It’s Glowtime with Magic Radio: Watch our new TV advert
Watch our brand-new TV advert!
Magic Radio’s had a glow up! Gok Wan, Harriet Scott, Mel Giedroyc, Nicki Chapman and Gaby Roslin all star in our brand-new TV advert, which is the party we all want to be at! We’ve got all the feels as our fabulous presenters bring the colour, energy and fun of Magic Radio to your TV.
We hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed making it, head to our socials to see some behind the scenes action, and keep listening to Magic Radio as it really is Glowtime!
Watch the new Magic Radio TV advert
You know that we play the best variety from the 80s to now, and the ad features three of our very favourite tracks, 80s anthem Waiting For A Star To Fall by Boy Meets Girl, the iconic Relight My Fire by Take That ft. Lulu and the brilliant, uplifting Unwritten from Natasha Bedingfield.
Which songs are featured in the Magic Radio TV advert?
Because we play the best variety from the 80s to now our TV advert includes three massive songs that you will be singing along to!
Waiting for a Star to Fall by Boy Meets Girl
Relight My Fire by Take That ft. Lulu
and the iconic Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.
Where will the Magic Radio TV advert be played?
If you haven’t caught our TV advert yet keep your eyes peeled as the Magic Radio glow can be seen nationally on TV, on streaming services and social platforms! You will also be able to spot our presenters around the UK on posters and billboards.
Want to win your own Glowtime?
To celebrate our new TV advert, we are offering you the chance to win £500 to put towards your very own Glowtime. Just head over to our competition page and get entering or enter here. Good luck!
Which presenters are on Magic Radio?
Alongside the breakfast show’s Gok Wan & Harriet Scott, Mel Giedroyc, Nicki Chapman and Gaby Roslin, Magic Radio is home to host of your favourite presenters. Find your favourite in our gallery.
Harriet Scott
Listen to Harriet Scott on Magic Radio Breakfast every weekday from 6am - 10am
Harriet joined Magic Radio in August 2015, entertaining us on-air with her warm and fun presenting style.
She got her start on the airwaves with her own show on student radio, going on to host a string of radio programmes, picking up awards along the way, and making a name for herself as one of the top radio presenters in the country. In September 2017, Harriet joined the Magic Breakfast Show.
Her list of celebrity interviews is pretty impressive – including George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder and, a personal highlight, Kermit the Frog.
When Harriet isn't on air, she loves spending time with her two boys, going on muddy walks with her Labrador, and cooking for friends.
Gok Wan
Listen to Gok Wan with Harriet Scott on Magic Radio Breakfast every weekday from 6am - 10am
Gok Wan is a celebrated body-positive fashion guru, who became a household name thanks to his impressive career in fashion, television, acting and even DJ-ing. The British fashion consultant is arguably most known for his groundbreaking show How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4, which saw the expert help individuals embrace and love their bodies, and develop personal style they can wear with confidence.
Gok is also an author and chef, having released various books on style, cooking and even an autobiography, he regularly appears on ITV's This Morning and is also a very talented DJ
Nicki Chapman
Mellow Magic with Nicki Chapman Monday – Thursday 8pm
An accomplished TV presenter and broadcaster, Nicki Chapman has been the face of BBC's Escape To The Country and two spin-offs, I Escape To The Country and Celebrity Escape To The Country. Nicki is also part of the BBC's mainstay presenting team having hosted the RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2006.
Nicki's broadcasting career has also seen her sit in at Radio 2 for Zoe Ball's Breakfast Show, Michael Ball's Sunday Love Songs and Romesh Ranganathan's Saturday Show, as well as presenting a number of specialist documentaries for the station. As of 2024, she became the host of the Official Midsomer Murders Mayhem podcast. Nicki has also had an Amazon Number 1 Bestseller with her memoir So Tell Me What You Want lifting a lid on her influential career as music publicist to music giants such The Spice Girls, Prince, Take That, Amy Winehouse and David Bowie, to name a few.
