Steve Lamacq gets daily show on 6Music
Steve Lamacq will host a new weekday drive-time show on BBC 6Music from 4pm to 7pm, launching 4 April, while continuing to present Lamacq Live on Radio 1.…
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Fans pay tribute to John Peel at funeral
Hundreds attended John Peel's funeral at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, where The Undertones' Teenage Kicks closed a service of music chosen to reflect his tastes.…
Rob Da Bank to fill in on Peel slot
Rob Da Bank will fill in on Radio 1's late-night John Peel slot until at least the end of the year, using playlists Peel had already planned.…
Mogwai release BBC sessions
Mogwai are releasing an album of BBC radio sessions recorded for John Peel and Steve Lamacq on 25 October, with the band's Stuart Braithwaite describing the recordings.…
Radio 1 team up with US stations
Radio 1 is launching joint programming with US stations and reshuffling management, with Alex Jones-Donelly taking on live music and Ben Cooper adding on-air branding.…
Radio 1 to rejig evenings
Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt plans a shake-up of the evening schedule, with specialist shows at risk, though Zane Lowe's slot is set to double.…
Wise Buddah signed up to make Radio 2 programmes
Independent production company Wise Buddah has been commissioned to make three music programmes for Radio Two, covering classical music, indie and jazz.…
Radio 2's industry examination
Industry figures including Paul Weller, Chris Cowey and Dominic Mohan give views ahead of BBC Radio 2's Great British Music Debate on 2 July.…
Lowe announces Xfm departure
Zane Lowe is leaving Xfm to take over Radio 1's early evening new music slot in July, with Ian Camfield and Iain Baker taking over his Xfm shows.…
Zane Lowe to take over session slot, eventually
Radio 1 will have Colin Murray present the Evening Session from 7 January as a fill-in, before Zane Lowe takes over in late spring once his Xfm contract ends.…
Radio 2 plan Manics show
Radio 2 will broadcast a Manic Street Preachers documentary on 12 October, with archive recordings and interviews including the band and Sony chairman Rob Stringer.…
Evening Session to go
Radio 1's guitar music show The Evening Session is to be axed at the end of the year, with Steve Lamacq staying on to host Lamacq Live.…