In:Demand
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In:Demand with Alex James is a radio show which broadcasts across most of the Bauer Radio owned Place Portfolio and The Hits Radio
The Hits Radio
The Hits Radio is a popular mainstream music channel operated by Bauer Media. The Station forms part of the Bauer Passion Portfolio. It is the biggest digital commercial radio station in Europe.- The Hits Radio :...

, each weeknight 1900–2200, networked from Key 103
Key 103
Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. Its output is principally contemporary pop and dance music. Formerly owned by Trans World Communications, EMAP and now by Bauer Radio, Key 103 is part of Bauer's Place Network of...

 in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

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Presenters

  • Rich Clarke
    Richard Clarke (radio personality)
    Richard "Rich" Clarke is a British radio presenter and DJ from Worcester, England currently employed by Global Radio as a presenter on Capital FM and The Vodafone Big Top 40.-Student radio:...

     (2007–2008; now with Capital and The Vodafone Big Top 40)
  • Lucy Horobin
    Lucy Horobin
    Lucy Horobin is a British radio presenter who currently presents simulcast evening show In:Demand across bauer's Big City Network alongside Alex James. She attended Nottingham Trent University where she achieved a BA in Broadcast Journalism...

     (2007–2011; formerly also a presenter on Heat Radio
    Heat Radio (Digital)
    Heat Radio is a British digital radio station, broadcasting to various parts of the UK which launched in 2003 as a non-stop music station. On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio re-launched with presenters and showbiz news throughout the day.. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the...

    )
  • Alex James (2009–present; also presenter on Heat Radio
    Heat Radio (Digital)
    Heat Radio is a British digital radio station, broadcasting to various parts of the UK which launched in 2003 as a non-stop music station. On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio re-launched with presenters and showbiz news throughout the day.. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the...

    , Q
    Q (radio station)
    Q Radio is an online and DTV radio station, broadcasting on digital television across the UK and online. The station launched in June 2008 as an alternative to the UK's rock and alternative stations, with a strong relationship with Q magazine...

     and Key 103
    Key 103
    Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. Its output is principally contemporary pop and dance music. Formerly owned by Trans World Communications, EMAP and now by Bauer Radio, Key 103 is part of Bauer's Place Network of...

    )


Alex interviews guests on the show every evening. These interviews are a mix of pre-recorded and live interviews. Past guests have included Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...

, JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...

, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

 and Alesha Dixon
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model and television personality. She first found fame in the all-female R&B trio Mis-Teeq, however, the trio separated in 2005 and Dixon continued pursuing her music career as a solo artist, signing to Polydor Records...

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Live Demand

Guests that visit In:Demand usually record live tracks. These live tracks are played several times a week usually after 9.30pm. In August 2009 In:Demand broadcasted the whole U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

 360 tour concert from Don Valley Stadium
Don Valley Stadium
The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...

 in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

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In:Demand often has coverage live from music awards, for example, backstage at the 2009 Mobo Awards
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....

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Friday broadcast

In:Demand originally broadcast from Monday to Thursday, with a separate show, Feel Good Friday Night, hosted by Lucy Horobin alone, broadcast in the same slot on Fridays. However, in late 2008 it was announced that this show would be dropped and replaced by a Friday edition of In:Demand.

Heat

In 2009, Heat Radio
Heat Radio (Digital)
Heat Radio is a British digital radio station, broadcasting to various parts of the UK which launched in 2003 as a non-stop music station. On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio re-launched with presenters and showbiz news throughout the day.. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the...

 began airing highlights from In:Demand on weekday mornings, with these broadcasts billed as In:Demand Breakfast with Alex and Lucy.

In late 2010 they moved to a new evening slow on the station - HeatWorld on Heat Radio
Heat Radio (Digital)
Heat Radio is a British digital radio station, broadcasting to various parts of the UK which launched in 2003 as a non-stop music station. On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio re-launched with presenters and showbiz news throughout the day.. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the...

. The show is a one hour digest of the latest showbiz news - Alex and Lucy have also recently been features in heat magazine.

Kerrang!

Bauer's rock music station Kerrang! Radio now uses the In:Demand brand for its 7pm-10pm show. The programme has a similar "interactive" format to the Big City Network's version of In:Demand (the show was initially billed as "You Own Singing Henri" on the Freeview EPG), but with rock music in keeping with the general format of Kerrang! Radio. Kerrang! is broadcast in the West Midlands on FM, and is available outside this area on DAB and Freeview.

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