Nick Snaith
Magic's Workday every weekday 10am – 1pm
Nick Snaith joined Magic Radio in September 2014 bringing his inimitable style to Magic listeners all over the nation. Working in media since 1998, Nick has some impressive credentials which include working on the BBC1's Holiday programme. The series saw him trekking around the world for three series travelling from Valencia to America and Morocco to Northern Cyprus, which was his favourite location.
Outside Nick's media life he has owned nightclubs and pubs for the past ten years. His recent endeavours saw him strip out a 200 year old pub in Shropshire and transform it into a thriving gastropub.
Nick is sports fanatic and has taken on the 45 mile Palace to Palace Bike Ride for the Prince's Trust, as well as the London Winter Run for Magic Radio.
Piloting planes is Nick's other passion, he has flown across most of Europe and tries to fly most weekends. Flying at 500ft high along the Dalmatian Coast rates as one of Nick's most memorable experiences!
Neev Spencer
Magic's Workday every weekday 1pm - 4pm
A regular contributor on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Neev is an award-winning presenter and before joining Magic, was a listener favourite at KISS.
Mel Giedroyc
The Magic Request show every Sunday from 10am
Mel Giedroyc is a TV presenter, writer and actress. She is known for her work alongside Sue Perkins. Shows such as the multi Bafta-winning Great British Bake Off (BBC) and Light Lunch (Channel 4) which made them household names. Mel has appeared in sitcoms and panel shows, as well as on stage, most recently in Stephen Sondheim's Olivier Award winning Company at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. Mel and Sue were reunited in the comedy series Hitmen for Sky.
Mel has been a regular presenter for BBC's Children in need and Eurovision. Mel can currently be seen hosting a comedy panel show Unforgivable for Dave now in its fourth series. Mel's first novel 'The Best Things' was released in 2021 and she is currently writing her second novel. She has also just recently finished "Starter for Ten" at Bristol Old Vic Theatre.
Tom and Kat
Hometime with Tom and Kat
Starting off at Magic on the Saturday Breakfast Tom Price has been entertaining Magic Radio listeners since 2016. Tom is famous for his standup comedy and TV career appearing in shows such Doctor Who spin-off series, Torchwood and his podcast 'My Mate Bought a Toaster'.
Kat, an accomplished broadcaster, has worked on multiple stations and joined Magic Radio to host weekend evenings in 2020, later moving to weekend afternoons.
Gaby Roslin
Saturday Mornings 10am-1pm Gaby is one of the country's most popular TV and Radio presenters with incredible amounts of energy & passion for all things moving pictures and spoken words!
Alongside hosting BBC1's Morning Live and Ch5's Shop Smart Save Money, Gaby has also presented on Radio 2, has released her first book Spread the Joy (Harper Collins) and also has her own incredibly successful podcast 'Reasons to be Joyful'. She has hosted her own chat show on BBC Radio London since 2014 as well as creating and presenting Gaby's Talking Pictures for Radio 4 & the live theatre show.
Some of Gaby's many other hosting credits include The Big Breakfast (with Chris Evans), The Terry and Gaby Show (with Sir Terry Wogan) Children in Need, MotorMouth, City Hospital, Holiday and Eastenders Revealed (fun fact – Gaby is such a huge fan of Eastenders that she has never missed an episode since it began back in 1985!!).
Dan Morrissey
Monday - Friday 7pm - 8pm
Saturday Mornings 7am - 10am
Dan grew up on the sunny South Coast, then Bristol, without a TV in the house. This has come up in therapy a few times, but also explains his love for radio...
Having worked on stations in and around the South, and then on Magic's sister stations across the Midlands he joined us at the start of 2019.
Join him every Saturday from 10am for more of the songs you love, some giggles and plenty of chances to get your own moment of fame...
He also pops up around the place when other presenters are on hard-earned holidays, so listen out for him.
