Fred’s take on the week’s events plus an eclectic mix of music from his personal collection. A life long Radio 2 listener, Fred dedicates this week’s show to the presenter who sparked his love of radio: broadcasting legend Sir Terry… Continue reading
What terrible news we all woke up to this morning. The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died at the age of 77 following a short illness.
This week, Terry Wogan, whose radio shows I have listened to regularly for the last 8 years, returned to BBC Radio 2 with a new series of Weekend Wogan.
This week has been quite a massive one for radio – Paul Ross and Gaby Roslin started their new show on BBC London; Richard Bacon started his new show on 5 Live; and Simon Mayo started his new show on… Continue reading
I often get asked why I prepare my radio shows in advance – choosing the music or pre-recording the interviews and writing the outline running order or basic script. The questions often come from people who don’t really understand how… Continue reading
I write at the start of the last week of Radio 2‘s Wake Up to Wogan. Sir Terry will be leaving the breakfast show after the programme on Friday morning.
It’s been over a month since Sir Terry Wogan announced he will soon be leaving BBC Radio 2‘s breakfast programme. The decision for Chris Evans to be his replacement has been very controversial… but I believe people are being very… Continue reading
There’s an interesting question that forms today’s blog post, about the job of newsreaders. Exactly how easy is it? Its a question that Radio 2 presenter Terry Wogan thinks he can answer, and in fact has in his new book… Continue reading
Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in exactley five minutes in a series for the BBC News website. This week, broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan talks to Matt about the banking chrisis and why he still loves doing his… Continue reading