RadioToday Programme

Track Radio prepares to hit the ground running

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we speak to Track Radio's CEO Iain Macintosh as the station prepares to launch a new sports and music radio station on 4th May. Plus R...

We're back! And we're at Radiodays Europe 2026 in Riga, Latvia.

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's the big return of Roy and Stu and your favourite podcast, The RadioToday Programme! Stuart speaks to some of the Brits abroad at Radiodays Europe...

Andy Peebles in his own words

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following the news that Andy Peebles has passed away, here's a chance to hear Andy in his own words talking about his long career in radio - in an int...

A tribute to John Evington

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to radio presenter, programmer and executive John Evington, who died on 4th December 2021. In this special podcast...

Radio Academy 30 Under 30 2021

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson finds out about this year’s 30 Under 30 from Radio Academy Managing Director Sam Bailey and Bauer’s Steve Parkinson who’s the Ch...

Paul Rowley on leaving the BBC after five decades in radio

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Rowley has been "our man at Westminster" for BBC Local Radio since 1994 and before that worked for IRN and LBC as well as Liverpool's Radio City ...

Radio Festival 2021

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson chats to a selection of speakers from this year’s Radio Academy Radio Festival, held at the News UK building in London on Wednesday ...

Toby Anstis celebrates 20 years at Heart

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Toby Anstis chats to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson as he marks 20 years since his first overnight show on Heart 106.2. Toby can still be heard daily on...

Remembering Jono

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On 9th July, Jonathan Coleman OAM died in Sydney, Australia after a four-year battle with prostate cancer, aged just 65. The Radio Academy and RadioTo...

Radio 1's Summer Breakout & The Bionic Van on tour

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson is back - and he's in Burnley to speak to Greg James, Jordan North & Vick Hope as the Radio 1 Summer Breakout came to a conclusion...

One year of Times Radio

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back at the first 12 months of Times Radio as Matt Deegan talks to presenter Ayesha Hazarika, Mid-Mornings Producer Poppy Bullard and Programm...

Audio Content Fund

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Cocker picks three projects funded by the Audio Content Fund she’s been impressed by, and talk to the people behind them.

ARIAS 2021 - Special event report from the event in London

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear from the nominees, winners, special guests and more at the event in London on May 26th 2021

Gary Stein and Ric Blaxill from Bauer chat about GHR London

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Greatest Hits Radio launches in London on 105.8FM. Guest host Debbie Mac talks to  Group Programme Director - Hits Radio Network Gary Stein and  Gre...

Bauer's new subscription radio services

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anne Frankenstein from Jazz FM and Scala Radio is our guest host as we explore Bauer's new subscription services with Bauer executives Richard Dawkins...

Ashley Byrne - Creative director/owner, Made in Manchester

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest host is freelance producer/presenter James Brown having a chat with Made in Manchester's Ashley Byrne about the recent obit, makin...

Radiodays Asia - event special

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Following the Radiodays Asia event, our Asia reporter James Ross spoke to a bunch of speakers after their virtual sessions. We hear from Francis Curri...

Nicky Campbell talks to our guest host Steve Bland

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Producer and presenter Steve Bland, host of the You Me and the Big C Podcast is our guest host this week. He talks to his BBC colleague Nicky Campbell...

Scott Mills chats to our guest host Jamie East

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills talks to former Virgin and talkRADIO presenter Jamie East about his journey from commercial to BBC Radio 1, his relationship...

Rebecca Frank chats with Victoria Easton-Riley about Bauer's Women in Programming initiative

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

KISS Network Content Director Rebecca Frank talks to Victoria Easton-Riley, Content Director (Hits and Greatest Hits Networks – Scotland) and Head o...

Greatest Hits Radio breakfast presenter Simon Ross talks to our guest host Pete Snodden

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Rossie Ross from GHR Breakfast is in conversation this week with our guest host Pete Snodden, who presents the breakfast show on Cool FM.

Gaydio Breakfast presenter Dean McCullough

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

talkRADIO's Darryl Morris returns to have a chat with Gaydio Breakfast host Dean McCullough about presenting a breakfast show during a pandemic, servi...

Chris Mason talks to this week's guest host Darryl Morris

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BBC broadcaster Chris Mason takes time out for an open chat with talkRADIO presenter Darryl Morris, our guest host for this week.

Double-acts during lockdown - with Bush and Richie

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How are double-acts on the radio coping with lockdown and the coronavirus? Our guest host Tom Campbell has a chat with Absolute Radio's Home Time Show...

