Schedule
Early
01:00
Weekday overnights with BBC Radio 5 Live—Overnight (28/12/2020)
Join Dotun Adebayo with BBC Radio 5 live.
05:00
Jason Rosam—New Covid-19 strain
The new variant of coronavirus is putting the NHS under unprecedented strain.
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Morning
06:00
Breakfast on BBC Essex—Steve Scruton & Ian Wyatt (28/12/2020)
What does the future hold for the Kursaal site in Southend?
09:00
Make a Difference Heroes meet...—Dolly Parton
Owain Wyn Evans and some of our heroes of Make a Difference talk to Dolly Parton.
10:00
Mid-morning on BBC Essex—Sadie Nine (28/12/2020)
Where are we at with Covid vaccines and have you ever been in a newspaper?
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Afternoon
14:00
Local BBC Radio Special—Reflections: Communities coming together
Inspiring stories of love and kindness from the BBC's Make a Difference podcast team.
15:00
Afternoons on BBC Essex—Emma Bullimore (28/12/2020)
Puppy farm warnings and the 'KFC' gaming console.
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Evening
18:00
Upload with Rob Jelly—Upload Special with Rob Jelly (28/12/2020)
Looking back at the first year of BBC Upload in Essex
21:00
Make a Difference Heroes meet...—Dolly Parton
Owain Wyn Evans and some of our heroes of Make a Difference talk to Dolly Parton.
22:00
Jim Davis—Beating loneliness (Ep. 1)
The first programme in a three-part series looking at how to beat loneliness.
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Late
01:00
Weekday overnights with BBC Radio 5 Live—Overnight (29/12/2020)
Join Dotun Adebayo with BBC Radio 5 live.
05:00
Jason Rosam—Covid-19 mass testing
The armed forces are to help schools and colleges carry out mass testing from next week.








