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Jane Garvey and Peter Allen return to Radio 5 Live for 30th anniversary

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Former BBC Radio 5 Live presenters Jane Garvey and Peter Allen will return to the station for its 30th anniversary.

The radio channel, which covers breaking news and live sport, will celebrate on Thursday with a day of special programming.

It was launched at 5am on March 28 1994.

Garvey and Allen, who fronted 5 Live and 5 Live Drive for 13 years, for which they won Radio Academy

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