Scott Mills Sacked By BBC
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Today, BBC Radio 2 breakfast host Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC following allegations about his personal conduct.
The BBC have not given any further details, saying only "while we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC." Adam is joined by Katie Razzall - BBC Culture and Media Editor
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| 0:21.2 | Hello, just before lunchtime on Monday was one of those BBC news push alerts which got your |
| 0:26.0 | WhatsApp groups fired up. It was the news that the BBC had sacked the presenter of the Radio 2 |
| 0:31.9 | Breakfast Show, Scott Mills, somebody who'd had a decades-long career at the corporation. So we will talk about that |
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| 1:02.9 | Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio. |
| 1:04.8 | And we will start with that story that broke just before lunchtime on Monday that the BBC had sacked Scott Mills after decades and decades |
| 1:12.9 | on the nation's airwaves. The person who's been covering the story all day is the BBC's culture |
| 1:17.9 | and media editor Katie Razl who's here. Hi Katie. Hello, Adam. Right. Give us the timeline of how |
| 1:22.9 | this story emerged. Well, let's give credit to the mirror because the mirror had the scoop, if you like, |
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