Overview
- Gambaccini said he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in early 2025 and announced the diagnosis publicly in July 2026 while saying he will continue to present The Paul Gambaccini Collection on BBC Radio 2 and his Greatest Hits Radio shows for the foreseeable future.
- The BBC’s Radio 2 head sent best wishes and confirmed the station will support his weekly programme, and Gambaccini asked for space to continue working while promising to be open about how his condition develops.
- Gambaccini and his husband Christopher Sherwood have been receiving support from the Alzheimer’s Society, whose chief executive said his disclosure could encourage others to seek earlier diagnosis and access services that help people stay independent.
- Earlier this year Gambaccini stepped down from presenting America’s Greatest Hits on Greatest Hits Radio but has remained involved with the station through documentaries and other programmes.
- Coverage places the news in the context of his five-decade broadcasting career and his past legal ordeal linked to the 2013 Operation Yewtree arrest, which he denied and later settled with the Metropolitan Police.