Peach had an early experience of radio when he won a competition on
BBC Radio WM in 1989. His prize was to travel to Germany and compile reports about life in Bonn and Cologne. His career started at
BBC Radio Oxford in 1991. He joined
BBC Radio Berkshire in 1992 and presented Saturday Breakfast on both stations from October that year. Peach joined
BBC Radio 2 in 1998. He was the regular news voice on
The Chris Evans Show from 20052009. Peach hosted Sunday mornings on
BBC Radio WM from 20082011. He presented news and phone-in programmes on
BBC Radio 5 Live from 20102012. Peach presented
Saturday PM on
BBC Radio 4 from 20142017. As well as winning gold for Best Local Radio Show at the 2021
Audio and Radio Industry Awards, Peach was nominated as Best Speech Breakfast Presenter in the 2018 ARIAs and UK Speech Broadcaster of the Year in the 2010
Sony Radio Academy Awards. Peach's work was reviewed by
The Guardian in April 2010. His interview with the
Archbishop of Canterbury in November 2010 was widely reported. Major broadcasts have included the
US Presidential Election from Washington, D.C. in November 2004,
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010 and the
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in April 2011. Peach has presented BBC coverage of all UK General Elections since 2001 and hosted the results of the
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum on BBC World Service. On 10 October 2017, Peach received an on-air message of congratulations from then Prime Minister
Theresa May. Peach hosted the rolling BBC World Service coverage of the
January 6 United States Capitol attack in 2021, the
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II in September 2022 and the
Fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024. Peach currently presents programmes such as the ''Six O'Clock News
and Pick of the Week on BBC Radio 4. He presents Breakfast
on BBC Radio 3. On the BBC World Service, Peach hosts Newshour, World Business Report
, BBC OS, the Global News Podcast,
Newsday and The Newsroom''. Peach is also a news presenter on
BBC Radio 2,
BFBS and
LBC News. On 1 December 2023, he announced he would be leaving
BBC Radio Berkshire after 31 years. On 31 December 2025, Peach joined
BBC Radio 3. ==References==