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22 May 2025

New weekday schedule for Magic Classical 

A brand-new weekday line up is set to start on Monday 9th June with Tim Smith and Fran Godfrey joining the station 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s classical music radio brand, Magic Classical, has today announced a new daytime lineup that sees a return of presenters to the weekday schedule and will launch on Monday 9th June

Joining Charles Nove, who will continue to present the Monday-Friday breakfast programme, are former BBC Radio 2 presenter’s Tim Smith, who is taking over on the weekday morning show, and Fran Godfrey who will present Sunday to Thursday evenings. Also joining the new look schedule is a brand-new voice to Magic Classical – Jo Cochrane, a presenter on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s ARIAS Gold winning station Forth 1 and Magic Soul, who will be on air on weekday afternoons. Tony Minvielle joins from sister station Jazz FM for a Friday night programme.

Of the new look, Nick Pitts (Content Director of Magic Classical and Jazz FM)Ìý²õ²¹¾±»å: “Since rebranding in September last year and having some time to refocus Magic Classical, it’s great to be able to create a line-up of superb broadcasters on our daytime schedule. Having Tim and Fran join Charles to continue his great work is perfect, while Jo, a consummate broadcaster, is an incredibly exciting new addition for our family.â€� 

Tim SmithÌý²õ²¹¾±»å: “I can’t tell you how pleased and genuinely excited I am to be given this opportunity. I’ve been a fan of Magic Classical since its launch and it’s great to actually now be a part of it, and I look forward to sharing the music and conversation with our brilliant audience.â€�

Fran GodfreyÌý²õ²¹¾±»å: “I’m so thrilled to be joining the team at Magic Classical; truly some of the loveliest people in broadcasting, which is very important to me. An evening show is a wonderful opportunity to play superb music and fulfil my personal challenge to bring calm, serenity and joy – whatever is going on in the world. I can hardly wait!â€� 

The new look Magic Classical weekdays 
0500-0700 – In The Park
0700-1000 – Charles Nove (including ‘Screentime’ from 0900)
1000-1400 – Tim Smith
1400-1800 – Jo Cochrane
1800-2200 – Fran Godfrey (Monday-Thursday, including ‘Mindfulness Music’ from 8pm) / Tony Minvielle (Fri)

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