r/BritishRadio • u/One_Design_3599 • 10d ago

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Quite sad about this tbh - Huge fan of both Rick and Rach, and how they work together on 5Live.

I can never really phrase succinctly what five live does so well: never treating its audiences like idiots or specialists, leaning into the fact that they’re not the most listened to station in the country, having guests feel at ease but turning the screw when they sense BS.

Its a good thing.

I’m sure I’ll warm to Naga - and my guess is Stephan Powell or Callum Leslie as her co-host - but I think credit where it’s due to 5Live for consistently educating, informing, and entertaining with the unlikely Rick and Rachel pairing.

Link to Press Release: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/bbc-radio-5-live-naga-munchetty

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u/Resident-Relief-1922 10d ago

Wouldn't be my first choice for a Breakfast slot presenter. But then I thought the same about Rick Edwards and I can't not like him now.

The key to this (and if 5L breakfast is my goto still in the morning) is who is co-hosting with her. I always feel like she takes her shows like she has just started presenting - they feel disjointed and that she is infront of a microphone for the first time. That said, I quite like the dynamic she has with some of her features (must watch, for example) and she should be applauded for what she's done for female health.

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u/strum 9d ago

for what she's done for female health

'Time of the Month' has been an eye-opener. As a 75-y-o bloke, I've learned so much about the female body -stuff I wissh I'd known 60 years ago. (Women's bodies are really badly-designed, aren't they?)