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Even royals like to jam out sometimes! Prince William awarded DJ Simon Mayo an MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to radio and revealed some of his favorite dance songs from his youth.

Jeremy Vine has opened up on how he will feel about the end of his BBC career.

THE BBC was at the centre of another ageism storm earlier tonight after Ken Bruce quit Radio 2 for a rival commercial broadcaster. The 71-year-old turned down a new contract after becoming concerned by the corporation’s drive for younger talent, The Sun can reveal. Following an exodus of older stars — all over 60 — the presenter will join Greatest Hits Radio in April, taking his cult quiz segment Popmaster with him.

NAGA Munchetty has spoken out following the huge amount of presenters who have decided to leave the BBC over recent months. The broadcaster has seen a number of colleagues leave throughout the past year for other channels.

Prince William has an unexpected love of nineties and noughties club music, a Radio 1 DJ legend has revealed.The Duke of Cambridge and Princess Anne were in charge of bestowing the latest Royal honours at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, in the first Investiture to be held at the palace in two years. One of the recipients was Radio 1 legend Simon Mayo, who revealed a very unusual conversation he had with Prince William as he received his MBE. While William, 39, did the pinning, he spoke with Simon about how he loved club music such as 90s club anthem, Insomnia by Faithless.

BBC star Simon Mayo has slammed the corporation as "soul-destroying".Alongside film critic Mark Kermode, the 63-year-old presenter hosted Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review across a number of BBC radio channels for more than 20 years.The pair have since decamped to Sony to present a twice-weekly podcast called Kermode & Mayo's Take.Speaking recently, Simon revealed the move was designed to "make [the show] better".Alleging that any project he and Mark suggested would have "no chance" of being greenlit by the BBC today as they are two middle-aged men, he also accused the broadcaster of "making people jump through hoops" to get projects greenlit.Simon told Radio Times: "When Sony come along and say, 'we will invest in this programme in a way that it hasn't been invested in so far' you think, 'that's interesting'."For instance, we did a very successful short-film competition called Well Done U.

BBC employee since 1982. However he faced an embarrassing moment when his pass was cancelled before he'd so much as left the firm, leaving him trapped inside the building - and the veteran presenter took to Twitter to reveal all about how the fiasco unfolded.In his first tweet about his final day of BBC work commitments, he announced to over 280,000 followers: "Last day of term (40 years after it started).So.

#notquitethegoldwatch.’While fans were sad that the iconic show had come to an end after so long, they didn’t have long to wait to find out what the duo were going to be doing from here on out.Last day of term (40 years after it started).So.Once more, with feeling⦠pic.twitter.com/Lig9cSUhqKAnd my BBC pass was cancelled before I left the building. So the security doors wouldnât work.

Simon was left worrying he was going to “lose it” due to the emotional track.To keep his composure, Simon was "digging his fingernails into his palms".Simon explained: “He introduced Tank Park Salute and said ‘I won’t explain the title and never have explained the title'.“So we then played the song. “Bob is listening, Billy is listening, I’m listening for the first time. “As I mentioned earlier, my father had died about a year before. “I tell you now, I have a memory of feeling as though I was going to lose it.

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has been left distraught after one of her favourite BBC shows decided to come to an end. Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode have presented their Radio 5 Live Film Review show for two decades - but recently decided to "step back". Naga, 47, took to social media to share her upset at the news that the long-running show will be coming to an end this April.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has been left distraught by her colleagues’ decisions to ‘step away’ from their BBC programme after an incredible 21 years.The 47-year-old host took to Twitter to share her outrage that a long-running and much-loved programme will come to an end in April.Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode have presented their Radio 5 Live Film Review show for an incredible two decades - on the same radio station Naga hosts her own show.The pair announced in view of their 174,000 social media followers: "Simon Mayo has announced that Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review is coming to an end on @bbc5live.

Film Review show on BBC Radio 5 Live is coming to an end after 21 years.During today’s show (March 11), the pair announced the final episode will be broadcast on April 1, 2022.“21 years is a long time to be clogging up the schedules,” Mayo said. “And we have decided – that’s no one else has decided – we have decided to step away, to withdraw, to spread our wings, to exit, pursued by a bear.“Anyway we are way too expensive and there are much better things for the BBC to spend their money on.”Channelling the great David St.

Greatest Hits Radio is counting down the UK's Official Top 200 most-streamed albums from the 70s, 80s and 90s, based on Official Charts Company data.

Michael Caine isn't going anywhere.The 88-year-old Oscar winner clarified his comments about his latest movie,, being his final film. On Friday, Caine's comments he made during an interview with BBC radio's went viral with headlines announcing his retirement.

Michael Caine said Friday on a BBC podcast that his newest film, Best Sellers, may be his last part, citing the pandemic, a lingering back issue and the lack of projects for “a leading man that’s 88.” But that’s not quite true, he clarified in a statement today.

the BBC’s Simon Mayo that his role in upcoming film Best Sellers would be his “last part”.He said: “Funnily enough, it has turned out to be my last part, really…I haven’t worked for two years and I have a spine problem which affects my legs so I can’t walk very well,” Caine told Mayo.“And I also wrote a couple of books which were published and were successful, so I’m now not an actor I’m a writer.”“There’s not exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who’s 88,” Caine added.However now, according to TheWrap, Caine’s representatives have since clarified that he hasn’t retired with Caine seemingly simply meaning that his days as a leading actor are behind him, and not future roles.NME have reached out to representatives of Caine for

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty, 46, was one of the first to respond after Rory Cellan-Jones announced his departure.Rory shared his statement on social media, writing: "Some personal news..in late October I shall be leaving the BBC. "I’ve had the most fabulous time working with brilliant people.

Queen guitarist Brian May has said he believes late frontman Freddie Mercury would still be playing with the legendary band if he was still alive today.Speaking in a new interview, May insisted that Mercury, who died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991, would still be a part of the Queen family had he not passed away.“He would still be saying ‘Oh I need to do my solo stuff’, but he would be coming back to the family to do what we do,” May told Simon Mayo on Greatest Hits Radio, before adding: “The funny thing is I feel more and more that he is kind of with us in a way, maybe I’m getting to be an old romantic, but Freddie is in my day every day.”He continued: “He’s always in my thoughts and I can always feel what he’d say in a

The monarch also handed out MBEs to crooners Alison Moyet and Engelbert Humperdinck, actress Ruth Wilson, TV “judge” Robert Rinder, DJ Simon Mayo and Jay Blades of BBC1’s The Repair Shop.Rick Wakeman, the keyboard ­wizard known for his work with 1970s “progressive rock” band Yes, gets a CBE, along with former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross.Arlene, 78, who shot to fame as the founder of raunchy 1970s dance outfit Hot Gossip, was rewarded for her services to dance and charity.Before being a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, she choreographed some of the biggest shows in the West End and on Broadway, including Grease, Starlight Express and Saturday Night Fever.South African-born Prue, 81, was rewarded for services to food, ­broadcasting and

Hear'Say popstar shares her tips for a healthier lifestyle and quitting alcoholCraig David reveals his secret lockdown habits - flower arranging and watching AladdinActress Jasmine Jobson reveals battle with psoriasis and the £3.49 cream that helped herYes, the first series is on iPlayer. All three Itch books are set in Cornwall but it ended up being set in Albany, Western Australia, because it was filmed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and it works brilliantly because it’s a mining story.

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.