Step Into Christmas with BBC Radio 2 Breakfast: A Gavin and Stacey Takeover as Ruth Jones and James Corden announce a new festive radio treat
They’ll 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
“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.” — Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2
Published: December 10, 2024 — 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 BBC 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 BBC 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 ‘step into Christmas’ with them! Tune into BBC Radio 2 Breakfast: A Gavin and Stacey Takeover live on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, says: “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 final ever episode on Christmas Day. I can’t wait to welcome Ruth, James and their brilliant co-stars to the station, to spread some Christmas magic to Radio 2 listeners!”
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 BBC Sounds. She’ll be choosing the songs that have soundtracked her life and incredible career on stage and screen.
BBC Radio 2 is the UK’s 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’s 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’Leary, 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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