1982 in British radio
This is a list of events in British radio during 1982. Events January 2 January – Sue Townsend's comic character Adrian Mole is introduced to a national audience in a radio play, The Diary of Nigel Mole Aged 13¾ [sic.], in BBC Radio 4's Thirty-Minute Theatre strand. 10 January – Tommy Vance replaces Tony Blackburn as host of Radio 1's Top 40 show. 18 January – Gloria Hunniford joins BBC Radio 2 to host the lunchtime show. February 27 February – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts the final editions of Junior Choice and Playground. March 1 March – Chiltern Radio's broadcast area expands when it begins broadcasting to the Bedford area. 6 March – Following the ending of Junior Choice, the BBC Radio 1 weekend breakfast show is renamed The Saturday Show/The Sunday Show. Children's requests continue to be a mainstay of the renamed show and Maggie Philbin and Keith Chegwin join Tony Blackburn as co-presenters. April April – At the start of the Falklands War, Portsmouth-based Radio Victory begins 24-hour broadcasting. 9-10 April – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts a non-stop Marathon Music Quiz. Featuring two teams, Radio 1 and the Music Industry, it is scheduled to run continuously for 26