Editing Craig Charles (section)

== Radio ==
As well as his early appearances on shows such as Radio 4's ''[[Loose Ends (radio)|Loose Ends]]'' (1987–88)<ref name="united"/> and ''Kaleidoscope''<ref name="united"/> in the early 1990s, Charles could be heard on the London Radio Station [[Kiss 100]] (Kiss FM) as the breakfast show presenter.<ref name="united"/> In 1995, Charles played the Porter in [[Steven Berkoff]]'s adaptation of [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' on Radio 4.<ref name="united"/>

Since 2002, Charles has been a DJ on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] presenting ''[[The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show]]'', on air on Saturday evenings 6&nbsp;pm to 9&nbsp;pm, where he plays a diverse range of [[funk]] and [[soul (music)|soul]] music, from classic tracks to the latest releases, and provides publicity for less familiar bands. Charles explains the context for the music and carries out interviews with guest musicians. He was with the station at its launch, and while it was being tested during the previous year, under the name Network Y. Charles has also hosted the station's ''Breakfast Show'' (2004), and sits in for other presenters including [[Andrew Collins (broadcaster)|Andrew Collins]], Phil Wilding, [[Phill Jupitus]] and [[Radcliffe & Maconie]].<ref name="united"/>

From January until November 2014, Charles also broadcast ''The Funk and Soul Show'' live on [[BBC Radio 2]], immediately after his 6 Music show. He regularly sits in for various presenters, and has presented numerous programmes on the station, including ''The Craig Charles Soul All-Nighter'' (2011), which he hosted continuously for 12 hours,<ref>{{cite news |last=Tyler |first=Lee |date=15 May 2010 |title=Craig Charles: The funk, the whole funk and nothin' but the funk |work=Blues and Soul |url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/534/craig_charles_the_funk_the_whole_funk_and_nothin_but_the_funk/}}</ref> and the ''Beatleland'' (2012) documentary on [[The Beatles]]. Charles has also chosen music as a guest of other broadcasters such as [[Ken Bruce]] on Radio 2 and [[Liz Kershaw]] on 6 Music. Charles covered for [[Graham Norton]] on Radio 2's Saturday mid-morning show during Norton's ten-week 2015 summer break. From 16 April 2016 until 18 June 2022, Charles presented the House Party on Saturday nights on [[BBC Radio 2]], with the show airing between 10&nbsp;pm and midnight. For eight weeks from April–June 2020, he also presented ''Craig Charles At Teatime'' between 4&nbsp;pm and 7&nbsp;pm on weekdays on Radio 6 Music. The show was sometimes billed as ''Craig Charles Weekend Workout'' on Fridays.

Since 18 October 2021, Charles has hosted the weekday afternoon show on BBC Radio 6 Music (1&nbsp;pm – 4&nbsp;pm).<ref>{{cite web |date=21 July 2021 |title=Craig Charles to host new BBC Radio 6 Music weekday afternoon show – Media Centre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/craig-charles-6-music-weekday-afternoon-show |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001559y| title = BBC Radio 6 Music – Craig Charles}}</ref> The shows include the "Trunk of Punk" and the "Jar of Ska". In 2023 the weekday show won the Gold Aria award for Best Music Entertainment Show.<ref>{{cite web |title=ARIAS 2023 Winners |url=https://www.radioacademy.org/arias/2023-winners/}}</ref>