2013 in British radio

none April 2014 October 2020 2013 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 2013. Events January 1 January – Adele's recording of "Make You Feel My Love" is named the UK's number one song of all time in Heart's first ever Hall of Fame Top 500.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/adele-wins-hearts-best-song-of-all-time/ Adele wins Heart's best song of all time Radio Today 2 January 2013 3 January 2013 3 January It is reported that Gaydar Radio owner QSoft Consulting will leave the radio business and hand its DAB licences to Manchester community station Gaydio.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/gaydio-takes-on-gaydarradio-dab-licences/ Gaydio takes on GaydarRadio DAB licences Radio Today 3 January 2013 3 January 2013 Breakdown service Green Flag agrees a six-figure deal to sponsor Absolute Radio's traffic and travel bulletins for six months.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/green-flag-sponsors-absolute-radio-travel/ Green Flag sponsors Absolute Radio travel Radio Today 3 January 2013 3 January 2013 5 January BBC Radio 1's Mary Anne Hobbs joins 6 Music to present weekend breakfasts.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/12/mary-anne-hobbs-joins-6-music-for-weekends/ Mary Anne Hobbs joins 6 Music for weekends Radio Today 3 December 2012 3 December 2012 BBC Local Radio stations in England and the Channel Islands begin a new Saturday evening show titled BBC Introducing. Hosted by a local presenter on each station, the programme's aim is to promote musicians from the area.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/12/new-saturday-night-show-for-bbc-locals/ New Saturday night show for BBC Locals Radio Today 18 December 2012 18 December 2012 Radio 4 marks the 40th anniversary of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Economic Community with a special programme: 40 Years in Europe: How Was It for You?.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/radio-4-marks-40-years-of-being-in-europe/ Radio 4 marks 40 years of being in Europe Radio Today 3 January 2013 4 January 2013 7 January Debut of the BBC's networked Local Radio Evening programme, hosted by former Classic FM presenter Mark Forrest.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/10/mark-forrest-to-host-bbc-networked-show/ Mark Forrest to host BBC networked show Radio Today 4 October 2012 13 October 2012 Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton joins Jamie Theakston as co-host of the breakfast show on Heart London.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/12/emma-bunton-joins-jamie-theakston-at-heart/ Emma Bunton joins Jamie Theakston at Heart Radio Today 10 December 2012 10 December 2012 Heart Solent breakfast presenters JK and Lucy replace Neil Bentley on Drivetime.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/12/jk-lucy-to-host-heart-london-drivetime/ JK & Lucy to host Heart London drivetime Radio Today 18 December 2012 18 December 2012 Former Heart London presenter Harriet Scott joins BBC London 94.9 as the early weekday breakfast show presenter.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/12/hearts-harriet-scott-joins-bbc-london/ Harriet Scott hired by BBC London 94.9 Radio Today 11 December 2012 11 December 2012 9 January – Former Controller of BBC Radio 5 Live, Adrian van Klaveren, will take charge of the BBC's programming to mark the upcoming centenary of the First World War, Broadcast magazine reports.Kanter Jake http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/adrian-van-klaveren-parachuted-into-bbcs-ww1-plans/5050447.article Adrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans Broadcast Emap 9 January 2013 11 January 2013 10 January Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins LBC 97.3 for a weekly live phone-in with presenter Nick Ferrari.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/nick-clegg-joins-lbc-for-weekly-questions/ Nick Clegg joins LBC for weekly questions Radio Today 7 January 2013 7 January 2013 Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter Nick Grimshaw hosts the 2013 BRIT Awards nominations ceremony at London's Savoy Hotel.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/11/nick-grimshaw-to-host-brit-nominations/ Nick Grimshaw to host BRIT nominations Radio Today 29 November 2012 3 December 2012 Test transmissions for DAB+ are under way in the Brighton area, reports the Radio Today website. http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/ofcom-testing-dab-in-the-brighton-area/ Ofcom testing DAB+ in the Brighton area Radio Today 10 January 2013 16 January 2013 11 January – Ofcom is inviting applications for community radio licences to operate on medium wave, a move that will keep the frequency in use until at least 2020, reports Radio Today.