BBC Radio Solent Dorset

BBC Radio Solent Dorset combines a dedicated Dorset breakfast programme with the wider BBC Radio Solent schedule. Steve Harris broadcasts from Dorchester, bringing county news, information, advice and music into the morning. This local programme gives the Dorset edition a specific editorial role within a service that also covers other parts of the south of England.

Steve's programme has featured subjects ranging from wildlife at RSPB Arne and the Dorset Falconry Park to the experience of a ballet dancer from Swanage. Such interviews place people and places from the county alongside the day's news. The weekday breakfast edition runs for two hours from seven in the morning, while the surrounding hours share the broader Solent programme.

That shared schedule includes Rick Jackson, Katie Martin's daytime programme and Alun Newman in the afternoon. The Rewind is a music feature within the daytime show, while Solent Sport provides discussion, interviews and coverage connected with the region's sporting life. Guests, local and national news, and presented music give the service a mixture of speech and entertainment rather than an all-day music-only format.

The evening output also carries programmes shared beyond Dorset. Kamilah McInnis's Friday show combines music with conversations from African and Caribbean communities, and Jo Good brings late-night stories and conversation. Overnight periods can join BBC Radio 5 Live. Dorset therefore has its own breakfast perspective within a wider radio schedule, with the balance between county-specific and shared programmes changing through the day.