[Gary McEwan]

Now that's interesting. Perhaps there is some loophole somewhere in some contract, be it Chris Evans' contract or one between the Wireless Group and the sponsor, stating that only the shows presented by Chris himself are ad-free. Sounds like a win-win for both Chris and the station: only being ad-free when he's there makes him look good, and the station gets extra ad revenue during the weeks he's on holiday. Unusual but very clever move.

It was even advertised as well as being 'Ad-Free' back in 2019 when his show was getting ready to launch.