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This is a list of events taking place in 2025 relating to radio in the United Kingdom.

Events

January

• 1 January –
  • To celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Shipping Forecast, BBC Radio 4 recreates old versions of the broadcast read by a number of famous people, including Ruth Jones (in character as Nessa from Gavin and Stacey), Dame Ellen MacArthur and Eddie Grundy.[1]
  • Jazz FM airs a day of programmes dedicated to bandleader Quincy Jones under the title Q Year's Day.[2]
• 4 January – Ian Shepherd joins Central Radio to present weekend breakfast.[3]
• 4–5 January – Adil Ray presents the second and third of his three festive programmes for Smooth Radio.[4]
• 6 January – Aaron Paul begins presenting breakfast on BBC Radio London from Mondays to Thursdays; Riz Lateef continues with the show on Fridays.[5]
• 12 January – Mel Giedroyc joins Magic Radio to present a Sunday morning show.[6]
• 27 January – Gok Wan joins Magic Breakfast to co-present alongside Harriet Scott.[7]

February

• 15 February – Anne Marie McAleese presents her final edition of BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place And Mine, which she has presented since 1991.[8]

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Station debuts

Terrestrial

Online

Small-scale multiplex switch-ons

• 25 February – South Hertfordshire[9]

Closing this year

Programme debuts

Podcast debuts

Changes of network affiliation

Continuing radio programmes

These programmes are still running as of 2024.^[needs update] They are listed by the year they were first broadcast.

1940s

• Desert Island Discs (started 1942)
• Woman's Hour (started 1946)
• A Book at Bedtime (started 1949)

1950s

• The Archers (started 1950)
• Pick of the Pops (started 1955)
• The Today Programme (started 1957)

1960s

• Farming Today (started 1960)
• In Touch (started 1961)
• The World at One (started 1965)
• The Official Chart (started 1967)
• Just a Minute (started 1967)
• The Living World (started 1968)

1970s

• PM (started 1970)
• Start the Week (started 1970)
• You and Yours (started 1970)
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (started 1972)
• Good Morning Scotland (started 1973)
• Newsbeat (started 1973)
• File on 4 (started 1977)
• Money Box (started 1977)
• The News Quiz (started 1977)
• Feedback (started 1979)
• The Food Programme (started 1979)
• Science in Action (started 1979)

1980s

• In Business (started 1983)
• Sounds of the 60s (started 1983)
• Loose Ends (started 1986)

1990s

• The Moral Maze (started 1990)
• Essential Selection (started 1991)
• Essential Mix (started 1993)
• Up All Night (started 1994)
• Wake Up to Money (started 1994)
• Private Passions (started 1995)
• In Our Time (started 1998)
• PopMaster (started 1998)
• The Now Show (started 1998)

2000s

• BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (started 2000)
• Big John @ Breakfast (started 2000)
• Sounds of the 70s (2000–2008, resumed 2009)
• Dead Ringers (2000–2007, resumed 2014)
• A Kist o Wurds (started 2002)
• Fighting Talk (started 2003)
• Jeremy Vine (started 2003)
• The Chris Moyles Show (2004–2012, resumed 2015)
• Elaine Paige on Sunday (started 2004)
• The Bottom Line (started 2006)
• The Unbelievable Truth (started 2006)
• Radcliffe & Maconie (started 2007)
• The Media Show (started 2008)
• Newsjack (started 2009)

2010s

• The Third Degree (started 2011)
• BBC Radio 1's Dance Anthems (started 2012)
• Sounds of the 80s (started 2013)
• Question Time Extra Time (started 2013)
• The Show What You Wrote (started 2013)
• Inside Science (started 2013)
• Friday Sports Panel (started 2014)
• Stumped (started 2015)
• You, Me and the Big C (started 2018)
• Radio 1's Party Anthems (started 2019)

2020s

• Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast (started 2020)
• Newscast (started 2020)
• Sounds of the 90s (started 2020)
• The News Agents (started 2022)
• Ten to the Top (started 2023)
• Sunday Love Songs with Michael Ball (started 2024)
• Radio 2's Week-est Link (started 2024)

Ending this year

• 15 February – Your Place And Mine (1991–2025)[8]

Deaths

See also

• 2025 in the United Kingdom
• 2025 in British music
• 2025 in British television
• List of British films of 2025

References

1. Glynn, Paul (28 December 2024). "Gavin and Stacey's Nessa to read old Shipping Forecast". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
2. Gilbert, Mark (22 December 2024). "Anton du Beke and Quincy Jones among Jazz FM's Christmas attractions". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
3. Martin, Roy (23 December 2024). "Ian Shepherd joins Central Radio in Lancashire for weekend breakfast". Radio Today. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. Martin, Roy (23 December 2024). "Adil Ray joins Smooth Radio as guest presenter this Christmas". Radio Today. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
5. Martin, Roy (16 December 2024). "Aaron Paul to host BBC Radio London Breakfast". Radio Today. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
6. Martin, Roy (13 November 2024). "Mel Giedroyc to host Sunday morning request show on Magic Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
7. Collins, Steve (30 October 2024). "Gok Wan to join Harriet Scott as new Magic Breakfast co-host". Radio Today. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
8. "Radio Ulster: Anne Marie McAleese to leave Your Place and Mine". BBC News. BBC. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
9. Martin, Roy (17 December 2024). "South Herts small-scale DAB sets launch date". Radio Today. Retrieved 17 December 2024.