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This is a list of events in British radio during 2000.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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  • No events.

July

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August

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September

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  • No events.

October

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  • 2 October – LBH Radio launches. Broadcasting on MW and Sky Digital, LBH is Britain's first radio station targeting the LGBT community.[16]
  • 21 October – The comedian Jack Docherty joins Radio 2 to host Saturday Night Jack, a 13-part series featuring music, reviews and interviews.[17]

November

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December

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  • 4 December – FLR 107.3 changes its name to Fusion 107.3FM.
  • 20 December – Following the death of singer Kirsty MacColl, Radio 2 have postponed a series she recorded about Cuban music that was due to begin airing on this day.[18] The eight-part series, Kirsty MacColl's Cuba is instead broadcast from 31 January 2001.[19]
  • 26 December – Radio 4 clears its Boxing Day schedule in order to broadcast an eight-hour reading of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, read by Stephen Fry.[20]

Station debuts

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Programme debuts

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Continuing radio programmes

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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Ending this year

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Closing this year

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mike Harding- BBCFolk Awards 2000 – BBC Radio 2 – 9 February 2000 – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "BBC News – BBC hopes for capital gains". 31 August 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. ^ BBC Genome Project – Radio 1 listings 10 March 2000
  4. ^ BBC Genome Project – Radio 1 listings 13 March 2000
  5. ^ "Evans sells up". BBC News. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Evans tops UK showbiz earners". BBC News. 18 November 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio Announces Rebranding Of Its GLR Service". The Media Leader. 25 February 2000.
  8. ^ "GLR becomes London Live in BBC rebrand". Broadcast. 17 December 1999.
  9. ^ BBC Genome Project – Radio 1 listings 3 April 2000
  10. ^ Moyes, Jojo (17 May 2000). "Evans counts the cost of supporting Ken: £100,000 (plus a £75,000 fine)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2009.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Capital Radio bags Border TV". BBC News. 13 April 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  12. ^ "New boss for BBC's Radio 5 Live". The Guardian. London.
  13. ^ "Radio 3 snaps up Kershaw". The Guardian. London.
  14. ^ "BBC under fire for teen bias after DJ is axed". The Guardian. London.
  15. ^ "DJ Cox's Queen Mother gaffe". BBC News Online. 4 August 2000.
  16. ^ Born, Matt (14 December 2001). "Gay radio's future is in the pink". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  17. ^ "Saturday Night Jack – BBC Radio 2 – 21 October 2000 – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  18. ^ Laville, Sandra (20 December 2000). "Kirsty MacColl killed in boating accident". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Entertainment – Postponed MacColl series airs". BBC News. 1 February 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  20. ^ Hodgson, Jessica (29 November 2000). "Radio 4 to broadcast eight-hour Harry Potter Boxing Day special". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Oneword Radio unveils launch schedule". Broadcast Now. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2009.