The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, is to run a two-month celebration of the festival this June and July, across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds and has announced this year’s presenting team.
Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music says: “This year, we’re making it easier than ever for millions of music fans to access Glastonbury’s standout moments, whilst also giving them the freedom to explore the festival their way – Glastonbury is theirs and the BBC brings it to them.
“I would like to thank Emily and Michael Eavis once again for allowing us this exclusive access to their very special creation, as only the BBC can bring the nation together to enjoy their beloved festival.”
Broadcasting from Glastonbury this year across the BBC’s platforms are: Anita Rani, Annie Macmanus, Arielle Free, Cerys Matthews, Clara Amfo, Craig Charles, Danni Diston, Danny Howard, Deb Grant, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Gilles Peterson, Greg James, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, Matt Everitt, Nathan Shepherd, Nick Grimshaw, Sam MacGregor, Sarah Story, Steve Lamacq and Zoe Ball.
BBC iPlayer will bring viewers over 90 hours of performances with its live streams of the five main stages – Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park. Pyramid Stage sets will once again be available to stream live in Ultra High Definition and in British Sign Language.
The Glastonbury Hits Channel is now live, streaming classic tracks from some of the biggest artists to have performed over the years, 24/7, until the festival’s main stages open on Friday 27th June.
The Glastonbury Channel returns (Friday 27th – Sunday 29th June, 12pm-late). Hosts Clara Amfo, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley and Lauren Laverne will guide viewers through the biggest sets and festival surprises as they happen, the standout moments from BBC One and BBC Two as they are broadcast, and special guests.
The Glastonbury Highlights Channel – from late evening on Friday 27th June, viewers can catch up with all the biggest, most-talked about performances from this year’s festival, 24 hours a day, until Wednesday 30th July.
BBC iPlayer provides over 90 sets and over 90 must-watch tracks to enjoy throughout July (for 30 days after broadcast). New and on-demand for this year will be Glastonbury Recap – a short montage of clips released each day of the festival to catch viewers up on the action and Glastonbury Highlights – five compilations featuring tracks from some of the most memorable performances from 2025, available for a year shortly after the festival.
Sidetracked by Glastonbury is back for 2025 with three, visualised episodes of podcast Sidetracked, presented by Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw – featuring new interviews with Rod Stewart, Loyle Carner and more. Rod Stewart’s episode is available on BBC iPlayer now, with two more episodes dropping on Mondays (5am) until 16th June.
On TV, there will be extensive coverage over the weekend on BBC One, Two and Four. During the week leading up to Glastonbury, BBC Two will broadcast three, 30-minute specials called Glastonbury: 70s Legends (w/t), Glastonbury: 80s Legends (w/t) and Glastonbury: 90s Legends (w/t). Each will feature classic Glastonbury tracks from performers who made their name in each of those decades.
BBC Two then kicks off the first live programme from Worthy Farm on Thursday 26th June, presented by Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne, who look to the weekend ahead.
The One Show helps kick off the Glastonbury weekend on BBC One on Friday 27 June (7pm), with a live link up to the 2025 event.
Following a weekend of performances on BBC TV and iPlayer, BBC Two will show a Best of Glastonbury 2025 compilation, whilst more highlights will be shown on BBC Three.
CBeebies Bedtime Stories will be returning to Glastonbury Festival with special readings from a host of stars throughout the weekend. CBeebies House Party LIVE will “delight family audiences” in The Astrolabe, Theatre & Circus Field. A stage show starring Justin Fletcher, Evie Pickerill, Nigel Clarke and Duggee.
The full TV schedule from Saturday 21st – Friday 27th June will be announced on Wednesday 11th June.
The TV schedules from Saturday 28th June – Friday 4th July will be confirmed on Wednesday 18th June.
Glastonbury is commissioned for television and radio by Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music. The BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage is produced by BBC Studios Music Productions. The Executive Producer is Alison Howe. The Head of BBC Pop Music TV is Jonathan Rothery. The Commissioning Editor for BBC Pop Music TV is Rachel Davies.
Jon Creamer
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