It's been announced that this year's Laurence Olivier Awards will be broadcast live on Radio 2. It will be the first time that it's ever been aired live on the radio, making it another first for 2010; as previously reported, the ceremony will be broadcast live via the internet for the first time too.

The special two hour radio programme will be hosted by Paul Gambaccini and presented live from the Grosvenor House Hotel in London from 8 – 10pm on 21 March. The web broadcast will be streamed at www.olivierawards.co.uk.