Radio news

Radio news looking at some of the best new radio shows, new DJs on the airwaves, release to air dates and programme details.

Tom Stoppard’s Dark Side comes to BBC Radio 2

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s seminal 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon, playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has written a new, original play for BBC Radio 2,

Adam Buxton and Edith Bowman join forces on BBC 6 Music show

With Joe Cornish busy being an international megalomaniac and his massively successful movie career, writing for The Adventures of Tintin Secret of the Unicorn and Attack the Block, Adam Buxton

Wichita Records on Strongroom Alive

The American indie music mojo of Wichita Records is currently spinning on a regular basis on Strongroom Alive, the radio station inspired by everything that is good and true about Shoreditch

Animal Collective Radio takes to the airwaves

Animal Collective radio. Animal collective radio! Taking to the airwaves at the end of the weekend, Animal Collective radio is set to bring together the eclectic musical tastes of Geologist et al.

Patti Smith, Punk Britannia Playlist on BBC 6 Music

Patti Smith, the godmother of punk and one of the most influential artists in the New York punk scene of the 70s, will soon be taking part in the BBC’s Punk Britannia

Colin Murray’s Gold Run comes to Radio 5 Live

Collin Murray is about to embark on an epic Olympic journey for his new show, Colin Murray’s Gold Run, coming soon to Radio 5 Live. His job is simple on paper, but

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Even though it’s already part way through the 5th series of The Infinite Monkey Cage that we have discovered it, it’s still worth a massive shout out. It manages to take science

Jimi Goodwin sits in on BBC 6 Music

Lead singer, guitarist and afro-drum-machine from Doves, Jimi Goodwin has brought a lot of magic to British music over the years. Now he’s getting in on the magic of BBC 6 Music

Domino Records get into radio

It’s been a while since a new radio station has come along and really shaken things up on the airwaves, but the prospect of Domino Radio looks like it could be an

David Quantick’s The History of Psychedelia on BBC6 Music

Having written for the NME, Spitting Image and Harry Hill’s TV Burp, you’d have to say that David Quantick is probably the perfect candidate to write about Psychedelia. He’s like the writing