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/ofcom-secures-the-future-of-am-till-2020/ Radio Today 11 January 2013 Ofcom secures the future of AM till 2020 13 May 2013 13 January – Jameela Jamil becomes the new presenter of The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1; she replaces Reggie Yates, who had left the programme the previous month.. 14 January – Smooth Radio overhauls its schedule. Changes include the introduction of a new movie programme on Saturdays and documentary slot on Sunday afternoons. Daryl Denham becomes weekend breakfast presenter as Pat Sharp takes over Carlos's afternoon show. In turn, Carlos succeeds Andy Peebles as weekday evening presenter, with the latter becoming a weekend presenter.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/pat-sharp-gets-daily-show-on-smooth-radio/ Pat Sharp gets daily show on Smooth Radio Radio Today 7 January 2013 7 January 2013 16 January – The BBC Trust finds that Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs breached the rules on accuracy after inviting listeners to submit dedications despite it being pre-recorded. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21048482 Steve Wright's Love Songs show breached BBC guidelines BBC BBC News 16 January 2013 16 January 2013 20 January – BBC sports presenter Clare Balding succeeds Aled Jones as the host of Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday.Josh Halliday https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/12/clare-balding-radio-2?newsfeed=true Clare Balding to front her first radio show on Radio 2 The Guardian 12 October 2012 15 October 2012Neil Midgley https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9806543/Clare-Balding-on-Good-Morning-Sunday-Radio-2-review.html Clare Balding on Good Morning Sunday, Radio 2, review Telegraph Media Group 20 January 2013 20 January 2013 21 January – South Wales station Nation 80s changes its name to Nation Hits, a move allowing the station to air a broader range of music, reports Radio Today. It is the station's third rebranding since 2009.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/nation-80s-changes-name-to-nation-hits/ Nation 80s changes name to Nation Hits Radio Today 21 January 2013 31 January 2013 29 January – BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Shelagh Fogarty is panicked while live on air when a mouse is spotted in the studio.http://www.itv.com/news/2013-01-29/bbc-presenter-panics-after-spotting-a-mouse-in-the-studio/ BBC Presenter panics after spotting a mouse in the studio ITV News ITV 29 January 2013 30 January 2013 February 4 February – Aled Jones is signed up by Classic FM to present a Sunday morning programme from March.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/aled-jones-to-return-to-classic-fm-8480160.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/aled-jones-to-return-to-classic-fm-8480160.html 1 May 2022 subscription Aled Jones to return to Classic FM Independent Print Ltd The Independent 4 February 2013 9 February 2013 6 February – Bauer Media buys the digital station Planet Rock for a sum estimated to be between £1m and £2m.John Plunkett https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/feb/06/planet-rock-bauer-media Planet Rock bought by Bauer Media The Guardian 6 February 2013 9 February 2013 10 February – Les Ross returns to radio in Birmingham with a Sunday afternoon show on Big City Radio.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/02/les-ross-returns-to-radio-in-birmingham/ Les Ross returns to radio in Birmingham Radio Today 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 11 February – BBC Radio 2 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the recording of The Beatles' album Please Please Me with "Twelve Hours to Please Me" in which today's musical artists pay homage to the album.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/radio-2-to-has-12-hours-to-please-me/ BBC Radio 2 has "12 Hours To Please Me" Radio Today 31 January 2013 1 February 2013 14 February The Competition Commission publish their preliminary findings into the Global Radio takeover of GMG Radio, recommending a full or partial sale of the now renamed Real and Smooth Radio Ltd.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/02/cc-offers-three-options-for-global-radio/ CC offers three options for Global Radio Radio Today 14 February 2013 14 February 2013 Former head of BBC News Helen Boaden is appointed Director of BBC Radio by incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall. She will take up the position from April.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/02/helen-boaden-appointed-director-bbc-radio/ Helen Boaden appointed Director, BBC Radio Radio Today 14 February 2013 15 February 2013 18 February – BBC journalists stage a one-day strike over compulsory redundancies.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21492563 BBC News BBC journalists strike over redundancies BBC 18 February 2013 18 February 2013 March 4 March – James Whale is to leave London's LBC 97.3 after five years as its drivetime presenter after LBC did not renew his contract.