Zoe Ball<\/a> is returning to BBC Radio 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Zoe Ball is returning to BBC Radio 2<\/p>\n
The 54-year-old broadcaster hung up her headphones and left her breakfast show on December 20 – is back on the station with a new Saturday afternoon show (1pm-3pm) which starts in May.<\/p>\n
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, said: \u201cZoe is one of the UK\u2019s most loved presenters, so I\u2019m thrilled to announce that she has a new home on Radio 2 on Saturday lunchtimes, plus she\u2019ll be hosting various specials for us throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zoe – who was replaced by Scott Mills on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show after six years on air – will also host two specials celebrating the career of Elaine Page, including ‘Elaine Paige: 60 Years in Showbusiness’, a world-exclusive concert.<\/p>\n
On Friday 25 April, the cream of musical theatre – including Samantha Barks, the recent winner of ‘The Masked Singer’, Mazz Murray, Julian Ovenden, Charlie Stemp and Summer Strallen – will perform some of Elaine\u2019s most adored songs at the London Palladium, which will be broadcast on Radio 2 on Sunday 4 May (8pm-10pm).<\/p>\n
\nA special for Radio 2 and BBC TV will air in April and will see Elaine in conversation with Zoe in which she tells the story of her life and career. <\/p>\n
\nZoe’s return is part of a new range of programming on the station.<\/p>\n
\nRichie Anderson, who presents the traffic and travel news every Monday \u2013 Thursday (noon-7pm), will launch a new Sunday night into Monday morning show (midnight-3am) in April, broadcasting live from BBC MediaCity in Salford.<\/p>\n
\nRichie says: \u201cIt\u2019s always been a dream of mine to have my own show on Radio 2 and I\u2019m delighted that dream has come true! I\u2019m raring to go and can\u2019t wait to get to know the night owls around the UK as the weekend comes to a close and we head into a brand new week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIn May, Pick of the Pops, hosted by Mark Goodier and currently broadcast each Saturday lunchtime (1-3pm), will move to a new home of Sundays (5-7pm).<\/p>\n
\nMark said: \u201cI presented my first BBC Radio 1 Top 40 in 1988, so I hope bringing Pick of the Pops to the traditional Sunday afternoon chart show home is an irresistible invitation to pop fans of all generations to join me for a nostalgic look back to some of the greatest songs from across the decades.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHead of Radio 2 Helen said: \u201cPlacing Pick of the Pops in the live early evening Sunday slot is a throwback to years gone by, when we\u2019d gather around the radio to listen to the chart countdown, and we didn\u2019t have access to programming in our pocket. These days, Pick of the Pops fans can listen to the programme on demand, at any time and anywhere that suits them, on BBC Sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nRob Beckett has decided to step down from his Sunday afternoon 5-7pm show in April, just before Easter, but will continue to appear on Radio 2 as a cover presenter.<\/p>\n
\nRob said: \u201cI\u2019ve had such a laugh each Sunday getting to know the listeners, but as my tour schedule hots up and my family forget what I look like, I\u2019ve decided to step away from a weekly show. But you won\u2019t get away from me that easily as I\u2019ll be back presenting shows on Radio 2 later in the year when normal service is resumed!”<\/p>\n
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