BFBS Blandford Radio

BFBS Blandford connects listeners around Blandford and Bovington with a forces-focused mixture of music, conversation and news. Its Dorset identity is particularly clear at breakfast, when Jason Herbert presents the local programme from the home of the Royal Corps of Signals. Stories from the surrounding military communities share the show with familiar songs and newer music.

After Blandford Breakfast, the station carries programmes heard across the BFBS network. Totally Connected follows people and stories across the forces world, with Lydia Tester and Joe Carden among its presenters. Richard Hatch's UK Afternoons and George Ryland's UK Drivetime continue the combination of music, guests and service-related subjects. The local programme is consequently part of a wider schedule rather than a separate all-day service made solely for Dorset.

Specialist listening adds variety to that daytime mix. BFBS Beats brings dance tracks and R&B, while Rachael Price's BFBS Edge turns to rock and indie. Jason Webster's Dance Through The Decades moves through club styles including disco, house, garage and trance. Elliot Darby presents the BFBS Chart, using music played across the network and downloaded by its audience to shape the weekly rundown.

Spoken-word programmes give military affairs more space than a short bulletin. Sitrep discusses defence and foreign policy, and Tamsin Robson's Forces Life revisits stories from armed forces communities around the world. Saturday Sport supplies another strand for listeners following sporting developments. Together with Jason Herbert's local breakfast, these programmes link everyday life in Blandford and Bovington with the wider interests of the BFBS audience.