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Comic Relief 2024: Emotional Sir Lenny Henry brands his 39-years hosting an ‘honour and a privilege’ as he’s joined on his final show by A-listers Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd

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Comic Relief 2024: Emotional Sir Lenny Henry brands his 39-years hosting an ‘honour and a privilege’ as he’s joined on his final show by A-listers Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Lenny Henry was left emotional as he described his 39-years as host of Comic Relief as an ‘honour and a privilege’ while presenting the show for a final time on Friday night. It was revealed the comedian, 65, had help raise a whopping £1.5B since his … Read more

It could be our indomitable mum’s last Christmas because of her stage-four cancer… Esther Rantzen expects a quiet one but her daughter REBECCA WILCOX has other ideas!

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It could be our indomitable mum’s last Christmas because of her stage-four cancer… Esther Rantzen expects a quiet one but her daughter REBECCA WILCOX has other ideas!

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE For the past year, almost since last Christmas, my mother Esther Rantzen — campaigner and broadcaster extraordinaire — has been threatening to die. She’s been pretty accepting about it, planning ways to make it easier for us, her kids, but stage-four cancer has … Read more

Times Radio presenter condemned for saying Hamas showed ‘bravery’

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Times Radio presenter condemned for saying Hamas showed ‘bravery’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Times Radio presenter Chloe Tilley was condemned by listeners after she spoke of the “bravery,”  the “intensity” and “incredible ability” of Hamas “to go for Israel in such a way that we have never seen before.” She laughed on Saturday as her guest … Read more

Tony Butler, legendary West Midlands radio presenter and football telephoning pioneer – obituary

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Tony Butler, legendary West Midlands radio presenter and football telephoning pioneer – obituary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE He was forced to apologize in 2007 after he believed women should not put themselves in danger by joining the armed forces and said of Acting Leading Seaman Faye Turney, who was then being held hostage in Iran, that if she had “her … Read more

Vernon Kay’s first show was a wink to Radio 2’s more youthful future

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Vernon Kay’s first show was a wink to Radio 2’s more youthful future

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Vernon Kay’s first show in his new regular morning slot on Radio 2 was full of self-referential moments and messages of happiness from his friends, family and colleagues at Radio 2. Make no mistake: this is now the Vernon Kay Show. The first … Read more

Ken Bruce’s final show on Radio 2: the best in the business pays tribute with dignity intact

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Ken Bruce’s final show on Radio 2: the best in the business pays tribute with dignity intact

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The last music Ken Bruce played on his final Radio 2 show was the finale from The Beatles’ Abbey Road, which culminated in The End. He quoted the lyrics: “In the end, the love you receive is equal to the love you create.” … Read more

Ken Bruce’s resignation from Radio 2 is a complete disaster for the BBC

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Ken Bruce’s resignation from Radio 2 is a complete disaster for the BBC

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Why did Ken Bruce really decide to go? He says in PR announcements that he simply wanted a change and to try something new after so many years. Ah, yes, but that’s what everyone says. We can only speculate about the reasons. It’s … Read more

Today guest editors give Radio 4 a welcome bit of festive punch

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Today guest editors give Radio 4 a welcome bit of festive punch

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE What a pleasure to hear Voice of Kirsty Young on Desert Island Plates (Radio 4, Christmas Day) again. Perhaps they were evil greedy listening for signs of tension between Young, who hosted the show for 12 years to universal acclaim, and current host … Read more

Steve Wright signs off from Radio 2 this afternoon with some emotion but no bile

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Steve Wright signs off from Radio 2 this afternoon with some emotion but no bile

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “The last show,” Steve Wright said at the opening. “A little bit of pressure. We all have to do good.” After 40 years on national daytime radio, the last 23 on Radio 2, the veteran DJ has called it quits Steve Wright in … Read more

BBC Radio’s report on the funeral painted a thousand pictures with a few words

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BBC Radio’s report on the funeral painted a thousand pictures with a few words

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE According to Ferrari, reporters were “everywhere we needed them” and good use was made of expertise from elsewhere in the world empire – such as Alexander Armstrong’s (of Classic FM) guide to the music listeners would hear between services. Andrew Marr’s contributions on … Read more