All about student radio operating during a pandemic

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leeds Student Radio Station Manager Leo Joslin talks to our guest host, and student broadcaster, Tom Horn about how student radio is surviving through...

Jonny Gould and Liam Thompson talk to Phil Dobbie about radio, streaming and podcasting all coming together

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no doubt that podcasts and online streaming services are already a challenge for the radio industry and there’s more to come. Currently le...

Dick Stone talks to our guest host Chris Birks

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Presenter Chris Birks catches up with his old boss Dick Stone, who has recently been appointed Group Content Manager at JACK Radio Group.

Tony Moorey talks to Leona Graham

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A good old radio related chat between Absolute Radio and Magic's Group Content Director and presenter Leona Graham about radio, life, working together...

Dee Ford

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bauer’s Group Managing Director Dee Ford talks to Stuart Clarkson to look back at what has been a momentous year for the radio group - including dea...

Victoria Derbyshire, JACK expands & ROAR

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire reflects on her experience on this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and how well her former tea boy Jorda...

Boom Radio’s Phil Riley & David Lloyd

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Industry stalwarts Phil Riley and David Lloyd talk to Stuart Clarkson about their new project - Boom Radio UK, which plans to launch in early 2021 tar...

Johnny Beerling & Darryl Morris

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson catches up with Jordan North’s former housemate Darryl Morris from talkRADIO to discuss how Jordan is doing on I’m ...

Bonus podcast: The Radio Academy Festival Skewer

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a RadioToday Programme Extra we bring you an aural treat from Jon Holmes and his team. This magnificent audio production was played at the end of t...

Ben Cooper

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bauer's new Group Director of Content & Music Ben Cooper talks to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson about his departure from Radio 1 after many years a...

Pat Sharp's new sorta-biography

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Radio legend Pat Sharp talks to RadioToday about his new book - Re-Run The Fun: My Life As Pat Sharp, which is 'based on an un-true story'. We've also...

Radio Academy Festival 2020 Preview

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Radio Academy Festival Chair Nick Pitts and Exec Producer Sam Bailey tell us about the plans for this year’s Radio Academy Festival, planned for 9th...

Student radio in Warwick turns 50

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RAW 1251 station manager Sian Bolton and former programmer Ed Farrar tell us about plans for the student station’s 50th anniversary next week - and ...

World Mental Health Day on Absolute Radio

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester tells us about the station’s engagement with its listeners on World Mental Health Day this week - and...

Jamie East on leaving talkRADIO

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie East tells RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about his decision to leave talkRADIO, the state of talk radio in the UK and his successful daily podc...

Dicky Dodd and Radio TechCon goes online

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dicky Dodd talks to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson about his switch from commercial to community radio in Wolverhampton after nearly 20 years on breakfa...

Peter Dickson

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Dickson talks to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson about his new autobiography, Voice Over Man. Roy Martin & Stuart discuss the big radio storie...

Mike Carr - Crowd Network

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Carr, CEO of new podcast company Crowd Network, talks to RadioToday about the firm's ambitious plans to be the biggest podcast network in Europe ...

Trevor Dann

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The original presenter of the RadioToday Programme Trevor Dann announces his departure from hosting our monthly Roundtable episodes and chats to Stuar...

Graham Torrington

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Late night presenter Graham Torrington talks to RadioToday about his decision to retire from daily radio after a 37-year career.   Roy Martin and ...

Rombalds Radio

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The tables are turned on regular host Stuart Clarkson as Quentin Howard takes over the RadioToday Programme this week to chat to Stuart about his new ...

Doctor Fox returns with United DJs

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Fox talks to RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about his broadcasting return with digital station United DJs - and reflects on the current state of ...

The great RAJAR pause of 2020

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lyndsay Ferrigan from RAJAR talks to RadioToday about how radio listening data has been impacted by the pandemic, and its plans for bringing in a new ...

Iain Lee and Katherine Boyle on their move to Twitch

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Iain Lee and Katherine Boyle talk to RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about their new incarnation of The Late Night Alternative on Twitch, following the...

RadioToday Roundtable July 2020

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann is joined by presenter Fi Glover, Radioplayer's Mike Hill and Jimmy Buckland from Wireless to discuss topics including the launch of Times...

Times Radio programme director Tim Levell

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the launch of the first newspaper-backed national radio station as Times Radio goes on the air. Times Radio Programme Director Ti...

