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Wake up to the best music mix, news headlines and competitions every weekday morning from 6am.

Start your day with James Cannon and Erika North (pictured) and our friends at Danish Bacon. Enjoy great music, brilliant competitions and the latest news and traffic headlines.

Broadcasting across the UK, they're joined in the studio by newsreader Andy Hayes and producer Andy Smith. 

Coming Up

Take part in the London Bikeathon
 
On Monday, Alistair Campbell joined James and Erika to talk about his role as captain of the Leukaemia Research team in this year's London Bikeathon.  To find out more and to donate, just click here.

Win

Win tickets to see Paul Weller, Suzanne Vega, Chaka Khan and The Pretenders play at London's fabulous KOKO as part of the iTunes Festival! plus keep on listening to the Breakfast show for the chance to win a 'Golden Ticket' which will allow you entry to every single night of the iTunes festival.

Click here to find out more.
 


Win a luxury golfing holiday in beautiful Wicklow with PGA Prestige and Druids Glen
 
This week, win an incredible luxury golfing holiday to Ireland, giving you and a partner the chance to sample two of the island's finest courses - Druid's Glen (described as 'the Augusta of Europe' ) and Druid's Heath (described as 'nature's gift to golf').  And James and Erika will put you up for a week at the five star Marriot Druid's Glen Country Club.  
To find out more, click here.
Rules


What should James get Erika for her birthday?

Erika is 21 (again) this Saturday (5th July).  Which leaves James with a crucial dilemma - what do you buy a woman who has everything (from the Gold prize cupboard, all stolen when nobody's looking)?  Stuck for ideas, James needs your suggestions by Friday at the latest please.  You can send him your gift ideas using the form below - and if your gift is available from the ESSO garage on his way home to Woking, James will love you even more.  He has set the extravagant limit of ten pounds on the present's cost, so money really is no object. 

New Breakfast Video

Watch the new Gold Breakfast promo video as James and Erika take a break from the Gold studios and take 5 in neighbouring Leicester Square.

 The Pants Are Here!

Since Erika announced that she was the proud(ish) owner of a miracle, supposedly-super-slimming pair of elastic pants we've been inundated with queries about where to get them from.  Look no further, - click here.
 
We have absolutely no idea if the product's claims are as elasticated as their waistband, but keep listening to follow Erika's progress.

Hancock Photo Opportunity

A Hancock premiere photo you won't see in the papers - the premiere for Will Smith's latest blockbuster Hancock took place in London's Leicester Square on Wednesday, right outside Gold HQ.  And purile as it may be, we couldn't resist snapping the following picture:

Download The Osmonds On Gold Breakfast

James and Erika spoke to The Osmonds about their 50th Anniversary gigs recently.

Click here to listen to the interview and download it as a free podcast.

Enjoy A Sizzling Summer With Danish Bacon & Win A Share Of £8000

Want to be a winner with Gold? How would you like to win a sizzling share of £8000 to spend in Sainsbury's?

Find out how you take part in our new competition.

 
Beat The Intro with Danish Bacon - Win Tickets To See Paul Weller

Think you know your music?  Put your knowledge to the test at 7.10am every morning and play Beat The Intro.  Guess correctly and you could win tickets to see Paul Weller play at London's fabulous KOKO as part of the iTunes Festival!  Plus keep on listening to the Breakfast show for the chance to win a 'Golden Ticket' which will allow you entry to every single night of the iTunes festival.

Click here to find out more.

You can also test your knowledge with more Beat The Intro games by going to our Games section.

Flirty @ 9.30

Are you keen to get together with someone you know? Is it time your true feelings were revealed? Join James and Erika every weekday morning as they work their matchmaking powers for two Gold listeners. 

Click here to find out more and to take part.


Play Getting To Know You And Get To Know Duran Duran In Person

Find out a bit more about James and Erika each morning and play Getting To Know You at 8.10am.  Which of the two lost £15000 playing roulette?  Who used to have weekly telephone chats with Tony Blair? And who got involved in a road-rage argument with MC Hammer?*

This week's prize is an opportunity of a lifetime for a Duran-y!  The band are on the road with their 'Red Carpet Massacre' tour, and James and Erika are giving away tickets to see them in London and Birmingham.  And somebody will get to meet the band this week at the O2! 

*Erika lost the money at roulette.  And it wasn't even hers - it was her boss'.  James used to speak to Tony Blair when he worked as a financial journalist, and got cut up by MC Hammer whilst driving in America.

Click here for competition rules.


Take the Cannon Challenge

Kiss goodbye to your productive workday and play the Cannon Challenge, which namesake James has become absolutely addicted to.

Click here to play the Cannon Challenge 

Feel Good Friday

 
We all love Fridays (especially if you work on a radio Breakfast show and get to finish even earlier than most).  Count down to the weekend with Feelgood Friday, where you pick the music in the last hour of Friday's show (9am to 10am). 

Using the feedback form below, simply let us know which track you'd like to hear, who you are, where you are, any dedication and a phone number (yours, ideally). 

There are just two stipulations - you must get your request in by 11am on Thursday, and your song must be a feelgood favourite guaranteed to put us in a Friday mood.  'Unchained Melody' will have to remain well and truly chained, thank you!

London Travel Reports

Keep up to date with our live traffic and travel news from in and around the capital. Every day on Gold, our travel team bring you up-to-date information on London's traffic hotspots and the areas affecting your journey.

Click here for more info. 


Competition Rules

Click here for any competition rules for The Breakfast Show.






Breakfast With James Cannon & Erika North - Monday-Friday 06:00-10:00

Get In Touch

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