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/james-whale-leaves-lbc-97-3-after-5-years/ James Whale leaves LBC 97.3 after 5 years Radio Today 4 March 2013 10 March 2013 5 March – LBC's evening presenter Iain Dale will take over the drivetime show when James Whale leaves the station, it is announced.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/iain-dale-to-replace-james-whale-at-lbc/ Iain Dale to replace James Whale at LBC Radio Today 5 March 2013 10 March 2013 8 March – 95.8 Capital FM hires former BBC Radio 1 journalist Dominic Byrne to work on its breakfast show with presenters Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/dominic-byrne-to-join-capital-fm-london/ Dominic Byrne to join Capital FM London Radio Today 8 March 2013 10 March 2013 14 March – Global Radio announces that Jenni Falconer will join Heart to host a Sunday morning show, replacing Jason Donovan who is taking a break from the network to tour in the musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/jason-donovan-takes-a-break-from-heart/ Jason Donovan takes a break from Heart Radio Today 14 March 2013 15 March 2013 22 March – In a rare move for a radio station, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Smooth 70s plays the album in its entirety.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-for-smooth-70s/ The Dark Side of the Moon for Smooth 70s Radio Today 21 March 2013 25 March 2013 27 March – The Competition Commission is scheduled to publish its final report into Global Radio's takeover of GMG Radio.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/10/date-set-for-global-radios-competition-commission-results/ Date set for Global Radio's CC results Radio Today 11 October 2012 13 October 2012 29 March – BBC journalists stage a twelve-hour strike, disrupting television and radio news programmes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21963301 BBC News BBC staff strike over job cuts ends BBC 29 March 2013 29 March 2013 31 March – The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby presents a two-hour special Easter Sunday breakfast programme on Classic FM.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/classic-fm-hires-archbishop-of-canterbury/ Classic FM hires Archbishop of Canterbury Radio Today 14 March 2013 15 March 2013 April 7 April – Former BBC Radio 4 newsreader Charlotte Green joins Classic FM to host a weekly Sunday morning programme, Charlotte Green's Great Composers.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/radio-4s-charlotte-green-joins-classic-fm/ Radio 4's Charlotte Green joins Classic FM Radio Today 17 March 2013 18 March 2013 11 April Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter Chris Evans is forced to hand over to a colleague after losing his voice live on air.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22107523 BBC News BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans loses voice on air BBC 11 April 2013 11 April 2013 It is reported that Gold presenter Neil Francis has been suspended from the network for comments he made about comedian Jim Davidson on Facebook.Woledge Stuart http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/2013/april/12/gold_dj_neil_francis.aspx Gold DJ Neil Francis suspended after Jim Davidson comments KM Group The Kent Messenger 11 April 2013 5 May 2013 12 April – Radio 1 Controller Ben Cooper announces that the station's Radio 1 Chart Show will not air "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", a song which charted following an internet campaign in the wake of the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 8 April. Instead a portion of the song will air as part of a news item.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21241791 BBC News R1 Chart show will not play full Margaret Thatcher song BBC 12 April 2013 12 April 2013 15 April – Bauer increases networking on its Yorkshire Magic stations with a networked breakfast show coming from Magic 828 in Leeds.https://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/bauer-networks-three-more-magic-stations/ Bauer networks three more Magic stations 12 April 2013 14 June 2019 23 April – Absolute Radio have removed Absolute Radio 60s and Absolute Classic Rock from several DAB platforms in England and Wales, but the stations continue to broadcast in London and online, the Radio Today website reports.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/absolute-radio-stations-dropped-from-dab/ Absolute Radio stations dropped from DAB Radio Today 23 April 2013 24 April 2013 May 2 May – The Scotsman reports that Glasgow comedian Susan Calman has spoken out after she received death threats following her attempt to lampoon the Scottish independence debate on a recent edition of Radio 4's The News Quiz.http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/susan-calman-death-threats-for-independence-satire-1-2914670 Susan Calman: Death threats for independence satire Johnston Press The Scotsman 2 May 2013 1 January 2014 10 May – BBC Radio Stoke presenter Paula White is taken off air after slurring her words and appearing to sound drunk while presenting her final weekday afternoon show.Daisy Wyatt https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/radio-stoke-presenter-paula-white-pulled-offair-for-slurring-her-words-and-sounding-drunk-8615116.