Michael Ball confirmed take over Sir Terry Wogan’s BBC Radio 2 slot

New show: Michael Ball will take over Sir Terry Wogan’s BBC Radio 2 slot
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Jennifer Ruby18 March 2016

Michael Ball will take over Sir Terry Wogan’s slot on BBC Radio 2.

The singer and broadcaster will host The Michael Ball Show from 11am-1pm every Sunday, replacing Weekend Wogan following the star’s death back in January.

Ball, 53, who currently hosts a programme in the later Sunday time slot of 7-9pm, will launch the new show on April 10.

He said: “I feel so honoured to have been asked to return to Sunday mornings on BBC Radio 2.

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"I learned so much from my great friend and mentor Sir Terry Wogan. He was simply the best.”

Lewis Carnie, Radio 2's head of programmes, said: “Terry was such a huge part of our audience's lives for so long that finding another presenter to fill that particular slot was always going to be difficult.

“Michael is already familiar to our audience and I'm delighted that he will take over the Sunday morning slot.”

Richard Madeley will present the show for 10 weeks a year while Ball is away.

The station has also announced that Claudia Winkleman will leave The Arts Show to front a programme in the Sunday night slot while Craig Charles will host a Saturday funk show.

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