Scott Mills radio shows removed after dismissal over conduct allegations

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1 Apr 2026 • 5:39 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Radio presenter Scott Mills' programmes have been removed from BBC iPlayer and Spotify following his sacking from the BBC.
  • Mills, 53, was dismissed over the weekend due to "allegations about his personal conduct" after hosting his final Radio 2 breakfast show on 24 March.
  • It has emerged that he was questioned by police under caution in 2018 regarding allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy between 1997 and 2000.
  • His "Top Picks" page on BBC iPlayer and his podcast series Under the Bonnet: On the Road from Spotify have been taken down, though the podcast remains on Apple Podcasts.
  • The Independent has contacted the BBC and Spotify for comment.

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