The 50 best BBC radio broadcasters of all time
From Sandi Toksvig and Graham Norton to Kirsty Young and Terry Wogan, industry figures helped us compile a list of masters of the medium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC radio
25 Charlotte Green
Great result
A past winner of RT readers’ favourite radio voice poll — possibly helped by the newsreader’s great moment of on-air giggling.
24 Mark Radcliffe
Long player
Northern wit and an admirable range of enthusiasms enable him to work seemingly effortlessly across Radios 2 and 6 Music.
23 Corrie Corfield
Bulletin bliss
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The doyenne of newsreaders. No matter how dire world events are, she always brings reassurance.
22 Paul Gambaccini
And the beat goes on
The pop broadcaster’s American glamour hasn’t diminished one iota since his BBC debut in the 1970s.
21 Sue Lawley
Reithian values
One of only four presenters of Desert Island Discs since it began in 1947, the impeccable Lawley now presides over the Reith Lectures.
