2006 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 2006.
Events
January
- 23 January – Former XFM presenter Christian O'Connell joins Virgin Radio to present The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show.[1]
February
- 6 February – BRMB's second "Two Strangers and a Wedding" competition ends with the marriage of Craig Cooper and Rebecca Duffy at Birmingham's Hotel du Vin.[2]
- 28 February – Radio 2 Drivetime presenter Johnnie Walker announces he will leave the show after seven years. He will present his last show at the end of March.[3]
March
- 2 March – Chris Evans is announced as Johnnie Walker's replacement on BBC Radio 2's Drivetime show.[4] Johnnie presents Drivetime for the final time on 31 March.
- 8 March – Radio 1 launches its YouTube channel.
April
- 9 April – Russell Brand presents his first Saturday night Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2.
- 18 April – Chris Evans takes over Radio 2's Drivetime show from Johnnie Walker.[4]
- 19 April – London's 102.2 Smooth FM gives away £118,454 to a listener from Essex who correctly identifies their Secret Song as Diana Ross's My Old Piano. The Secret Song had been running since November 2005 and, at this time is the biggest cash prize on radio this century.[5]
- 23 April – The Radio 4 UK Theme is used for the last time, amid controversy over its axing by Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer. The decision to axe the Theme, which had been used since 1978, to make way for a 'pacy news briefing' led to widespread coverage in the media and even debate in Parliament.
- 29 April – In some areas Centre FM is renamed as Touch FM.
- April – The timeslot for Bob Harris's Saturday evening show on Radio 2 is moved forward an hour, meaning it airs from 11 pm to 2 am instead of 10 pm to 1 am.
May
- No events
June
- 24 June – The final edition of Home Truths is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
July
- 25 July – A Secret Song competition on Manchester's 100.4 Smooth FM is won by a listener who correctly identifies the track as Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones. The competition had been running since 27 March with the prize money standing at £86,500 at the time it was won.[6]
- July – Networking is increased on the north of England Magic stations when the local afternoon show is dropped in favour of a networked programme. Consequently, only the breakfast show is locally produced.
August
- 27 August – Sue Lawley presents her final edition of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs after eighteen years. Her last castaway is the actress Joan Plowright.[7]
September
- 6 September – Kiss 100 is relaunched after a decline in listening figures, dance stations Vibe 101 and Vibe 105-108 are also rebranded to Kiss.
- 16 September – Saturday Live, Home Truths' replacement show on BBC Radio 4, begins.
October
- 1 October – Kirsty Young takes over as presenter of Desert Island Discs. Her first guest is children's author and illustrator Quentin Blake.[8]
- 22 October – A new chart show called Fresh 40 launches. Aired on the Kiss and Galaxy networks and other youth-orientated stations, it counts down the top 40 r’n’b and dance songs and is broadcast against commercial radio's Hit40uk chart programme and the BBC Radio 1 Sunday afternoon chart show.
November
- 18 November – Russell Brand joins Radio 2 to present a regular weekly programme.[9]
- November – CTR 105.6 in Maidstone, Kent, is purchased by the KM Group, taking the number of KM-owned stations in Kent to 7.
December
- December – GMG Radio purchases the Saga Radio Group.[10]
Unknown
- Galaxy 102.2 is renamed Galaxy Birmingham in line with other Galaxy radio stations.
- Sport on 5 is renamed 5 live Sport.
