From soccer to sonnets: Frank Skinner plans to bring poetry to the masses
Comedian and radio DJ will ‘talk about poems like I talk about football’ in a weekly podcast
February 2016
Virgin Radio announces lineup including Edith Bowman
Former Radio 1 DJ will be only solo female commercial radio breakfast show host when station returns to air on 30 March
September 2015
BBC Radio 1 is 'highly distinctive', insists strategy chief
James Purnell says Radio 1 plays nearly 10 times as many different tracks in a month as its rival Capital, after station was criticised in government green paper
April 2015
Human and utterly sincere: Miliband’s radio interview may be a turning point
Holly Baxter
Along with his suddenly personable demeanour the Labour leader was convincing: rarely have his policies come across so clearly as a cohesive strategy for building a stronger, more socialist country
October 2014
Nostalgic hits help Absolute Radio to top 4m listeners for the first time
Classic FM, Absolute Radio and TalkSport to have licences rolled over
September 2014
Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review; Masters of Man Time With Just for Men; Phone Farage; Sam Walker – radio review
Kermode and Mayo’s longstanding review show treads a fine line between joy and ire, writes Miranda Sawyer
August 2014
Oxford Biographies; Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show – radio review
Audio biographies from the first world war made for sobering listening, while Absolute Radio's chat with Conan O'Brien was sheer pleasure, writes Miranda Sawyer
May 2014
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: Radio Academy awards 2014 special
Reaction from winners including Frank Skinner, Greg James and Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan. Plus, Miranda Sawyer discusses her radio highlights of the year
March 2014
Media Monkey
Media Monkey's Diary: Christian O'Connell, John Hardie and Daily Mail
Read Media Monkey's Diary from the Monday print pages
December 2013
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: digital radio switchover special
Next week the government is to announce its plans for digital radio – John Plunkett and guests debate the pros and cons
October 2013
Media blog
Radios don't just have to sound good – they need to look like cool toys too
David Hepworth: The industry is failing to attract the next generation of listeners, while spooking its most satisfied customers, the over-50s
September 2013
Greenslade
Bauer Media stops publishing magazine accused of being pro-Nazi
German group pulls plug on Der Landser after 43 years
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: Dave Gorman
The comedian and writer talks to John Plunkett about his approach to making comedy for television – and how to keep creative control of your projects
Greenslade
Peer complains to Ofcom over Bauer Media's military magazine
Der Landser accused of glorifying Nazi troops in the second world war
August 2013
MediaGuardian
Media Talk podcast: Washington Post sale, Mail Online breaks records
John Plunkett discusses the sale of the Washington Post with Emily Bell of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism
Media blog
How Sound Women is seeking to address the gender imbalance on radio
Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion: Only one in five solo voices on UK radio is female, so it's time to give women more opportunities to get on the air
Nick Clegg effect helps LBC to record 1m listeners
Global Radio-owned station's audience rises almost 30% year on year, as Capital holds on to London ratings crown. By Josh Halliday
July 2013
Bauer Media buys Absolute Radio
Rewind radio: The Ashes: Test Match Special; Disabled and Desperate to Work; The Manuscript – review
