Ken Bruce: Last News

BBC Radio 2 has announced that it will broadcast a series of 20 new live sessions with artists including Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Jamie Cullum, Joy Crookes and Emeli Sandé. Starting later this month, one session a day will air on Ken Bruce’s weekday morning show, with each performer backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra.Dubbed Radio 2’s Piano Room Month – because the sessions will be recorded in the Piano Room at the broadcaster’s Maida Vale Studios, see? – each artist will perform three songs each – one new, one old and a cover.All the performances will be broadcast live, aside from Ed Sheeran and Jamie Cullum, who are pre-recording their efforts.

The UK’s most enduring married couple have been celebrating their 81st wedding anniversary this week - and joking that friends predicted they “wouldn’t last long”.

Chris Martin has admitted that there is still “a long way to go” to make touring entirely environmentally friendly. However, he says, with the plans Coldplay have put in place for their world tour next year, they have been able to make their live shows more sustainable in ways the band “didn’t dream were possible”.Speaking to Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2, Martin said: “We’ve been working with some amazing brains to see how we can cut down as much of the environmental impact as possible.

“Even now my parents have read the book and they message me saying, ‘I wish I’d noticed,’” she explained.“That makes me feel so sad because I don’t want them to think that they’re bad parents.”Elsewhere, Anne-Marie was a guest on Ken Bruce’s show last weekend as she discussed her “Tracks of My Years”.Speaking to the radio host, she said of her upcoming book: “I don’t try and put on fake happiness.“I want people to know the truth.“It took me too long to get to a place where I liked myself and I could go out into the world with confidence.“I don’t want people to waste as many years as I did being anxious and so I’ve tried to put it in a book.”The pop star is well known for appearing as a coach on The Voice UK alongside Tom Jones.She also

BBC Radio colleague the best as they presented their last show.The veteran BBC presenter bid farewell to Shaun Keaveny, 49, who is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years.Shaun confirmed earlier this week he would be stepping down from his BBC Radio 6 show.However, today was his last show as he broadcast from the London studio.To mark the moment, Ken took to Twitter to share his thoughts.He penned earlier today: “So @shaunwkeaveny moves on; a unique broadcaster and a top bloke.“Your next adventure awaits!” the radio presenter continued.Ken’s colleague Zoe Ball also penned an emotional tribute to Shaun earlier this week.The star said she was a “big mess of emotions” over the news.Posting on Instagram, Zoe shared a snap of Shaun and his

BBC salaries have been revealed and here's what the biggest earning stars make including some of our Scots born talent. Leicester born Gary Lineker is still top of the list with a whopping £1,360,000-£1,364,999 salary for his appearances on Match of the Day, Premier League and FA Cup, Sports Personality of the Year.

Jenny Ryan is known for being a top-notch quizzer as one of the Chasers in the ITV game show The Chase.

BBC Radio 2 colleague Zoe Ball, 50, and the pair shared a photo together on Twitter.The radio hosts looked ecstatic to be back together as they bumped elbows, while ensuring they kept their facemasks on.Alongside the snap, Zoe, who hosts the station's Breakfast Show, typed: “King Ken is BACK in Wogan House @bbcradio2.”Underneath fans rejoiced the return of one of their favourite radio DJs, who has hosted his mid-morning show on the station since the 80s.One said: “How joyous is this photo to look at.

Radio 2 legend Ken Bruce says he wants to die on air and never retire.

DJ Simon Mayo has told how he landed at the centre of a legal dust-up with the BBC when he took the p out of PopMaster, the Radio 2 legend Ken Bruce’s popular quiz.

raise £1200 for the West Lothian Foodbank and the band’s virtual performances have been praised by BBC Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce and Classic FM.

was championed by Radio 2 DJs Johnnie Walker, Colin Martin and Ken Bruce and flew up the charts over the festive period.It was eventually pipped at the post by Williams' cover of 'Something Stupid' recorded with Nicole Kidman.A message on his Facebook page, posted last night, read: 'It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gordon, a great musician and a wonderful person who will be sadly missed by so many.'His cause of death has not yet been disclosed.Following the success of the single, Haskell released a platinum-selling album 'Harry's Bar'.The unexpected chart success came after several years of hard graft by Haskell.In the 1960s he had been in pop act Fleur De Lys and played alongside Cliff Richard and Jimi Hendrix. He spent

JK Rowling says that making “such a mess of my life” spurred her on to write her first Harry Potter novel.

Viewers have voted Abba’s song Waterloo as the greatest Eurovision Song Contest entry.

BBC Radio 2's legendary quiz PopMaster is to get a special all day edition over the next Bank Holiday.

James Blunt has said that his songwriting has become less selfish since he became a father.

Nicole Scherzinger has described how Ed Sheeran took her to visit the Castle On The Hill from his hit song of the same name.

EUROVISION might be a laughing stock for many of us but for DJ Ken Bruce, it’s the most important event of the year.