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/radio-stoke-presenter-paula-white-pulled-offair-for-slurring-her-words-and-sounding-drunk-8615116.html 1 May 2022 subscription Radio Stoke presenter Paula White pulled off-air for slurring her words and 'sounding drunk' Independent Print Ltd The Independent 14 May 2013 17 May 2013 12 May As a panel reviews the Sunday papers on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House the programme cuts to a ten-second extract of the gospel song Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul, forcing presenter Paddy O'Connell to apologise for the unexpected interruption.Hayley Dixon https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10052049/BBC-Radio-4-interrupted-by-yodelling.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130513073210/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10052049/BBC-Radio-4-interrupted-by-yodelling.html dead 13 May 2013 BBC Radio 4 interrupted by yodelling The Daily Telegraph 12 May 2013 3 June 2013 Actor Larry Lamb joins LBC 97.3 and begins presenting a Sunday morning show. http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/05/television-actor-larry-lamb-joins-lbc-97-3/ Television actor Larry Lamb joins LBC 97.3 Radio Today 10 May 2013 10 May 2013 16 May – Debut of Question Time Extra Time on BBC Radio 5 Live. The programme, including an audio broadcast of the evening's edition of BBC One's Question Time, is presented by Stephen Nolan and John Pienaar, who take a look at the topics raised by Question Time.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sdr7x BBC Radio 5 live – Question Time Extra Time, 16/05/2013 BBC 14 June 2019 17 May – UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage hangs up during an interview with Good Morning Scotland which he describes as "insulting and unpleasant". He was speaking on the programme following angry protests in Edinburgh the previous day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-22567099 BBC News UKIP's Nigel Farage explains why he hung up on BBC Scotland BBC 17 May 2013 17 May 2013 June 3 June – The BBC issues an apology after an edition of Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk featured a debate on whether sports presenter Clare Balding, who is gay, could be "cured" of her sexuality.Rob Williams https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-apologises-for-broadcasting-discussion-on-curing-clare-balding-of-being-gay-8642330.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-apologises-for-broadcasting-discussion-on-curing-clare-balding-of-being-gay-8642330.html 1 May 2022 subscription live BBC apologises for broadcasting debate on 'curing' Clare Balding of being gay Independent Print Limited The Independent 3 June 2013 3 June 2013 5 June Ofcom awards five new community radio licences for stations in Northern Ireland.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/06/five-new-radio-stations-for-northern-ireland/ Five new radio stations for Northern Ireland Radio Today 5 June 2013 13 June 2013 Health and beauty retail chain Superdrug launches an in-store radio station.Superdrug Roll Out Interactive In-Store Radio 2013-03-12 avc immedia 2023-04-09 https://avcimmedia.com/superdrug-in-store-radio/ 12 June – Mayor of London Boris Johnson will join LBC to host a monthly phone-in show, it is confirmed.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/06/boris-johnson-gets-regular-lbc-radio-show/ Boris Johnson gets regular LBC radio show Radio Today 12 June 2013 13 June 2013 14 June – Kerrang! 105.2's final day of broadcasting on FM in the West Midlands. The 105.2 frequency is taken over by Planet Rock simulcasting from London. Kerrang! continues on DAB, but with content aired from London from 17 June.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/06/life-after-fm-for-digital-kerrang-radio/ Life after FM for digital Kerrang! Radio Radio Today 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 July 1 July – Bauer's Scottish MW stations start to receive a networked breakfast show form Glasgow presented by Robin Galloway. Consequently, there is now no local programming on any of these stations.Galloway goes national at Bauer Scotland, Radio Today, 3 June 2013 5–7 July – Jazz FM's inaugural Love Supreme Festival, the first greenfield jazz festival to be held in the UK for twenty years, is held at Glynde Place in East Sussex.Andrea Mann https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/10/love-supreme-jazz-festival-review_n_3575026.html REVIEW: Love Supreme Might Just Be Britain's Best New Music Festival HuffPost 10 July 2017 31 March 2018 7 July – BBC sports commentator John Inverdale says he has written to Ladies Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli to apologise for saying she was "never going to be a looker". He made the comments on BBC Radio 5 Live during the build-up to the previous day's match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23214821 BBC News John Inverdale 'has written to Marion Bartoli over remark' BBC 7 July 2013 7 July 2013 8 July – After eight years, BBC Local Radio returns to Dorset when a breakfast show for the county, as an opt-out from BBC Radio Solent, is launched. 