On ABC Classic, and after 5 years of waking up listeners, Russell Torrance is moving to Classic Drive with Vanessa Hughes joining as co-host in March. 

Musician and academic Dr Megan Burslem will take the reins on Weekday Breakfast, and says, “Classic Breakfast is a magic place. A place for you to gently say hello to the world, to escape the hustle and bustle, and be surrounded by sensational music and great conversation. Put on the kettle and let me know what you’d like to hear!” 

Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, presenter of Passenger, joins the Lunchtime Concert presenter line-up with Genevieve Lang and Mairi Nicolson.  

Acclaimed pianist Dr Sonya Lifschitz will present Saturday Evenings, Taj Aldeeb will host Sunday Afternoons and Ed Le Brocq presents Weekend Breakfast.

Screen Sounds is moving to 3pm Sundays.  

Today, ABC Classic also unveils the Classic 100 Countdown theme for 2023, ‘Your Favourite Instrument‘.

To help listeners choose, Alice Keath will put a different instrument in the spotlight in a new weekly show, Classic Instruments, celebrating the sounds and stories of instruments from around the world.

On ABC Jazz on DAB+, the Mornings program is finishing up. 

Athésia will move on to spotlight the best jazz from different regions across the globe with playlists on ABC Jazz and the ABC listen app. 

Eric Ajaye also joins the line-up to bring listeners a Classic Album each week.