Up All Night (radio show)
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Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live
in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night. It is also broadcast on most of the BBC's local radio
frequencies across England as well as on Radio Scotland
, Radio Cymru
and Radio Ulster
.
, had proposed the idea of an all-night radio show for the new station that made use of the BBC's correspondents from all over the world. He has continued to present several shows each week ever since. Rhod currently presents the show from Monday night to Wednesday night. Dotun Adebayo
is the show's second main presenter, hosting the show from Thursday night to Sunday night. Previous presenters included Richard Dallyn, Dalya Raphael and Russell Fuller
.
has also been broadcast in an extended programme; this however is streamed from another provider and thus is not allowed to be broadcast live on the Internet due to copyright regulations.
The programme has gained a cult audience because of its off-beat approach to the news combined with various regular features, such as the latest Bollywood news with Anil Sinanin and World Football Phone-In
, with journalists Tim Vickery
(South America), Sean Wheelock
(North & Central America), Andy Brassel (Europe) and Durosemi Thomas (Africa) covering some of the world's football hot beds. From the start of the programme in 1994 film critic Dave Aldridge has contributed regularly to the show.
Another major feature (with its own podcast) is the Dr Karl science phone-in where members of the public put science questions to Dr Karl who joins the show from the Australian ABC
network. From 2007 "Up All Night" has also been pioneering in featuring a monthly live mental health phone-in with regular guest, Martin Seager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and adult psychotherapist who heads an NHS
psychological services department in the London area.
The programme has now launched a couple of twitter
pages and has a group on facebook
.
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night. It is also broadcast on most of the BBC's local radio
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
frequencies across England as well as on Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
, Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Cymru's Welsh-language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales from studios in Cardiff, Bangor, and Aberystwyth on FM since 1977. At the time of its launch it was one of the few FM-only radio services in the UK...
and Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster is one of two Northern Irish BBC radio stations, the other being BBC Radio Foyle located in the city of Derry. BBC Radio Ulster is located at Broadcasting House in the Ormeau Avenue area of Belfast city centre...
.
History
Up All Night has been broadcast continuously since Radio 5 Live's launch on Monday 28 March 1994. One of the show's two main presenters, Rhod SharpRhod Sharp
Rhoderick "Rhod" Sharp is a Scottish broadcaster, best known as a presenter of Up All Night on BBC Radio Five Live.-Biography:...
, had proposed the idea of an all-night radio show for the new station that made use of the BBC's correspondents from all over the world. He has continued to present several shows each week ever since. Rhod currently presents the show from Monday night to Wednesday night. Dotun Adebayo
Dotun Adebayo
Oludotun Adebayo MBE is a Nigerian-born, British-based radio presenter, writer and publisher. He is best known for his work on Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as the obituary programme Brief Lives.- Early life :...
is the show's second main presenter, hosting the show from Thursday night to Sunday night. Previous presenters included Richard Dallyn, Dalya Raphael and Russell Fuller
Russell Fuller
Russell Fuller is a British sports broadcaster. He is one of the three main presenters of Sportsworld which can be heard Saturday and Sunday on BBC World Service, and is a regular presenter on BBC Radio Five Live...
.
Features
The show has a heavy interest in the United States and often features news and interviews from there. The Super BowlSuper Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
has also been broadcast in an extended programme; this however is streamed from another provider and thus is not allowed to be broadcast live on the Internet due to copyright regulations.
The programme has gained a cult audience because of its off-beat approach to the news combined with various regular features, such as the latest Bollywood news with Anil Sinanin and World Football Phone-In
World Football Phone-In
The World Football Phone-in is a British weekly radio phone-in show about association football around the world. Hosted by Dotun Adebayo, it is part of the nightly Up All Night programming on BBC Radio 5 Live presented by Adebayo. The football show is broadcast in the 2.30 to 4am slot on Saturday...
, with journalists Tim Vickery
Tim Vickery
Tim Vickery is an English football journalist who has lived in Brazil since 1994. He currently serves as the South American football correspondent for the BBC, writing a weekly column for the corporation online...
(South America), Sean Wheelock
Sean Wheelock
Sean Wheelock is a football and mixed martial arts commentator, who is based in Kansas in the United States. He currently serves as the play-by-play television commentator for the M-1 Challenge, as well as current play by play man for Bellator Fighting Championships and reports on North American...
(North & Central America), Andy Brassel (Europe) and Durosemi Thomas (Africa) covering some of the world's football hot beds. From the start of the programme in 1994 film critic Dave Aldridge has contributed regularly to the show.
Another major feature (with its own podcast) is the Dr Karl science phone-in where members of the public put science questions to Dr Karl who joins the show from the Australian ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
network. From 2007 "Up All Night" has also been pioneering in featuring a monthly live mental health phone-in with regular guest, Martin Seager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and adult psychotherapist who heads an NHS
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
psychological services department in the London area.
The programme has now launched a couple of twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
pages and has a group on facebook
Facebook
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.