Boris’s frivolity was clear from the start – and so was his loneliness

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Boris’s frivolity was clear from the start – and so was his loneliness

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE With the band Boris Johnson from the stage in Downing Street, what better time to revisit the greatest hits of the imminent premier. And that’s what the BBC has served up with a new podcast, Boris – a sort of “Best of Boris” … Read more

Emma Barnett’s interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was a master class

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Emma Barnett’s interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was a master class

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The BBC announced last week that record numbers use its online platform BBC Sounds, with now more than four million listeners a week accessing podcasts, music mixes and on-demand. (That’s compared to the 33.11 million listeners of his live radio show.) I use … Read more

50 best podcasts to listen to now

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50 best podcasts to listen to now

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Slow burning Slow Burn oscillates between politics, culture, and sociology to uncover the broader issues that have shaped America. Important events ranged from the Watergate scandal to the 1992 riots in LA, the deadly dispute between hip-hop legends Notorious BIG and Tupac, and … Read more

How the people of Ambridge could benefit from the obsession with BBC radio attention

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How the people of Ambridge could benefit from the obsession with BBC radio attention

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE So a podcast that “combines music and meditation to help listeners cope with the stresses and strains of everyday life” doesn’t seem like a too radical diversion. It features a singer who has been nominated for a Grammy and Mercury Award Nao – … Read more

Kermode & Mayo’s Take, a review: the kings of film chat set their rules in the first podcast on the BBC

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Kermode & Mayo’s Take, a review: the kings of film chat set their rules in the first podcast on the BBC

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Mark Kermode likes to shake film references into his jokes, so it’s appropriate that his new film podcast, which has upset the BBC, with longtime partner Radio 5 Live Simon Mayo it has to start with the moment “We’re Not in Kansas”. Because … Read more

The New Battlefield: How Influencers, Trolls, and Social Media Help Putin Wage War Online

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The New Battlefield: How Influencers, Trolls, and Social Media Help Putin Wage War Online

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The ethics of online warfare have also been explored in a different context Alex Krotoski in it always interesting Digital man (Radio 4, Monday). Studying how a small group of self-proclaimed “cyberpartisans” is trying to undermine Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship in Belarus, Krotoski described … Read more

A lost composer that everyone should hear about

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A lost composer that everyone should hear about

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE It started on Monday for Composer of the Week (Radio 3, Mon-Fri) a series dedicated to the wonderful but sadly overlooked pianist and composer, whose talent has been lost in the turbulence of history. Even omniscient presenter Donald Macleod admitted that he had … Read more

Tonight with Andrew Marr, LBC, review: the voice is back – just a little work is needed

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Tonight with Andrew Marr, LBC, review: the voice is back – just a little work is needed

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE For weeks now, Andrew Marr has been talking about “regaining his voice” in all the promotional material surrounding his new radio appearance. “Anyone who wants mild, safe, wearily predictable journalism is strongly encouraged to look elsewhere,” he said. Given that Marr has spent … Read more

The angry Diary of an interview with CEO Matt Hancock is both outspoken and awkward

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The angry Diary of an interview with CEO Matt Hancock is both outspoken and awkward

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The formula can be. The CEO’s diary is nonetheless a cold draw, as revenue for 2021 is estimated at £ 1.2 million. Previous guests were Liam Payne, Jimmy Carr and Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague. Hancock is also a fan and appreciates how Bartlett … Read more

Does The Princess Bride Work Even Better Than a Radio Drama? Unimaginable!

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Does The Princess Bride Work Even Better Than a Radio Drama? Unimaginable!

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A similarly melancholic influx was as soothing Moominland in the middle of winter (Radio 4, Saturday), in which a young Moomintroll wakes up early from hibernation and wanders in a lonely, frozen world (with an atmospheric score). He learns about the cycle of … Read more

Prince William is close to tears when he goes on his favorite childhood walk for the Apple podcast

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Prince William is close to tears when he goes on his favorite childhood walk for the Apple podcast

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Either way, the walk went through the Sandringham estate towards his home in Norfolk, Anmer Hall, a path William remembered remembering walking with his grandfather, Prince Philip, from Christmas as a child. Along the way, the sounds of feet were heard across the … Read more

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