BBC Radio 5 live puts Emma Barnett in the hotseat as part of schedule shake-up

BBC Radio 5 live has just made some pretty substantial lineup changes.

From September, former women's editor of the Daily Telegraph Emma Barnett will be presenting a new daytime solo show.

It's the first time in two years that a female broadcaster has been given a solo daily time slot.

Three days a week - Wednesday to Friday - you'll be able to tune in from 10am to 1pm to hear Barnett, who already presents Sunday night's The Hit List on 5 live.

On her new slot, Barnett told the BBC: "I want my programme to be a place where people share strong views and have conversations that would normally happen in private.

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"I plan on taking the 5 live listeners to some very unique places, landing major interviews that pack a journalistic punch and - of course - having a good laugh along the way."

And that's not all - the radio channel also reunites the dream team of Woman's Hour's Jane Garvey and Peter Allen in a new Sunday evening slot.

"I did rather fancy the idea of joining her on Woman's Hour," Allen quipped. "I am sure I could have helped but the management seem curiously reluctant to accept that." 

Roll on September!