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New morning schedule on Radio 5 Live
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91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live will make changes to its morning schedule from the New Year, it was announced today.
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The new schedule includes a changed role for Nicky Campbell who will once again take calls from listeners in an extended 5 Live Breakfast.
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Campbell, who hosted the 5 Live phone-in between 1997 and 2003, will take an hour of calls from listeners on the big news story of the day between 9.00 and 10.00am in a reshaped breakfast programme.
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5 Live Breakfast is extended, from 6.00 to 10.00am weekdays, with current co-host Shelagh Fogarty opening the programme at 6.00am, and Nicky Campbell joining her at 7.00am.
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Victoria Derbyshire's programme (weekdays, 10.00am-1.00pm) will focus on original journalism – much of it coming direct from 5 Live listeners.
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Victoria will also have powerful interviews and will talk about the issues which people care about across the UK as well keeping up with all the news and sport.
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Midday News on 5 Live is now taken out of the schedule but Aasmah Mir will continue to be an important part of 5 Live's team of presenters, hosting a range of programmes on the station over the coming months.
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Radio 5 Live Controller Adrian Van Klaveren said: "These changes will build on 5 Live's key strengths of talking about the issues which really matter to people and letting everyone have their say in a way which is intelligent, lively and engaging."
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Nicky Campbell said: "It's great to be taking calls from listeners and hosting debate which I love doing, and still to be able to work with Shelagh is a double bonus."
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Victoria Derbyshire said: "At last there is a prime time programme on 5 Live devoted to original journalism where the listeners are truly in charge... I'm hoping it will redefine the sound of morning radio."
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Notes to Editors
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Radio 5 Live weekday schedule from 12 January 2009
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6.00am 5 Live Breakfast
10.00am Victoria Derbyshire
1.00pm Simon Mayo
4.00pm Drive
7.00pm 5 Live Sport
10.00pm Richard Bacon
1.00am Up All Night
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You can listen to Radio 5 Live on DAB digital radio, on digital television, online at bbc.co.uk/5live and on 909 & 693 MW. Ìý
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