Changes to BBC Radio 5 Live’s daytime schedule as Matt Chorley joins

BBC Radio 5 Live is tweaking its daytime schedule with the arrival of Matt Chorley to host a new politics show.

The new show, which launches on Monday 2 September, will aim to bring a different perspective to political commentary and coverage.

This change will mean that the mid-morning shows hosted by Naga Munchetty on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Adrian Chiles on Thursdays, are extended to three hours, from 11am to 2pm.

The Must Watch feature which was previously part of Nihal Arthanayake’s show will now be in Naga’s programme at 1pm on Mondays, while Martin Lewis will join Adrian to give money saving advice at 1pm on his Thursday show.

The news that Matt Chorley is joining 5 Live, following four years at Times Radio, was announced last May.