Station debuts
- 14 February – Talk 107
- 25 February – Touch FM (Banbury)
- 29 June – 99.9 Radio Norwich
- 10 July – Yorkshire Radio
- 15 August – Gaydio
- 2 September – Brunel FM
- 16 October – 107.3 Abbey FM
- 18 December – Radio Music Shop
- 25 December – theJazz[11][12]
Closing this year
| Date | Station | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| 2 June | Primetime Radio | 2000 |
| 29 September | Star 107.9 | 1998 |
Programme debuts
- 3 January – The Geoff Show on Virgin Radio (2006–2008)
- 23 January – The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio (later Absolute Radio) (2006–Present)
- 9 April – The Russell Brand Show on BBC 6 Music (later BBC Radio 2) (2006–2008, 2010, 1013, 2017–Present)
- 18 April – Chris Evans Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 (2006–2009)
- 12 July – The Personality Test on BBC Radio 4 (2006–2007)
- September – The Dream Ticket with Joe Mace on BBC 6 Music (2006–2007)
- 8 September – 1966 and All That on BBC Radio 4 (2006)
- 18 October – The Unbelievable Truth on BBC Radio 4 (2006–Present)
- 14 November – Living with the Enemy on BBC Radio 4 (2006)
- Unknown – The Bottom Line on BBC Radio 4 (2006–Present)
Continuing programmes
1940s
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
1950s
- The Archers (1950–Present)
- The Today Programme (1957–Present)
- Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)
1960s
- Farming Today (1960–Present)
- The World at One (1965–Present)
- The Official Chart (1967–Present)
- Just a Minute (1967–Present)
- The Living World (1968–Present)
- The Organist Entertains (1969–2018)
1970s
- PM (1970–Present)
- Start the Week (1970–Present)
- You and Yours (1970–Present)
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1972–Present)
- Good Morning Scotland (1973–Present)
- Newsbeat (1973–Present)
- File on 4 (1977–Present)
- Money Box (1977–Present)
- The News Quiz (1977–Present)
- Feedback (1979–Present)
- The Food Programme (1979–Present)
- Science in Action (1979–Present)
1980s
- In Business (1983–Present)
- Sounds of the 60s (1983–Present)
- Loose Ends (1986–Present)
1990s
- The Moral Maze (1990–Present)
- Essential Selection (1991–Present)
- No Commitments (1992–2007)
- Wake Up to Wogan (1993–2009)
- Essential Mix (1993–Present)
- Up All Night (1994–Present)
- Wake Up to Money (1994–Present)
- Private Passions (1995–Present)
- Parkinson's Sunday Supplement (1996–2007)
- The David Jacobs Collection (1996–2013)
- Sunday Night at 10 (1998–2013)
- In Our Time (1998–Present)
- Material World (1998–Present)
- Scott Mills (1998–Present)
- The Now Show (1998–Present)
- Jonathan Ross (1999–2010)
- Steve Wright in the Afternoon (1981–1993, 1999–Present)
2000s
- Dead Ringers (2000–2007, 2014–Present)
- BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2000–Present)
- Big John @ Breakfast (2000–Present)
- Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (2001–2007)
- Jammin' (2001–2008)
- Go4It (2001–2009)
- The Jo Whiley Show (2001–2009)
- Kermode and Mayo's Film Review (2001–Present)
- The Big Toe Radio Show (2002–2011)
- A Kist o Wurds (2002–Present)
- The Day the Music Died (2003–2007)
- Fighting Talk (2003–Present)
- Jeremy Vine (2003–Present)
- Trevor's World of Sport (2004–2007)
- The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show (2004–2012)
- Annie Mac (2004–Present)
- Elaine Paige on Sunday (2004–Present)
Ending this year
- 22 June – It's Been a Bad Week (1999–2006)
- 31 March – Drivetime with Johnnie Walker (1998–2006)
- 4 July – Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (2004–2006)
- 10 August – The Dream Ticket with Nemone (2005–2006)
- 29 September – 1966 and All That (2006)
- 19 December – Living with the Enemy (2006)
Deaths
- 21 October – Paul Walters, 59, BBC radio and TV producer[13]
- 23 November – Nick Clarke, 58, radio and television presenter and journalist[14]
- 27 November – Alan Freeman, 79, disc jockey and radio personality[15]
References
- ↑ Farey-Jones, Daniel (11 January 2006). "Virgin shouts about O'Connell's arrival as breakfast show campaigns kick off". Brand Republic. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ Lewis, Paul (7 February 2006). "Strangers marry after match made on radio station | Media". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "Drivetime DJ Walker to step down". BBC News. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- 1 2 "Evans to host Radio 2 Drivetime". BBC News. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ↑ "Capital and Smooth FM pay-out". Radio Today. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Smooth FM listener wins 86k". Radio Today. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ Gibson, Owen (25 August 2006). "profile: Sue Lawley". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ Paterson, Billy (1 October 2006). "Desert Island Kirsty picks 007 Kate Moss and Pope". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Brand new show for R2". Radio Today. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Payne, Joanne (19 December 2006). "GMG extends network with acquisition of Saga Radio". Brand Republic. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ↑ Xmas Day launch for GCap Jazz Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.. Published by Radio Today on November 28, 2006. Accessed December 18, 2009.
- ↑ GCap Media inc Regulatory Announcement. Published by the London Stock Exchange on November 28, 2006. Accessed December 18, 2009
- ↑ Wogan producer Walters dies at 59 BBC News 21 October 2006
- ↑ "Radio 4's Nick Clarke dies at 58". BBC News. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ "Tributes pour in for DJ Alan Freeman". Nine News. News.ninemsn.com.au. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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