Radios advice guides

Our expert guide helps you choose the best DAB radio or internet radio, so you can enjoy listening to all your favourite stations.

Are you looking to buy a retro-styled radio? Some have first-class sound quality and functionality that belie their nostalgic looks, but we’ve found others that sound as old as they look – they are dreaded Don’t Buys. Our expert lab tests make sure you don’t get caught out – we reveal which are really the best and which are style over substance.

From portable radios to bedside alarm clock radios, we round up the best DAB, FM and internet radios on the market, with models to suit every budget.

Find an excellent-sounding and easy-to-use digital radio without breaking the bank, with our pick of the best budget radios.

Find a brilliant digital radio alarm clock that’s easy to use and a delight to wake up to. We pick our top five radios to put by your bedside.

Don't have a digital radio in your car? Check out our handy guide to see what options are available to you ahead of the digital switchover.

Find out all you need to know about the digital radio switchover, how it could affect you and when it's likely to happen.

Internet radio has lots of choice and great sound quality, and you can listen to your favourite stations for free with internet radio apps.

Listen to your favourite radio programmes at any time that suits you with the flexibility of an internet radio. Here are some of the best available.

Discover how we thoroughly test radios to find the ones that sound great and are a pleasure to use, so you can find the perfect radio for your needs.

The UK digital radio switchover is on the horizon, which means FM and AM national radio broadcasts will be switched off. Find out how to keep listening.