Jeremy Vine is one the UK's most popular presenters. Millions of people tune in to hear him – and talk to him - on Channel 5 and BBC Radio 2 every day. He opens up about some of the many decisions he’s made during a nearly 40-year broadcasting career. What should he have done when John Prescott gave him an off-camera scoop at the 1995 Labour Conference (and what did he do)? How do he and his team decide what goes into his shows? Why did he decide that the next thing for him was writing a crime novel? And why did he really decide to do Strictly? Listen in as one of our most versatile and best-loved broadcasters lets us in on some of his innermost thought processes.
Murder on Line One comes out 24 April 2025
🕰️ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: "TV is squash. Radio is snooker."
02:00 – Jeremy's manic morning routine and show preparation
04:20 – The power of radio and its fiercely loyal audience
07:10 – Relevance as a life force and decision-making in show content
10:35 – Values vs. views: Navigating BBC impartiality
13:00 – From Africa correspondent to Radio 2 host: Career pivots
16:15 – The Prescott tape dilemma: Should it air or not?
19:40 – What makes a good producer and working with unpredictable teams
22:15 – Real stories that resonate: The hold-all campaign for children in care
24:00 – Writing Murder on Air One: A novel rooted in personal experience
26:40 – Strictly Come Dancing, punk bands, and letting your real self show
28:30 – No retirement, only beginnings: Jeremy’s outlook on the future
References
- BBC Radio 2 – Jeremy’s flagship show with 7M+ listeners
- Channel 5 – Current affairs show taking live calls
- Newsnight / Panorama / The Today Programme – Previous roles
- John Prescott – A story of journalistic discretion
- Murder on Line One – Jeremy Vine's novel (Out April 24)
- Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman’s whodunnit series
- Strictly Come Dancing (2015) – Vine’s dance floor debut
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