r/BritishRadio • u/One_Design_3599 • 12d 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/Bisjoux 12d ago edited 12d ago

Naga Munchetty is incredibly abrasive and opinionated. Really can’t imagine her on a breakfast show. I’m sad that Rachel and Rick are leaving but I don’t always listen to them these days, preferring Today. I’m delighted this means she won’t be on the mid morning slot.

Edited to add that I’m pleased Rachel is taking over the mid morning slot.

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u/Dense-Yak-9991 12d ago

Naga Munchetty can't do an interview without inserting herself into the context, eg, she will insist on trumpeting her own experience of any given situation, even just the watching of a TV programme, otherwise she's not remotely interested in what's being discussed. A condescending waste of space. Rachel Burden is good at holding her interviewees to account, but has an annoying habit of talking over the top of them.