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Lauren Laverne leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London after returning to presenting duties on BBC Radio 6 Music, following her departure from her breakfast show. Photo credit: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Laverne felt return to 6 Music 'might never come'

Lauren Laverne has said it was "hugely emotional and joyful" to return to hosting on BBC Radio 6 Music after thinking last summer that it may not have been possible.

Music • 24 Feb

Lauren Laverne: "It is time to pass the baton on, and to set my alarm a little later"

Lauren Laverne leaves BBC radio show after six years

Lauren Laverne will be stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme, it has been announced.

Radio • 09 Jan

Lauren Laverne: "I feel great, really really pleased to be back, obviously it's lovely to be back on the iconic sofa instead of watching at home on mine."

Lauren Laverne 'thrilled' to return to The One Show

Lauren Laverne has made her TV return on The One Show after getting the "all clear" following treatment for cancer.

Television • 26 Nov 24

Lauren Laverne (pictured in London in December 2022) said she had been through "a difficult time" that had taught her "so much about what really matters"

Lauren Laverne given 'all clear' after cancer diagnosis

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has said she has been given the "all clear" after undergoing treatment for cancer.

Television • 24 Nov 24

Lauren Laverne (pictured in London in November 2023) - Will be back in the studio this month for The One Show and Desert Island Discs

Lauren Laverne returning to work after cancer diagnosis

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne is set to return to work at the corporation this month following a cancer diagnosis.

Television • 17 Nov 24

Lauren Laverne reflects on 'tough week' for her family

BBC broadcaster Lauren Laverne admits it has been a "tough week" for her family after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Music • 23 Aug 24

Lauren Laverne presents Desert Island Discs

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne announces cancer diagnosis

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has said she is in hospital after being diagnosed with cancer.

Entertainment • 21 Aug 24

Dara Ó Briain agrees with criticism of Mock The Week

Dara Ó Briain has said criticism previously directed at Mock The Week over the lack of diversity among the show's panellists was "bang on."

Television • 26 Mar 23

Kirsty Young attends day 3 'Ladies Day' of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 21, 2018 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Kirsty Young discusses chronic pain condition

Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying "you lose your sense of self".

Desert Island Discs • 25 Dec 22

Spielberg regrets shark decimation as a result of Jaws

Legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg said he "truly regrets" the "decimation of the shark population" following the success of his 1975 film Jaws.

Movie • 18 Dec 22

Richard E Grant and his late wife, Joan Washington

Richard E Grant discusses facing the loss of his wife

Richard E Grant says ignoring the fact that a loved one has died makes it feel "like that person's life didn't count", as he described facing the loss of his wife.

Movies • 06 Nov 22

Kate Moss 'had to say that truth' about Johnny Depp

Kate Moss says she felt she "had to say that truth" in defence of former partner Johnny Depp during his recent libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Amber Heard • 24 Jul 22

Kate Moss felt she was a 'scapegoat' for other people

Kate Moss has said she was made a "scapegoat" for other people's problems in the 1990s when she faced criticism for allegedly glorifying thinness and drug use.

Kate Moss • 23 Jul 22

Adele: reaction to Las Vegas postponements was 'brutal'

Adele has admitted that the public reaction to her postponing her Las Vegas shows was "brutal" and that she was a "shell of a person" in the following months.

Music • 03 Jul 22

David Harewood's breakdown made him 'more complete'

English actor and presenter David Harewood has said his experience of a psychotic breakdown ultimately made him "more complete".

David Estes • 29 May 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Music features large tonight as the Beeb's Glastonbury tribute continues, David Walliams returns with It'll Be Alright on the Night, there's more Euro 2020, and some cracking movies . . .

Television • 26 Jun 21

Graham Norton is one of the top three paid presenters at the BBC

BBC's highest earners revealed, Norton in top three

The BBC has released figures for its 10 highest-earning presenters with Graham Norton in the top three.

Entertainment • 15 Sep 20

Tracey Thorn: early struggles helped (photo Edward Bishop)

Tracey Thorn puts early success down to anxiety

Early anxiety about making music and performing may have been what made Everything But the Girl so successful, Tracey Thorn tells Sunday's edition of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

Music • 19 Nov 18

Lauren Laverne hosting last year's Mercury Prize awards ceremony

Laverne on Desert Island as Young takes a break

Lauren Laverne is presenting her first Desert Island Discs today, as Kirsty Young takes a break from hosting the BBC Radio 4 programme to aid her recovery from fibromyalgia.

Entertainment • 02 Oct 18

Lauren Laverne