16 July – BBC presenter Mishal Husain will join Radio 4's Today programme as a core member of its presenting team, the BBC announces. Fellow Today host James Naughtie will take on the additional role of presenting Good Morning Scotland for BBC Radio Scotland as the referendum on Scottish independence approaches.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23326495 BBC News Presenter Mishal Husain joins Today programme BBC 16 July 2013 16 July 2013 26 July – Digital radio is switched on in Northern Ireland allowing a further 1.4 million listeners to hear stations such as Smooth 70s, Absolute Radio 90s and Jazz FM.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/debateni/press-feed/minister-welcomes-digital-radio-boost-29451564.html Minister welcomes digital radio boost Independent News and Media Belfast Telegraph 26 July 2013 27 July 2013 August 4 August – David Jacobs presents the final edition of Radio 2's The David Jacobs Collection after fifteen years. He is stepping down from the role for health reasons.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/07/david-jacobs-to-sign-off-from-bbc-radio-2/ David Jacobs to sign off from BBC Radio 2 Radio Today 22 July 2013 23 July 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23407506 David Jacobs steps down from Radio 2 BBC News BBC 22 July 2013 23 July 2013 8 August – Smooth Radio hires Andi Peters to present a Sunday lunchtime show.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/andi-peters-joins-smooth-radio-weekends-andipeters-smoothradio/ Andi Peters joins Smooth Radio weekends Radio Today 8 August 2013 8 August 2013 13 August – Sony end their sponsorship agreement with the Radio Academy Awards.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/sony-pulls-out-of-radio-academy-awards/ Sony pulls out of Radio Academy Awards Radio Today 13 August 2013 13 August 2013 27 August – The MXR regional digital radio multiplex for the West Midlands is switched off after 12 years on air.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/regional-dab-turned-off-in-west-midlands/ Regional DAB turned off in West Midlands Radio Today 27 August 2013 7 October 2013 28 August Ofcom finds Liverpool's Radio City 96.7 in breach of broadcasting rules after a listener complained about a feature called Neil or No Neil in which presenter Dave Kelly phones numbers in the United States to ask if there is anyone there named Neil.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/radio-city-in-breach-for-abusive-calls/ Radio City in breach for "abusive" calls Radio Today 28 August 2013 28 August 2013 A contemporary recording of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech "I Have a Dream" is aired by Radio 4 and the BBC World Service to make its 50th anniversary.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/i-have-a-dream-speech-to-air-on-radio-4/ "I have a dream" speech to air on Radio 4 Radio Today 27 August 2013 28 August 2013 September 3 September – It is reported that the actress Naomi Watts walked out of a radio interview with Simon Mayo because she was uncomfortable with him asking her about her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in the biopic, Diana.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a512293/naomi-watts-walks-out-of-simon-mayo-interview-after-diana-questions.html Naomi Watts walks out of Simon Mayo interview after 'Diana' questions Digital Spy 3 September 2013 4 September 2013 25 September – A Radio 4 news item about a bondage workshop at a village hall becomes an internet hit.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/09/bbc-radio-4-bondage-clip-does-the-rounds/ BBC Radio 4 bondage clip does the rounds Radio Today 25 September 2013 27 September 2013 28 September Former BBC Radio 4 newsreader, now Classic FM presenter, Charlotte Green makes her debut reading the classified football results on BBC Radio 5 Live and the World Service.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-24295099 The new voice of BBC football results BBC BBC News 27 September 2013 27 September 2013 Her appointment was announced on 6 August.