Lynn Parsons
Friday – Sunday Mellow Magic 8pm – 11pm
Lynn Parsons began life as a Vision Mixer in Television. Later moving on to Present Radio and Television. Firstly, for all 4 BBC National Radio Stations, the World Service and many of the National Commercial Radio stations too.
There have been hundreds of celebrity interviews along the way with everyone from Rock n Roll Royalty, Literary Gods and the occasional Prime Minister too!
Fascinated by How things Work, wherever possible Lynn has combined Broadcasting with Adventures involving technology including Looping the loop in a Tiger Moth, Formula 1, flying
in Sea King Helicopters, looking for Submarines in an R.A.F. Nimrod and experimenting in an R.A.F. Typhoon simulator.
Lynn Loves Sport ~ Marathons, Trampolining, Swimming and more recently you'll find her doing a Handstand on her Yoga Mat.
She drives a Vintage bright yellow VW Convertible Beetle called Tallullah!
Sonali Shah
Sunday Breakfast - 6am - 10am
Sonali began her professional broadcasting career in BBC Radio soon after graduating from university in 2001. She produced and presented news and business programmes on the World Service and Radio 5 Live. As well as being the Sunday Breakfast presenter on Magic Radio, Sonali is currently a host of BBC One's Escape to the Country and major Events for the BBC. She often hosts episodes of ITV's Tonight and regularly appears on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch. Sonali is well known for being one of the faces BBC Sport and before that, a long-serving presenter of Newsround. Sonali was part of the presentation teams for Delhi 2010, London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 and joined the BBC Crimewatch team in 2015. She was a regular host on the National Lottery Live Draw on BBC One. Away from the camera and the microphone, Sonali is an Ambassador for the Prince's Trust and the British Asian Trust and regularly supports Barnardo's. Sonali has released her first children's book, The Best Diwali Ever, this year based on the religious festival.
Paul Hayes
Early Breakfast Monday – Thursday 4am-6am
Paul Hayes joined Magic in 2013 after returning from 3 years living and working in Dubai, UAE and Montreal, Canada, where he went from nearly 50 degree heat and sandstorms to minus 40 and snowstorms.
Paul is obsessed with cooking and food after taking two 'Haute Cuisine' courses. When he's not in the kitchen rustling up comfort food and trying out new recipes, Paul loves being out in the countryside, at the coast, or in a theatre.
He's massively into cars and has been since he was 4 years old and one of his favourite experiences was a track day at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire.
Join Paul Monday to Friday on Magic to start the day on Early Breakfast (4-6am) and weekends 4-8pm.
You can also hear him on Mellow Magic weekdays 9am-12pm and Magic Soul 2-5pm.
Jim Davis
Weekends 7pm - 10pm
Jim joined the Magic team in 2019 & is currently the host of the Weekend Evening show.
He has been presenting on the radio for over 25 years and loves his job! You may have heard Jim on several other stations over the years, but now he is proud to call Magic his home!
Jim is a huge dog lover and keen foodie. He is also an avid traveller (although he doesn't have a lot of spare time!) as you'll also find Jim presenting weekday mid-mornings on our sister station Mellow Magic (9am-12pm) as well as weekend lunchtimes on Magic At The Musicals (12pm-3pm).
You can find Jim on Twitter and Instagram @JimDavisOnAir
Lemar
Sunday 7pm-8pm Lemar's Soul Sunday
Lemar is a multiple BRIT and MOBO award winning singer song writer releasing five studio albums, two of which have gone platinum. Launching his career on reality show Fame Academy, Lemar has become known as one of the best soul voices in the UK releasing hit single Dance (With U) and If There's Any Justice to international acclaim, whilst recently adding radio presenter and actor to his list of many talents.
Jo Russell
Weekend afternoons 1pm-4pm
Join Jo every Saturday & Sunday afternoon on Magic Radio from 1pm to get you through that afternoon slump with the Best Variety from the 80s to Now.
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