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2 hours ago, NathanS said:

Angelica Bell is sitting in on the late show next week ahead of Spoony launching The Good Groove in that slot.

Interesting choice & someone going Bauer to BBC rather than the other way round! 
She’s been on Magic and covered Fleur East’s Maternity on Hits. 

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20 hours ago, NathanS said:

Friday 17th January has OJ's photo on the breakfast show, and Victoria Derbyshire's on the afternoon show.

This has now been updated. OJ is on breakfast, but Victoria is in for Jeremy, and Richie is covering the afternoon show.

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Another week of Mark Goodier on breakfast, OJ Borg on afternoons and Phil Williams on overnights next week before the new schedule launches on the 27th January.

Emma Willis is in for Romesh Ranganathan on Saturday 18th January.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Tina Daheley in for Jeremy Vine from Monday 10th February for two weeks

Phil Williams covering OJ Borg from Monday 17th February for a week

Romesh Ranganathan is off again on Saturday 15th February.. Josh Widdecombe sits in

Michelle Visage is in for Elaine Paige On Sunday all this month.

Alex Jones in for Dermot O'Leary on Saturday 22nd February 

Shaun Keaveny in for Rob Beckett on Sunday 23rd February 

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On 2/14/2025 at 3:37 PM, NathanS said:

Here's an interesting one... Sara Cox is in for Scott covering breakfast on Monday 10th March. She was previously the main stand in for Chris Evans on the breakfast show prior to her taking over drivetime.

In turn, OJ Borg is in for Sara on drive.. and Phil Williams is on overnight for OJ.

I think this is a great move & she’ll suit the style of show Scott is doing. Something I was a little concerned about with the suggestion Mark Goodier could provide cover. 

I do wonder if Sara feels a bit put out by missing out on breakfast permanently? Maybe this is a sweetener by getting her back on cover duties. 

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Bit of a random one on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th January

Ellie Taylor (I assume the comedian and tv presenter) in for Sara Cox. Presenting debut on R2. Has she ever done any radio elsewhere before?

I could understand if it was one of the weekend shows, they regularly have tv personalities sitting in but drivetime seems a bit of an odd choice. Even if OJ Borg was unavailable (he's currently listed on his usual slot on those days), surely there are plenty of existing Radio 2 presenters they could call upon?

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5 minutes ago, NathanS said:

Bit of a random one on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th January

Ellie Taylor (I assume the comedian and tv presenter) in for Sara Cox. Presenting debut on R2. Has she ever done any radio elsewhere before?

One of the weekend shows i can understand, they regularly have tv personalities sitting in but drivetime seems a bit of an odd choice. Even if OJ Borg was unavailable (he's currently listed on his usual slot on those days), surely there are plenty of existing Radio 2 presenters they could call upon?

Ellie Taylor’s had radio experience before on heart

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Jason Mohammad in for Owain this week

Shaun Keaveny in for Liza Tarburck on Saturday 15th and Rob Beckett on Sunday 16th March.

Ellie Taylor is no longer listed as covering Sara Cox's show on 25th/26th March. It has reverted to Sara on the schedule, although OJ Borg mentioned when sitting in for her yesterday that he's covering drivetime again in a few weeks. 

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Sunday 6th April

Angela Griffin in for Michael Ball on Sunday Love Songs.

OJ Borg in for Paddy McGuinness 

W/C Monday 7th April

Connor Phillips in for OJ Borg

Gary Davies in for Vernon Kay

OJ Borg in for Sara Cox

Edith Bowman in for Jo Whiley

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