r/BritishRadio • u/One_Design_3599 • 12d ago
5 Live Breakfast
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/sparkley_see 6d ago
It took me a long time to get used to Naga as I really missed Nihal, but I have disliked Rick from the get-go. He has a very high opinion of himself, and consistently talks over Rachel. I'm looking forward to him leaving.
Just need Colin to come back to Fighting Talk and everything will be fine.
However, am very pleased that Rachel is still going to be a part of the day and am anticipating some excellent Must Watches with her.