Reverend Richard Coles today invoked the Queen’s ‘we will meet again’ message as he read out a touching tribute to his sister-in-law after her death from coronavirus. The musician and ex-Strictly Come Dancing star emphasised the strength of love and the importance of social distancing as he spoke openly about the tragic death of Louise … Read more
She has emotionally recounted ‘dying for 40 seconds’ while giving birth to daughter Hollie back in 2012, while saying she owes her life to the NHS. And Amanda Holden paid tribute to the National Health Service once again as she left the Heart Radio studios in central London on Friday morning under a large rainbow … Read more
Britain’s largest gambling firms will remove all TV and radio advertising for games and products during the coronavirus lockdown, the industry body said today. Existing TV and radio advertising slots are now due to be replaced by safer gambling messages, donated to charities or removed from broadcast for at least six weeks. It comes a … Read more
Dominic Cummings’ wife was this morning afforded BBC Radio 4 airtime to say how ‘extremely kind’ the maverick Downing Street adviser is, sparking fury amid allegations of over-stepping his brief. Mary Wakefield, the commissioning editor of The Spectator, used the Thought For The Daily slot to recall the couple’s recent battle against coronavirus. The decision … Read more
Former BBC Radio 4 presenter Richard Sanders dies, aged 62, after catching coronavirus in hospital Richard Sanders, 62, worked on programme for more than a decade from 1988 Death was announced on the show on Saturday by presenter Charlotte Smith Mr Sanders died after contracting COVID-19 in hospital, Ms Smith said Former colleague Anna Hill … Read more
Jackpotjoy and Virgin Games owner ends television and radio advertising during the lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 23 April 2020 The owner of Jackpotjoy and Virgin Games has become the first gambling firm to end television and radio advertising during the lockdown. … Read more
Sonos takes on Spotify and Apple with its own radio streaming service that will broadcast original content and come preloaded on its app Sonos Radio is rolling out in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia today The service will stream radio stations that play music and broadcast news It will be free, ad-supported, and … Read more
Here we pick a selection of the best travel-related programmes, books and radio shows that will provide some isolation inspiration for the week ahead. ON THE PAGE… Beautiful Balkans Let Kassabova’s charming travelogue take you round the glistening shores of Lake Ohrid Follow Kapka Kassabova’s ancestral quest in To The Lake Brown bears and wolves … Read more
Here we pick a selection of the best travel-related programmes, books and radio shows that will provide some isolation inspiration for the week ahead. ON THE PAGE… Beautiful Balkans A masterpiece: The Church of St John at Kaneo, on Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia Follow Kapka Kassabova’s ancestral quest in To The Lake Brown bears … Read more