BBC Radio 1 chiefs breathed a sigh of relief as the station picked up listeners in the latest RAJAR figures.

The Q3 listening stats gave the BBC’s flagship pop station a reach of 9.873 million, up 4.4% on Q2. The figure was still down 6.5% year-on-year but Radio 1/1Xtra head of programmes Rhys Hughes (pictured) said the result showed the figures had stabilised after several successive declines.

“We’re really happy we’re clawing back towards the magic 10 million mark,” Hughes ...