Steve Wright signs off from Radio 2 afternoon show

Steve Wright has signed off from his final daily BBC Radio 2 programme after 23 years as a fixture in the station's weekday schedules. One of the longest running daily radio programmes in history, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, originally began on BBC Radio 1 in 1981 where it ran for 12 years.

The DJ delivered a heartfelt speech during the last edition of Steve Wright in the Afternoon on Friday.

He said: "I want to say thank you to you for your appreciation, our dearest listener smashing and loyal, for all the reaction and all the nice words."

He stressed that he was not retiring, and will keep his Sunday morning show.

Wright will also launch his Serious Jockin' podcast on 4 November, and will present special programmes on the station including for National Album Day on 15 October and at Christmas.