This one-time-only Gavin and Stacey Takeover of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show is going to be such a special festive treat for us all, ahead of the must-see broadcast of the final ever episode on Christmas Day.
On The Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Zoe Ball welcomed guests Ruth Jones and James Corden who revealed to the nation that they will be presenting 大象传媒 Radio 2 Breakfast: A Gavin and Stacey Takeover live on Monday 23 December (6.30-9.30am).
James and Ruth will be joined by many of their fellow cast members from the series including Joanna Page, Mat Horne, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Rob Wilfort - ahead of the much-anticipated final ever episode which will air on 大象传媒 One and iPlayer on Christmas Day (9pm).
Over three joyous hours in the Radio 2 studio, they will be entertaining listeners, exclusively revealing secrets about the making of the upcoming finale, sharing memories from the series across the years, talking about their favourite festive traditions and, of course, playing some brilliant songs to soundtrack the show as they invite us to 鈥榮tep into Christmas鈥� with them! Tune into 大象传媒 Radio 2 Breakfast: A Gavin and Stacey Takeover live on Radio 2 and 大象传媒 Sounds.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, says: 鈥淭his one-time-only Gavin and Stacey Takeover of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show is going to be such a special festive treat for us all, ahead of the must-see broadcast of final ever episode on Christmas Day. I can鈥檛 wait to welcome Ruth, James and their brilliant co-stars to the station, to spread some Christmas magic to Radio 2 listeners!鈥�
As a further treat, Alison Steadman will be picking her Tracks of My Years with Gary Davies (sitting in for Vernon Kay) on Monday 23 , Tuesday 24, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 December (9.30am-12noon) on Radio 2 and 大象传媒 Sounds. She鈥檒l be choosing the songs that have soundtracked her life and incredible career on stage and screen.
大象传媒 Radio 2 is the UK鈥檚 most listened to radio station, with a weekly audience of 13.3 million (RAJAR Q3, 2024) and The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show the most listened to Breakfast show in the UK with 6.3 million listeners (RAJAR Q3, 2024). Vernon Kay (Monday-Friday, 9.30am-12pm) hosts the biggest radio show in the UK. The network鈥檚 presenters include Michael Ball, Zoe Ball, Rob Beckett, Tony Blackburn, OJ Borg, Revd. Kate Bottley, Rylan, Fearne Cotton, Sara Cox, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gary Davies, Paul Gambaccini, Mark Goodier, Angela Griffin, Bob Harris, Vernon Kay, Shaun Keaveny, Cerys Matthews, Paddy McGuinness, Scott Mills, Jason Mohammad, Trevor Nelson, Dermot O鈥橪eary, Elaine Paige, Mark Radcliffe, Romesh Ranganathan, DJ Spoony, Liza Tarbuck, Jeremy Vine, Michelle Visage, Jo Whiley, Phil Williams and Owain Wyn Evans.
At the 2024 Audio and Radio Industry Awards, also known as the ARIAs, Scott Mills won Gold for the Best Music Entertainment Show, 21st Century Folk won Gold for the Best Music Special, Windrush 75 won Gold for Best Coverage of an Event, and The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show won Bronze for the Best Music Breakfast Show. Plus, Cerys Matthews won the Best Blues Broadcaster Award for the third time at the annual UK Blues Awards so she has now been elected into the UK Blues Hall Of Fame.
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