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    Graham Norton’s Virgin Radio replacements revealed as Celeb Juice and Apprentice stars as Strictly legend lands new show

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    GRAHAM Norton’s Virgin Radio replacements have been revealed after the presenter stepped down from his weekend shows. In February the 61-year-old told listeners of The Graham Norton Radio Show that he would be leaving. Graham revealed in February he was stepping down from his radio showCredit: News UKAngela will host a new breakfast show on both daysCredit: GettyDick and Dom will take over on weekends from 1pm until 4pmCredit: PA WireNow the station has announced some exciting additions to the station to fill the slots. Graham’s show was broadcast every Saturday and Sunday between 9.30am-12.30am. Now presenter and former Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Scanlon will be hosting a brand show breakfast show on both days from 7am until 10am. Celebrity Juice and Virgin Radio regular Leigh Francis will host on Saturdays from 10am until 1pm with Tom Allen covering the same slot on Sundays. More on Graham NortonWhile TV legends Dick and Dom will take over from 1pm until 4pm at the weekends. Speaking of her new show, Angela, 40, said: “I know how many of you have dreamt about waking up to my husky dulcet tones, well dreams come true gang!”I’ll be getting up with you every weekend on Virgin Radio & I am inappropriately excited. Stick the kettle on!”And former CBBC presenters Dick, 47, and Dom, 46, added: “As genuine long term listeners and lovers of Virgin Radio we’re over the moon to be joining the team. We both started our journeys in local radio so it’s great to be back behind the mic. Most read in Showbiz”Nice to have upgraded from a bungalow to studios at the top of the tower!”Addressing his listeners in February, Graham said: “The show isn’t quite the normal show today because I have a bit of an announcement to make. Onstage Shock On The Graham Norton ShowI’m kind of off. I’m leaving weekends here at Virgin Radio, I’ll still be kind of popping up on the station from time to time. But my regular Saturdays and Sundays, I, I’m stepping away.”Revealing his reason for leaving his show, Graham added: “I’ve worked weekends between here and the old place for 13 years, and my life has changed a bit. So I just thought, well, I want my weekends back.” More

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      BBC left reeling as Radio 1 Breakfast show beaten in listener figures for first time with Virgin Radio soaring up charts

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      BBC radio bosses were left reeling yesterday after the latest listening figures slumped across all stations — including for some flagship shows.Meanwhile commercial radio is roaring ahead — with thousands more tuning in to Virgin Radio and Heart FM.
      Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston’s breakfast show on Heart has overtaken Greg James’ Radio 1 show in the same slotCredit: Eroteme
      The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin saw big gains, with its reach up seven per cent year-on-year and hours listened up 11 per centCredit: Dan Charity – The Sun
      The industry figures for the last quarter of 2023 made grim reading for BBC top brass, with commercial stations adding one million listeners year-on-year to reach a total of 39.1 million people.
      By comparison Radio 1 lost almost two million listeners over the same period, with 31.3 million now tuning in. Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston’s breakfast show on Heart also overtook Greg James’ Radio 1 show.
      According to audience polls by Rajar, 3.99 million listeners chose Holden and Theakston over 3.92 million for Greg.
      Greg’s figure is boosted to 4.3m if listeners aged 10-15 are included, something commercial stations don’t record.
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      Radio 2, 3, 4, 5 Live and 6 Music also lost listeners. Radio 4’s audience was down ten per cent, while its flagship programme Today also shed audience members. In 2022 6.2 million people tuned into Radio 5 Live but that fell to 5.9 million.
      Holden and Theakston have been at the helm of Heart’s breakfast show since 2019. A source said: “This is a real kick in the teeth for the BBC. One of the biggest problems is that Amanda and Jamie — Amanda in particular — are brilliant in the art of self-promotion.
      “They use social media so effectively. And given these latest stats, it’s clearly paying off.”
      The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin saw its reach up seven per cent year-on-year and hours listened up 11 per cent.
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       Virgin Radio network reached 1.8 million people, with 11.6 million listening hours, up 4.7 per cent.
      BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore said yesterday: “There’s fierce competition for people’s time and with the success of global streamers and digital listening reaching record levels, we know that audience habits are changing.”
      Holden and Theakston have been at the helm of Heart’s breakfast show since 2019. A source said: ‘This is a real kick in the teeth for the BBC’Credit: Rex More