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/charlotte-green-to-read-the-classifieds/ Charlotte Green to read the classifieds on 5 Radio Today 13 August 2013 13 August 2013 Radio 3 announces a raft of new weekend programmes. They include a new concert series Live in Concert, a new film music programme called Sound of Cinema, a chance to hear highlights of the weekday lunchtime concerts, consistent times for the station's jazz programming and a new Monday night slot for Opera on 3.https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/radio-three-weekend-sched BBC – Radio 3 launches new weekend schedule – Media Centre www.bbc.co.uk 14 June 2019 30 September – Radio 2 overhauls its schedule.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/09/sara-cox-does-radio-2s-sounds-of-the-80s/ Sara Cox makes Radio 2′s Sounds of the 80s Radio Today 10 September 2013 10 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012500/http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/09/sara-cox-does-radio-2s-sounds-of-the-80s/ 5 October 2013 dead October 1 October – Smooth Radio is moved to Global Radio's Leicester Square headquarters in London and given a makeover.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/10/global-welcomes-smooth-radio-to-london-hq/ Global welcomes Smooth Radio to London HQ Radio Today 3 October 2013 3 October 2013 3 October – Global Radio announces that Smooth 70s will close less than a week after Smooth programming moved to its London headquarters.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/10/smooth-radio-70s-to-close-after-21-months/ Smooth Radio 70s to close after 21 months Radio Today 3 October 2013 3 October 2013 5 October – Sara Cox becomes a regular presenter on Radio 2 with Sounds of the 80s, a new programme dedicated to hits of the 80s. 6 October – Actress Tina Hobley begins presenting a Sunday Morning show on Smooth Radio. 7 October Choice FM is rebranded as Capital Xtra.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/10/capital-xtra-launches-replaces-choice-fm/ Capital XTRA launches, replaces Choice FM Radio Today 7 October 2013 7 October 2013 London-based digital station IBC Tamil is found in breach of Ofcom licence conditions following a complaint about a "highly partial" and unreliable news item.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/10/ibc-tamil-radio-station-found-in-breach/ IBC Tamil radio station found in breach Radio Today 7 October 2013 8 October 2013 17 October Radio Exe suspends Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" from its playlist after singer Charlotte Church criticised it as being derogatory to women in an address to the 2013 Radio Festival. They also request listener feedback on whether it should be banned.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/10/radio-exe-stops-playing-blurred-lines-song/ Radio Exe stops playing Blurred Lines song Radio Today 17 October 2013 17 October 2013 Former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Michael Souter is convicted of a series of historical accounts of sexual abuse against boys following a trial at Norwich Crown Court.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24571287 BBC News Ex-BBC DJ Michael Souter guilty of sex attacks on boys BBC 17 October 2013 17 October 2013 He is subsequently jailed for 22 years.Laura Devlin https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24755052 BBC News Michael Souter: Ex-BBC DJ jailed for sex attacks on boys Bbc.co.uk 31 October 2013 31 October 2013 18 October – Two digital transmitters are switched on in Gloucestershire, allowing DAB broadcasting to begin in the county.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-24547423 BBC News Local DAB radio begins broadcasting in Gloucestershire BBC 18 October 2013 19 October 2013 25 October – The BBC hosts 100 Women, a day of debate and discussion across radio, television and online featuring a hundred women from around the world. 27 October – As the clocks go back an hour at the end of British Summer Time, a glitch at Radio 2 sees the second hour of Bob Harris's late night/early morning show being simultaneously aired with another segment of the show.John Plunkett https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/27/radio-2-glitch-listeners-baffled Radio 2 glitch leaves listeners doubly baffled The Guardian 27 October 2013 2 November 2013 November 1 November – Broadcasting of Paul Gambaccini's America's Greatest Hits is suspended from its Saturday night slot on Radio 2 after the presenter is arrested as part of the Operation Yewtree investigation. Gambaccini himself takes the decision not to go on air following media interest in his arrest.Philipson Alice https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/10421999/BBC-presenter-Paul-Gambaccini-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sexual-offences.html BBC presenter Paul Gambaccini arrested on suspicion of sexual offences The Daily Telegraph 1 November 2013 2 November 2013http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/11/paul-gambaccinis-bbc-radio-2-show-pulled/ Paul Gambaccini's BBC Radio 2 show pulled Radio Today 1 November 2013 2 November 2013 He also steps down temporarily as host of Radio 4's music quiz Counterpoint. A year later, it is announced that no charges will be brought against Gambaccini and he much later receives damages from the Crown Prosecution Service. 