Dan McQuillin from Broadcast Bionics on radio tech in the pandemic

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan McQuillin from Broadcast Bionics chats all things tech and how innovation has been helping radio stations during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus we...

Commercial radio in a pandemic - Radiocentre's Siobhan Kenny

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Radiocentre CEO Siobhan Kenny updates us on how commercial radio is doing, three months on from the start of the lockdown - and tell us about plans fo...

Audio Content Fund and new BBC DG

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week as the Audio Content Fund publishes its first annual report looking at how it has spent the government’s money on public service content a...

RadioToday Roundtable June 2020

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann hosts our Roundtable discussion for June 2020 and is joined by presenter Chris Mason (BBC), former UKRD CEO William Rogers (Eat Your Green...

Bauer’s plans for former Wireless, UKRD, Celador and Lincs stations

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Bryce, Group Managing Director of the Hits Radio Network Brand, answers our questions about plans to integrate more than 50 acquired stations f...

#ForgottenFreelancers at the BBC

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Williams from the BBC Paye Freelancers Group talks to RadioToday about the issues facing hundreds of people working in radio who have lost all of ...

Pete Price on the closure of Radio City Talk

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liverpool late night radio legend Pete Price talks to RadioToday about the upcoming closure of Radio City Talk after 12 years - and his four decades o...

RadioToday Roundtable May 2020

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann is joined by Matt Deegan (Fun Kids & Folder Media ), radio production and technology consultant Ann Charles (Radio TechCon) and Simon ...

Leona Graham

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years on from her first show at One Golden Square, Leona Graham talks to RadioToday about her debut on Virgin Radio and her doing her current 5...

Chris Stark

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Stark talks to RadioToday about his experiences of broadcasting from home on both Radio 1 and 5 Live as well as about the return of the award-wi...

BBC Local Radio during the pandemic

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Burns, head of Audio and Digital for BBC England, tells us how BBC Local Radio is coping with and covering the coronavirus crisis. Stuart Clar...

RadioToday Roundtable April 2020

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann is joined by guests Elly Oldroyd, Olly Mann and Graham Mack for our first Virtual Roundtable discussion, covering many aspects of the Coro...

Community radio in a crisis

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at what community radio is doing to serve its audiences during the coronavirus crisis - and what needs to be done to help the sector...

Radio's response to Coronavirus and Sean Dunderdale

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Siobhan Kenny from Radiocentre talks about the support from government and Ofcom for commercial radio during the Coronavirus pandemic, plus how radio’...

Health Info Radio and remote broadcasting

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan Barkes tells us about a new DAB station, Health Information Radio, launched to provide facts about the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Hills from ...

ARIAS 2020

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson chats to guests on the red carpet and some of the winners from the 2020 Radio and Audio Industry Awards (ARIAs). You will hear from:...

RadioToday Roundtable March 2020

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann is joined by LBC’s Iain Dale, radio comedy’s Jon Holmes and Katharine Kerr from Podcast Pioneers for our Roundtable discussion for Mar...

Jazz FM's 30th birthday

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jazz FM’s Content Director Nick Pitts talks to RadioToday about the station’s upcoming 30th birthday and plans to celebrate the milestone on air t...

Andy Carter MP

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former GMG Radio exec Andy Carter talks to RadioToday about his new job as a Member of Parliament - and the role he’s taking on at Westminster to gi...

Greatest Hits Radio PD Andy Ashton

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Ashton, Content Director for Greatest Hits Radio, tells us about the station’s new big name signings and discussed the brand’s first year on ...

RadioToday Roundtable February 2020

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Consultant Nik Goodman from Bounce, Muna Ahmed from Prison Radio Association and Chris North from North Media Talent join Trevor Dann for the February...

Times Radio and Tony Blackburn

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stig Abell and Liam Fisher tell RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about plans for Times Radio, a new speech station launching on DAB later this year.  ...

Ricki Lee

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ricki Lee from Aiir and Saratoga’s Star Radio joins Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin in the pub to talk about the week’s big stories, with an Americ...

James Dundon

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

BBC Radio Jersey’s new mid-morning presenter James Dundon talks to us about his big move from Cornwall where he’s spent all his radio career so fa...

RadioToday Roundtable January 2020

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann is back with our first podcast of 2020 - it’s the January roundtable discussion with guests Gene Baxter (Bean from the long-running KROQ...

