Steve Lamacq Joins....

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...BBC Radio 2 for a weekly show introducing audiences to new music and emerging acts.

His show is part of an overhaul of the station's evening schedule prompted by jazz presnter Humphrey Lyttleton, who has decided to cut back his workload.

Mark Radcliffe will gain Stuart Maconie as a co-presenter as his late night show moves to a 2000 timeslot.

Nick Barraclough's weekly country music show is a casualty of the new schedule, which comes into effect on 16 April.

The presenter will continue to front a series of exclusive specials featuring some of the biggest names on the country scene.

"Country music remains high on the network's agenda - with Bob Harris's regular country show complemented by Nick Barraclough's new specials," said Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas.

Several programmes move around the schedule, with Mike Harding's Folk show and Paul Jones' Rhythm and Blues show securing an earlier time of 1900.

Humphrey Lyttleton, who has presented The Best Of Jazz for almost 40 years, has taken the decision to scale back the programme.

He will now make 26 editions a year, with pianist Jools Holland taking up the reins for a further 26 weeks.

"If this announcement has summoned the word retirement to your minds, dismiss it at once," said Lyttleton.

"I now want to have a bit more time for other things - my own band high among them."

The 85-year-old presenter will continue to chair Radio 4's comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

As well as his new Radio 2 slot, Steve Lamacq keeps his shows on Radio 1 and 6 Music.

I bet you are all excited?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Saturday, 24 March 2007 02:38 (eighteen years ago)

And now a 3-piece punk band from...

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Saturday, 24 March 2007 02:39 (eighteen years ago)

For fuck's sake, why? The fucker has shows on R1 and R6 already!

― Pashmina, Saturday, 24 March 2007 10:07 (eighteen years ago)

It could have been worse, they could have got Lamacq to replace Humph on ISIHAC instead

― DJ Mencap, Saturday, 24 March 2007 12:22 (eighteen years ago)

For fuck's sake, why? The fucker has shows on R1 and R6 already!

Clearly there's a market for 3 piece punk bands from the home counties on R2!

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Saturday, 24 March 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

Lamacq finally leaves Radio 1:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/10/steve-lamacq-tim-westwood-radio-1

― Some guy from Goole, Monday, 10 August 2009 16:42 (sixteen years ago)

Westwood, who already hosts hip-hop shows on Radio 1 and 1Xtra, will present the 4pm to 7pm weekday show from 28 September. He will continue hosting his Saturday night Radio 1 show and is the digital station's highest-profile presenter yet.
The DJ said on Twitter: "Changes in the radio game are gettin announced - watch these tweets! Westwood's radio game is gettin strongarm. Straight dieseil."

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 10 August 2009 17:15 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

steve lamacq

― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:09 (fourteen years ago)

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