5 November – Internet station Solid Gold Gem celebrates a year on air. The station hires American presenter Ted Bradford to present a one-off weekend show to mark the occasion.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/11/solid-gold-gem-am-celebrates-first-year/ Solid Gold Gem.am celebrates first year Radio Today 5 November 2013 5 November 2013 15 November – Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3 Breakfast for the final time. She leaves the show to become presenter of Radio 3's Wigmore Hall lunchtime concerts and to present Sunday afternoon programme The Choir. She is replaced on 2 December by weekend breakfast presenter Clemency Burton-Hill.https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/r3-presenter-changes BBC – Radio 3 announces presenter changes – Media Centre www.bbc.co.uk 14 June 2019 28 November – A BBC local radio guest in the North West who claims to have been a disc jockey on Radio Caroline North during the 1960s is challenged as a fake during an on-air interview.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/28617/ Fake pirate radio DJ exposed live on-air Radio Today 4 December 2013 4 December 2013 29 November – Robbie Vincent announces he will leave Jazz FM. His final show airs on Sunday 1 December.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/11/robbie-vincent-refused-last-show-on-jazz/ Robbie Vincent refused last show on Jazz Radio Today 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 December 12 December – Nick Ferrari and Charlotte Green are among six radio personalities inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/nick-ferrari-ill-never-forget-today/ Nick Ferrari: "I'll never forget today.." Radio Today 12 December 2013 13 December 2013 19 December – Fearne Cotton apologises to Radio 1 listeners after a microphone left on during a track picks up one of her Christmas party guests swearing.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/fearne-says-sorry-for-overheard-swearing/ Fearne says sorry for overheard swearing Radio Today 20 December 2013 23 December 2013 31 December – A financial report released by Global Radio shows the company paid £69m for the purchase of GMG Radio.http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/globals-gmg-radio-takeover-cost-revealed/ Global's GMG Radio takeover cost revealed Radio Today 31 December 2013 1 January 2014 Station debuts 27 April – Chris Countryhttp://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/new-country-music-radio-station-launches/ New country music radio station launches Radio Today 24 April 2013 25 April 2013 7 May – Kisstory and KissFresh Programme debuts 16 May – Question Time Extra Time on BBC Radio 5 Live (2013–Present) 5 October – Sounds of the 80s on BBC Radio 2 (2013–Present) Unknown – The Show What You Wrote on BBC Radio 4 (2013–Present) Continuing radio programmes 1940s Sunday Half Hour/The Sunday 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) 1960s Farming Today (1960–Present) In Touch (1961–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 Steve Wright in the Afternoon (1981–1993, 1999–2022) In Business (1983–Present) Sounds of the 60s (1983–Present) Loose Ends (1986–Present) 1990s The Moral Maze (1990–Present) Essential Selection (1991–Present) Essential Mix (1993–Present) Up All Night (1994–Present) Wake Up to Money (1994–Present) Private Passions (1995–Present) In Our Time (1998–Present) Material World (1998–Present) Scott Mills (1998–2022) The Now Show (1998–Present) 2000s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2000–Present) Big John @ Breakfast (2000–Present) Sounds of the 70s (2000–2008, 2009–Present) Kermode and Mayo's Film Review (2001–2022) A Kist o Wurds (2002–Present) Fighting Talk (2003–Present) Jeremy Vine (2003–Present) Annie Mac (2004–2021) Fearne Cotton (2009–2015) Elaine Paige on Sunday (2004–Present) The Bottom Line (2006–Present) The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show (2006–Present) The Unbelievable Truth (2006–Present) Radcliffe & Maconie (2007–Present) Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show (2008–2017) The Media Show (2008–Present) Newsjack (2009–Present) Paul O'Grady on the Wireless (2009–2022) Alan and Mel's Summer Escape (2009–2020) 2010s Weekend Wogan (2010–2015) The Chris Evans Breakfast Show (2010–2018) Graham Norton (2010–2020) Simon Mayo Drivetime (2010–2018) Simon Bates at Breakfast (2011–2014) The Third Degree (2011–Present) BBC Radio 1's Dance Anthems (2012–Present) Late Night Graham Torrington (2012–2020) The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw (2012–2018) Ending this year 29 March – The Strand (2008–2013) 4 August – The David Jacobs