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Trevor Nelson - 30 Years at the BBC

Jo Whiley sits down with Trevor Nelson to mark 30 years of his remarkable broadcasting career at the BBC.

Jo Whiley sits down with Trevor Nelson to mark 30 years of his remarkable broadcasting career at the BBC.

Through music and archive moments, Trevor reflects on what joining the BBC meant to him, from his early days at Radio 1 in 1996 to the work he’s doing today. He reveals how he almost turned down a new Radio 1 show, shares some of his favourite 1Xtra Live Lounge moments, and looks back on the experiences that have defined his journey.

Along the way, Trevor recalls interviewing some of the biggest stars in the world, revisits the weird and wonderful TV shows he’s been part of, and shares unforgettable stories — from his most diva day and a memorable trip to Memphis, to interviewing Jay-Z in a cupboard and even making Mariah Carey wait for him on a plane — before offering a glimpse of the exciting projects still to come at Radio 2.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Thu 5 Feb 202619:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Brandy

    Sittin' Up In My Room

    • Sittin' Up In My Room.
    • Arista.

  • Brandy

    Sittin' Up In My Room

    • Sittin' Up In My Room.
    • Arista.

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • Fugees

    A Change Is Gonna Come (Live from BBC/Radio 1)

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 11.

  • Usher

    You Make Me Wanna...

    • (CD Single).
    • LAFace Records.

  • Ed Sheeran

    The A Team (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 13 Jun 2011)

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Fantasy

    • The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Alicia Keys

    Fallin'

    • Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor.
    • J.

  • Beyoncé

    Crazy in Love (feat. JAY-Z)

    • Crazy In Love.
    • Columbia.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • NOW - Yearbook 1974 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • Tony Momrelle & BBC Concert Orchestra

    Higher Ground (Soul Revolution Prom)

  • Skipworth & Turner

    Thinking About Your Love

    • 94 And 10th: A Decade Of Fourth And Broadway (Various Artists).
    • 4th & Broadway.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Feb 202619:00
    BBC Radio 2