Radio predictions 2020 with James Cridland

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our final RadioToday Programme of 2019 looks back on the year in radio and looks ahead to what we might expect in our industry in 2020. Stuart Clarkso...

Ceri Hurford-Jones on leaving Spire FM

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Outgoing Spire FM Managing Director Ceri Hurford-Jones looks back on the last two decades running Salisbury’s local radio station ahead of his depar...

RadioToday Roundtable December 2019

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann hosts our RadioToday Roundtable discussion for December 2019 with guests  Steve Ackerman (Somethin’ Else), Paul Chantler (consultant) a...

Absolute 80s turns 10

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester and presenters Sarah Champion & Leona Graham about Absolute Radio 10s and the ...

John Pickford

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bauer Radio’s Editor-in-Chief John Pickford talks to RadioToday as he celebrates 40 years since he first joined Piccadilly Radio in Manchester.  ...

DAB in Ireland

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Branigan from Radio Nova in Dublin and Dusty Rhodes from DB Digital Broadcasting talk about the history and future of DAB in Ireland, following ...

RadioToday Roundtable November 2019

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On our Roundtable discussion for November, Trevor Dann meets Kate Cocker (Audio Content Fund), Chris Stevens (Devaweb), Stuart Morgan (Audio Always) a...

Brexit planning for the audio industry

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

George Frost from AudioUK’s BrexitReady podcast series gets tips and advice for the audio industry on preparing for Brexit next year - she speaks to...

Dave Berry

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson chats to Absolute Radio’s Dave Berry about doing a breakfast show with 7 separate playlists - and about his new podcast, Dave Berry’...

Global’s Make Some Noise

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson chats to Classic FM breakfast presenter Tim Lihoreau and Global’s Director of Goodness Emma Bradley about the group’s Make Some No...

The Imaging Days 2019

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson is joined from Amsterdam by Roy Martin and Ian Brannan who are at The Imaging Days conference. Ian speaks to producers and talent at t...

RadioToday Roundtable October 2019

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Bowie (BBC), Matt Hill (British Podcast Awards) and Adam Uytman (Listen) join Trevor Dann for October's roundtable and make some recommendations ...

Eric Smith - BBC Radio Shropshire

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week BBC Radio Shropshire’s breakfast presenter Eric Smith talks to RadioToday about his 25 years on the show, and what BBC Local Radio was lik...

Radio 2 presenters in Hyde Park

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, chatting to presenters OJ Borg, Rev Kate Bottley, Trevor Nelson, Craig Charles and Jeremy Vine. Also...

Gary Davies

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Davies talks to RadioToday about Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park this weekend as well as his ‘accidental’ return to national BBC Radio over the las...

RadioToday Roundtable September 2019

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Dann hosts the RadioToday Roundtable for September 2019 with guests Caroline Raphael (AudioUK) Chloe Straw (We Are Grape) and Nicky Birch (BBC ...

Radiodays Asia 2019

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Ross talks to speakers at RadioDays Asia which has been taking place in Kuala Lumpur this week. You will hear from: Anders Held, Co-Founder Radi...

Podcast Movement and RadioMoments

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Clarkson has almost lost his voice so we leave you in the capable hands of James Cridland and David Lloyd this week. James tells us what he lea...

ARIAS 2020

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Bailey, Chair of the ARIAS 2020, tells us about the plans for the return of the Radio Academy’s annual awards ceremony in London early next year...

talkSPORT and PopMaster

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Clayton, Head of talkSPORT, tells us about the station’s plans for the new Premier League season. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss the w...

Ivan Brackenbury (and Tom Binns!)

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ivan Brackenbury and his producer Tom Binns tell us about Brimlington Hospital Radio Online and Ivan’s 2020 UK tour - as well as about both of their...

CMA news on Bauer & Digital Radio update

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ford Ennals gives us an update on digital radio at the Digital Radio UK summer reception.  Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin talk through the big in...

Fleur East, Greg & James plus RadioTechCon’s Tech Masterclass

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fleur East, Greg Burns and James Barr talk to RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson about their new Hits Radio UK breakfast show. Emma Corsham catches up w...

Niocast’s John Evington on the upcoming local radio DAB expansion

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As Ofcom sets out its plans for hundreds of small-scale digital radio multiplexes around the UK, John Evington from Niocast and Viamux tells us how it...

RadioToday Roundtable July 2019

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Ackerman (Somethin' Else), Graham Mack (Fix Radio) and Mike Newman (Audioboom) join Trevor Dann to discuss the world of radio and audio - and to...