BBC Confirms Robert Plant to Perform At Radio 2 Electric Proms 2010

The BBC has announced that Robert Plant is the next headline act to be confirmed to perform at this year’s Radio 2 Electric Proms. The legendary Grammy Award-winning vocalist and lyricist will take to the stage with Band of Joy and the London Oriana...

Fifth Finalist Announced for Radio 2 Kiri Prize

Soprano Laurie Ashworth from Wigan has been selected as one of the five finalists of the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize – Radio 2′s nationwide search with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star of the future.

Third Finalist Announced in Radio 2 Kiri Prize

Soprano Hannah Bradbury from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has been selected as one of the five finalists of the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize – Radio 2′s nationwide search with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star of the future.

Radio 2′s Concert Celebrating Music of Elvis Presley to Feature Priscilla Presley

BBC Radio 2 has announced that Priscilla Presley is set to appear at Elvis Forever, a concert celebrating the music of Elvis Presley, with Radio 2 Breakfast host Chris Evans, in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday September 12th 2010.

Second Finalist Announced in Radio 2 Kiri Prize

Tenor Alexander Grove has been selected as one of the five finalists of the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize – Radio 2′s nationwide search with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star of the future. Alexander is from Congleton, Cheshire. How People Arrived...

Radio Wales And Radio Cymru Sees an Increase in Listeners

The number of people tuning in to BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru has increased according to the latest audience listening figures published by RAJAR.

KENYA: Monitoring Water Levels to Reduce Flood Risk

Kenyan authorities have installed water radar sensors to monitor levels on the western Nzoia river in an effort to mitigate flood damage, officials said. The river perennially bursts its banks, flooding parts of Budalangi region in Bunyala District, with...

Twilight’s Nikki Reed Helps Promote National School Supply Drive

DoSomething.org and Staples are teaming up with actress and screenwriter, Nikki Reed, for the 3rd Annual National Staples/Do Something 101 School Supply Drive.

ONR Scientist Generates ‘mud Power’ for NPR Radio Audience

NPR’s “Science Friday” segment gives Dr. Linda Chrisey, a leading scientist at the Office of Naval Research, a platform to share how researchers are generating electricity from bacteria found in mud and wastewater. Science Brief thanks...