In this week’s episode Roisin speaks to one of the most recognisable voices in British radio, Ken Bruce, and meets some of the team behind BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room Month.

Throughout February, they’ve been teaming up artists like Clean Bandit, Will Young and Ed Sheeran with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the famous Maida Vale studios to deliver unforgettable live radio.

As well as going behind the scenes with Ken and his producer Phil McGarvey, Roisin talks to Concert Orchestra member Sarah Freestone about the process behind each arrangement (you'll be surprised how little rehearsal time they need!), and Radio 2’s Head of Music Jeff Smith explains how the artist booking works.

Radio 2's Piano Room Month is available to listen to on BBC Sounds and watch on BBC iPlayer.

In our first full episode, Roisin Hastie speaks to Jackie Brambles and producer Alex Toal about her new Greatest Hits Radio Evening Show.  It launched in January, and it marked Jackie's return to national radio after leaving Radio 1, 27 years ago. 

Roisin asks Jackie and Alex how they put the show together - both working from home at opposite ends of the country - and how their Producer-Presenter relationship works.  And, as will happen every week, Roisin asks Jackie and Alex to share their three Top Tips drawn from things they've learnt launching the show.

Introducing the brand new Radio Academy Podcast, with Roisin Hastie. Find out what we've got coming up and what to expect from this exciting new series for radio and audio people.