Collection (1996–2013) 5 September – Ambridge Extra (2011–2013) 29 September – Sunday Night at 10 (1998–2013) Closing this year Date Station Debut(s)25 MarchNME Radiohttp://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/sudden-end-for-digital-station-nme-radio/ Sudden end for digital station NME Radio Radio Today 25 March 2013 26 March 2013200830 JulyYorkshire Radio2006AugustSmash Hits Radio20026 OctoberSmooth 70s2011 Deaths 1 January – Christopher Martin-Jenkins, 67, British journalist and cricket correspondent (Test Match Special)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/9774036/Christopher-Martin-Jenkins-dies-aged-67.html Christopher Martin-Jenkins dies aged 67 The Daily Telegraph 1 January 2013 1 January 2013 2 January – Charles Chilton, 95, English radio presenter and producer 3 February – David Oates, 50, BBC sports commentatorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/21316314 BBC Sport Long-time BBC commentator David Oates dies, aged 50 BCB 3 February 2013 4 February 2013 8 February – Patricia Hughes, 90, BBC radio continuity announcer and newsreaderhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21393374 BBC News BBC Radio 3 announcer Patricia Hughes dies, aged 90 Bbc.co.uk 9 February 2013 9 February 2013http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/02/radio-3-announcer-patricia-hughes-dies/ Radio 3 announcer Patricia Hughes dies Radio Today 9 February 2013 9 February 2013 12 February – Reg Turnill, 97, journalist and BBC aerospace correspondenthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21430057 BBC News Reg Turnill: Veteran BBC aerospace correspondent dies BBCk 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 22 March – Brian Tansley, 61, journalist and broadcaster in the East Midlandshttp://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/tributes-paid-to-east-midlands-presenter/ Tributes paid to East Midlands presenter Radio Today 24 March 2013 25 March 2013http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Tributes-good-guy-Brian-death-popular-radio/story-18503136-detail/story.html#axzz2OYSZ216x https://web.archive.org/web/20130327124350/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Tributes-good-guy-Brian-death-popular-radio/story-18503136-detail/story.html#axzz2OYSZ216x dead 27 March 2013 Tributes to 'good guy' Brian after death of popular radio presenter Nottingham Post Marcus Boocock 23 March 2013 25 March 2013 3 April – Lee Halpin, 26, radio presenter and documentary film makerCaroline Davies https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/05/radio-presenter-lee-halpin-dead Radio presenter found dead in derelict hostel The Guardian London 5 April 2013 7 April 2013 21 April – Douglas Mounce, 65, British radio presenter (BBC Radio Devon)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22240602 BBC News BBC radio presenter Douglas Mounce dies of cancer BBC 21 April 2013 25 April 2013 11 May – Arnold Peters, 87, actor 8 June – Mark Turnbull, 50, presenter on BBC Radio Teeshttp://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/06/bbc-radio-presenter-mark-turnbull-dies/ BBC radio presenter Mark Turnbull dies Radio Today 10 June 2013 13 June 2013 11 June – Rory Morrison, 48, newsreader and continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4Max Davidson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10116006/The-BBCs-Rory-Morrison-was-a-master-of-the-art-of-broadcasting.html The BBC's Rory Morrison was a master of the art of broadcasting The Daily Telegraph 12 June 2013 13 June 2013 July – Dave Hickman, 54, broadcaster on BRMB, 100.7 Heart FM and 105.7 Smooth Radiohttp://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/07/tributes-paid-to-presenter-dave-hickman/ Tributes paid to presenter Dave Hickman Radio Today 19 July 2013 8 August 2013 25 July – Norman de Mesquita, 81, sports commentator (died 2013) 29 August – Cliff Morgan, 83, Welsh rugby union player, sports commentator and broadcasting executivehttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/29/cliff-morgan Cliff Morgan obituary 2013-08-29 Richard Williams The Guardian London 2019-08-19 2 September – David Jacobs, 87, British broadcasterhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23938128 BBC News Broadcaster David Jacobs dies at 87 BBC 2 September 2013 2 September 2013 24 September – Anthony Lawrence, 101, BBC Radio Far East correspondenthttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10334101/Anthony-Lawrence.html Obituary: Anthony Lawrence The Daily Telegraph 25 September 2013 22 June 2014 19 November – Ray Gosling, 74, broadcast documentary maker December – Mike Baker, 65, British broadcaster (Beacon Radio, Saga 105.7FM)http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/midlands-radio-presenter-mike-baker-dies/ Midlands radio presenter Mike Baker dies Radio Today 24 December 2013 27 December 2013 References 30em Radio British Radio, 2013 In Category:Years in British radio