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

Published: Saturday, 30 September 2017 at 9:00 am

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25 Charlotte Green

Great result

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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

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

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One of only four presenters of Desert Island Discs since it began in 1947, the impeccable Lawley now presides over the Reith Lectures.

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