Branded '2DAY', the first schedule shake-up of its kind happened on June 22 last year and received a positive response. The next one is set for Thursday May 10.

"Last year we worried that dismissing our daily 12 hour schedule was a crazy move - but we took the chance, and our audience appreciated hearing a variety of different programmes for one day only," said controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music Bob Shennan.

"A massive 81% of the audience ...