Radio 2
Allinson joined BBC Radio 2 in 1997, presenting the Monday - Thursday late night show from 10.30pm-Midnight, which included a mix of music and guests.
In early 1999, Allinson briefly took over the weekday drivetime show from 5-7pm whilst regular presenter Johnnie Walker was off air due to personal problems, with various guest presenters taking over the late show, but in mid 1999, Richard returned to the late night show.
In addition to his late night show, in 2000, Allinson also took over a Saturday afternoon show from 3.30-6.30pm, where he introduced the 'Radio Wall Of Sound' This was where listeners could ring in, listen to a selection of snippets of tunes until they liked one particularly, for it to play as quickly as they'd shouted 'play' or made some other noise dictated by the host after the caller had been probed about their life. They were rewarded with a CD album of their choice.
Allinson stepped down from the late night slot in June 2004, so he could concentrate on fronting Radio 2's 'Live & Exclusive' series & 'Sold on Song' projects. Alongside this, he still continued with his Saturday afternoon show, which was cut down to 2 hours in September 2004 & went out from 4-6pm every Saturday.
It was also during this period that he became the main stand-in for many weekday presenters when taking their holidays, such as Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Paul O'Grady, Terry Wogan, Ken Bruce, Sarah Kennedy and Steve Wright.
His Saturday show eventually ended in September 2005, but he still continued to stand in for weekday presenters on Radio 2 as well as present documentaries and specialist shows for the network, such as The Record Producers, which is usually broadcast from 7-8pm on Bank Holiday Mondays. On Sunday 24 August 2008 Allinson hosted London 2012 Party Live on BBC Radio 2 from The Mall outside Buckingham Palace in London which included the 2008 Beijing Olympics handover musical celebrations.
After the Radio 2 presenter reshuffles of early 2010, Allinson continues to stand in for weekday presenters.
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