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
30 Brian Johnston
‘He didn’t quite get his leg over…’
One of the great gigglers. Lover of cake. Voice of cricket. And let’s not forget Down Your Way.
29 Alan Coren
The Sage of Cricklewood
They called the Radio 4 panel show mainstay the “funniest man in radio”. They weren’t wrong.
28 Mishal Husain
Early riser
Total assurance and impeccable judgement from a Today presenter who in four years has established herself as one of the programme’s best ever.
27 William Hardcastle
Lord of lunchtime
Launch presenter of The World at One is here courtesy of his sterling work in the early 70s.
26 Chris Evans
The ginger genius
His Radio 2 breakfast show is the most listened to in the UK.
