Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg James increases listeners by more than 300,000
Latest Rajar data shows since Greg James started on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, there has been an increase of listeners aged 10+ to 5.59m (Monday-Thursday), from 5.28m last quarter.
Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle
Some of the finest British actors, writers and directors, each with a personal connection to the Windrush story, tell the story of the Afro-Caribbean community in modern-day Britain through a series of monologues.
Radio
The British radio industry has started its search for a range of audio stars of the future with entries opening for the Young Arias - a new annual awards event celebrating radio and audio created by under 18s at school radio stations, local projects and as individuals.
Home Front, Radio 4’s drama marking the centenary of World War One was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the 成人论坛 Audio Drama Awards, having recently completed its four-year run in November 2018.
Entertainment
Eurovision super-fan Rylan Clark-Neal returns to the United Kingdom’s selection show Eurovision: You Decide after impressing viewers last year, joining pop star and 成人论坛 Radio 1 DJ Mollie King, and DJ, pop star and presenter Marvin Humes.
成人论坛 Three has confirmed that Michelle Visage will be a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, joining previously announced host, RuPaul.
A joint bid from independent producers Hat Trick and Hindsight has won the competitive tender to produce Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind.
Factual
成人论坛 One has commissioned Spun Gold to make a new show set in a unique Liverpool hotel, The Shankly Hotel, which caters for large groups of visitors out to have fun.
成人论坛 Two viewers voted Alan Turing as their ultimate icon of the 20th century. Alan Turing was in contention with finalists Nelson Mandela, Ernest Shackleton, David Bowie, Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali and Pablo Picasso for the honour.
The defining story of Wales’ natural history comes to TV screens this year with Michael Sheen narrating Wales: Land Of The Wild, with an original score by Sir Karl Jenkins.
News
成人论坛 Radio 1 Newsbeat and the 成人论坛 News visual journalism team have launched a new Know Your Place calculator - designed so young people in the UK can see where the place they live rates on a number of factors important to them.
A pioneering partnership between the 成人论坛 and the local news industry has resulted in more than 50,000 public service stories in its first year and is now attracting international attention from other countries keen to replicate its success.
Children's
Sir Paul McCartney has sold over 700 million albums around the world as a solo artist, with his band Wings and as a member of the legendary group The Beatles, but declared to Blue Peter that he’s "made it" when the show presented him with a prestigious Gold Blue Peter Badge.
Welsh actor, Luke Evans, is the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. He's reading I Love You Already by Jory John and illustrated by Benji Davies on Thursday 14 February.
Scotland
Scottish comedian Iain Stirling will kick off the new 成人论坛 Scotland channel on 24 February with A Night at the Theatre, a one-off show to feature Scottish performing talent with comedy, music and plenty of audience surprises.
Corporate
Five hundred artists will be commissioned to make fresh and innovative short films, audio and interactive works in a new talent development scheme called New Creatives being launched by 成人论坛 Arts and Arts Council England.
The 成人论坛 has made great strides in transparency in recent years and has been found to be one of the most transparent organisations in the country, according to two independent reviews.
Broadcast highlights
- Silent Witness, Monday 4 February, 成人论坛 One and 成人论坛 iPlayer
- Behind Closed Doors: Through The Eyes Of The Child, Wednesday 6 February, 成人论坛 Two and 成人论坛 iPlayer
- Back In Time For School, Thursday 7 February, 成人论坛 Two and 成人论坛 iPlayer
- The Defiant Ones, Friday 8 February, 成人论坛 Four and 成人论坛 iPlayer
- By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept, Saturday 2 February, 成人论坛 Radio 4 and 成人论坛 Sounds
- The Story Of Pop, Saturday 2 February, 成人论坛 Radio 6 Music and 成人论坛 Sounds
- The Essay - Voices On, Voices Off, Tuesday 5 February, 成人论坛 Radio 3 and 成人论坛 Sounds
- The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread?, Wednesday 6 February, 成人论坛 Radio 4 and 成人论坛 Sounds