Capital Breakfast (London)
| Other names | Capital Breakfast |
|---|---|
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Capital London |
| TV adaptations |
Freesat: 719 Freeview: 724 Sky: 0109 TalkTalk TV: 610 Virgin Media: 958 |
| Hosted by |
Dave Berry George Shelley Lilah Parsons Tim John |
| Produced by | Richard Steel |
| Recording studio | Leicester Square, London |
| Air dates | since 1987 |
| Audio format | FM, digital radio and TV |
| Website | Capital Breakfast |
| Podcast | itunes.apple.com |
Capital Breakfast is the name of the breakfast slot on Capital London (and across Capital). The show is broadcast from 6am to 10am each weekday. From 7 January 2012 an additional 'best of' edition is broadcast from 6am to 9am each Saturday. The slogan is London's No.1 Breakfast Show.
Local variations across the UK are Dino & Pete (Capital East Midlands), Tom & Emma (Capital South Coast), Hirsty's Daily Dose (Capital Yorkshire), Rob & Katy (Capital Birmingham), Matt, Polly & Geraint (Capital South Wales), Bodj & Matt (Capital North East), The Rob Ellis Show (Capital Manchester), Des & Jennie (Capital Scotland), Ben Sheppard (Capital North West and Wales), Alistair James (Capital Cymru) and Adam, Gemma & Dylan (Capital Liverpool).
As Capital London (channel listed as Capital FM) is simulcast on TV variants which are available on Freesat, Freeview, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media, Capital Breakfast is available throughout the UK. This variant is produced at their studios in Leicester Square, London.
The longest running and best-remembered presenter was Chris Tarrant, who presented the show from 1987 to 2004. The show was immensely popular, increasing Capital Radio's audience share in London. Tarrant won the Sony Radio Academy Awards, Breakfast Show Gold in 1995 for this show.
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