarkson discuss the big industry stories this week and they’re joined by North West radio presenter Glen Hunt for a game of Stu v Roy.  Stuart also chats to Jamie Theakston about his fundraising walk from Cardiff to London in aid of Global’s Make Some Noise - plus his thoughts on Zoe Ball taking over the Radio 2 breakfast show. James Cridland looks at the choice for listener...

Roy Martin and Stuart Clarkson talk about the big news of the week as Zoe Ball is announced as the new Radio 2 breakfast presenter. Then Trevor Dann hosts our monthly roundtable discussion for October 2018 with guests Ruth Fitzsimons (Audioboom), Paul Chantler (Fix Radio) and Gloria Abramoff (Tonic Productions). James Cridland asks if you’re in radio to deliver ratings and revenue - or to delight...

Stuart Clarkson talks to speakers and delegates at the Drive to Digital conference, organised by Digital Radio UK and held at the British Museum in London on Tuesday 25th September 2018. You will hear first from RadioToday's editor Roy Martin and then: Paul Hide (techUK), Peter Lawson (SMMT), Lawrie Hallett (Norwich SSDAB multiplex), Rob Haycock (CEO of radio manufacturer Pure), Jason Phipps (BBC...

Trevor Dann reports from the Next Radio event in London held this week - and talks to guests and speakers as well as organisers James Cridland and Matt Deegan. We hear from the organiser of the Community Radio Awards, Martin Steers - as well as Daniel Bruce from Internews who presented an award, and winners Fergus Ó hÍr (Raidió Fáilte), Julie Donaldson (Zetland FM) and Jane Steele (Drystone Radio)...

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin are joined by John Myers to mark the 20th anniversary of Century 105 in the North West. John also talks about his recent cancer treatment and offers his thoughts on the current state of UK radio - before taking on the quizmaster role for a game of our geek quiz Stu v Roy. Plus Stuart talks to Wireless CEO Scott Taunton - the man who’s just signed Chris Evans for Virg...

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look over the week’s big stories including Chris Evans' announcement that he's leaving Radio 2 to join Virgin Radio. Trevor Dann has our monthly roundtable for September, with guests Nicky Birch (BBC R&D), Matt Hall (Wireless Group) and Matt Deegan (Next Radio). Plus James Cridland looks at the naming of radio stations - and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments.

Radio Academy Chief Executive Roger Cutsforth tells us about the upcoming Segue event happening in Leeds in October, plus looks ahead to the 2018 ARIAS. Plus Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin look at the week’s big industry stories - including Greg James' debut on Radio 1 Breakfast and Jeremy Kyle's return to the radio with talkRADIO. Also, James Cridland examines object-based media and David Lloyd h...

Radio 1’s Greg James talks to RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson ahead of starting on the station’s breakfast show next week. Plus - Roy Martin and Stuart discuss the week’s big industry stories, James Cridland shares his thoughts on intelligent segues and David Lloyd’s Radio Moments look back at Radio Clyde’s FM-AM split, the Marine Offences Act of August 1967 and marks John Humphrys’ 75th birthday.

Stuart Clarkson talks to Kiss PD Andy Roberts about the latest RAJAR figures showing the station to be number one on reach in London, plus Mike Russell from Music Radio Creative joins Stuart and Roy Martin to talk about his recent trip to Podcast Movement 18 - and to play a game of our geek quiz Stu v Roy. James Cridland shares his thoughts on the future of advertising on the radio, and David Lloy...

BBC Radio 1’s Head of Programmes Aled Haydn Jones talks to RadioToday about the planning and production of the station’s recent massive game of Hide and Seek, plus Radiocentre CEO Siobhan Kenny reacts to a report this week showing radio advertising spend has increased by 12.5% - that’s more than any other medium. Plus - Roy Martin and Stuart Clarkson discuss the week’s news; James Cridland talks a...

Trevor Dann talks to Professor David Hendy about the latest interactive website launched as part of the 100 Voices That Made The BBC project. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss the week’s radio industry news, including Radio 1’s #HideAndSeek and Richard Bacon’s week in a coma. Plus James Cridland puts forward the case for more rethinking and reinventing in radio, and David Lloyd has a trip dow...

As NOW 100 is released, Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk to Mark Goodier about his 26-year involvement in the Now Music brand as voice over of the TV ads. Plus Mark’s views on the release of BBC presenter pay information and the future of independent production. There’s the return of our geek quiz Stu v Roy with Mark asking the questions.. and even a couple of jingles. Stuart also talks to BBC...

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin dissect the week’s news in the radio industry, including the arrival of a fourth Culture Secretary in two years. Plus Stuart takes a look through the latest BBC pay figures, just released as part of the corporation's Annual Report 2017-18. James Cridland considers what we can learn from Germany’s multiplatform radio landscape, and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments.

Trevor Dann is joined by guests Caroline Raphael, David Arnold and Graham Mack to cover topics including the new BBC Sounds app, RIG’s change of name to AudioUK, jingles and Jeremy Hunt. Also this week - BBC Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver on doing an OB from the Winter Hill fire, Roy Martin and Stuart Clarkson talk through the week’s big stories, James Cridland looks at Entercom’s decision to pul...