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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 hosts Andy Bush and Richie Firth. Also this week, a report from a recent Radio Academy Diversity and Inclusion webinars about Disability in radio.

Leeds Student Radio Station Manager Leo Joslin talks to our guest host, and student broadcaster, Tom Horn about how student radio is surviving through COVID-19.

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 less than one in five of us listen to podcasts on a weekly basis.   Podcaster Phil Dobbie questions how the industry should respond as we see that podcast audience increase. He asks broadcaster and podcaster Jonny Gould and radio and podcast programmer Liam Thompson for their thoughts.

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

A good old radio related chat between Absolute Radio and Magic's Group Content Director and presenter Leona Graham about radio, life, working together at 5 Live and talking to your clothes!

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 dealing with running a business in a global pandemic and integrating around 50 new radio stations into the Hits Radio Brand Network. We get her take on the changes deregulation has brought to the commercial radio sector - and find out which of Bauer’s many breakfast shows she chooses to wake up with in the mornings! Plus Roy Martin joins Stuart to discuss the week’s news in the radio industry. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 Jordan North did on the reality show. As the JACK Radio Group announces two new stations launching nationally on DAB this week - Union JACK Dance and Union JACK Rock - Clive Dickens tells us the thinking behind the strategy. And Bela Shah reports on the Radio Academy’s Race On Audio & Radio (ROAR) webinar this week which focused on the South Asian community’s experiences of working in the UK radio and audio sectors. Plus, Roy Martin joins Stuart to look at the big industry stories of the week. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 targeting the baby boomer generation. Plus, Roy Martin joins Stuart to look at the big industry stories of the week. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. We also chat to former Radio 1 Controller Johnny Beerling about his return to the airwaves as a presenter with Serenade Radio - after 64 years away from the microphone! And Roy Martin joins Stuart to look at the big industry stories of the week. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 the 2020 Radio Academy Festival, providing a comedic take on the sessions delegates had heard through the week, skewering the audio recordings about radio and our industry. So far The Skewer has won a Gold award at the New York Festivals, a British Podcast Award and a comedy award at the Audio Production Awards. Creator Jon Holmes combines award winning audio production and sound design with brand new audio talent to produce something quite unlike anything else.  If you enjoyed this, please do check out previous episodes of Radio 4's The Skewer on BBC Sounds at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m000czyb The Skewer is an Unusual production.

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 and his excitement over plans to revolutionise commercial radio. Roy Martin also joins Stuart to look at the big industry stories of the week. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 got a competition for you to win a copy of the book! Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin chat through the big radio industry stories of the week, and we hear some clips of award-winning community radio presenter Julie Donaldson who died this week aged just 50 after contracting Covid-19. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 to 13th November. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin chat through the other big stories of the week in the radio industry. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 discuss what life is like in the student radio sector during the pandemic. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin chat through the other big stories of the week in the radio industry. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester tells us about the station’s engagement with its listeners on World Mental Health Day this week - and discusses Absolute’s new signing Skin from Skunk Anansie. Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin chat through the other big stories of the week in the radio industry. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 podcast The Smart 7. Plus Roy Martin is here to look over the big industry stories of the week. And there’s a 'Future RadioMoment' as Keith Skues signs off from BBC Local Radio for the final time. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Dicky Dodd talks to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson about his switch from commercial to community radio in Wolverhampton after nearly 20 years on breakfast at 107.7 The Wolf/Signal 107. Dicky talks openly about the difficult period of uncertainty after the station was sold and being back on air each morning in his home city. Ann Charles from RadioTech Con tells us about plans for this year's virtual event, while Roy Martin joins Stuart to discuss the rest of this week's radio industry news. And in David Lloyd's #RadioMoments - there's a big birthday for Pete Murray, Chris Moyles returns to commercial radio, The Archers aims to spoil ITV's launch, and David has a RadioMoment of his own at the end of the podcast. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Peter Dickson talks to RadioToday's Stuart Clarkson about his new autobiography, Voice Over Man. Roy Martin & Stuart discuss the big radio stories of the week, while David Lloyd has more memories from the #RadioMoments archives. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

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 and his decision to leave the BBC after 18 years. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss the big radio stories of the week including the expansion of Greatest Hits Radio and the opening of applications for small scale DAB multiplexes around the UK. And David Lloyd has more memories from the #RadioMoments archives. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

The original presenter of the RadioToday Programme Trevor Dann announces his departure from hosting our monthly Roundtable episodes and chats to Stuart Clarkson & Roy Martin about how the radio industry has changed since he first starting making podcasts about radio. Stuart and Roy take a look at the radio industry news from this week, and David Lloyd has more #radiomoments from the archives. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.