Sara Cox lands another bumper BBC contract after being announced as Scott Mills' Radio 2 replacement

By SEAN O'GRADY, SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 00:53, 29 April 2026 | Updated: 00:54, 29 April 2026 Sara Cox has landed another bumper BBC contract after she was announced as Scott Mills' replacement on Radio 2.  The presenter, 51, appears to be the broadcaster's new golden girl as they have given her a new contract for the series The Marvellous Miniature Workshop. According to The Mirror, the show has been renewed for double the number of usual episodes and the show's length has been extended from 30 minutes to 45 minutes. A source said: 'This is a massive show of faith in Sara who is going down a storm with audiences - and the BBC is backing her all the way.'  The show sees Sara and a team of minaturists recreate cherised buildings and locations that hold meaning for the participants. The first series aired last year and received positive reviews.  Sara said: 'I'm absolutely over the moon about the new series of Marvellous Miniature Workshop, it's easily the most heartwarming and wonderful programme I've ever been involved with.  Sara Cox has been given a new contract for the series The Marvellous Miniature Workshop after she was announced as Scott Mills' replacement on Radio 2 'I can't wait to hear more stories, help unearth more memories and watch our superb miniaturists breathe life back into places long since gone or neglected.'    It was announced on March 30 that Scott, 53, had been sacked from the BBC after 28 years allegedly due to claims of a historical relationship.  The Mirror linked the decision to fire Mills to a 2016 police investigation into 'serious sexual offences' against a teenage boy between 1997 and 2000. The case was dropped around seven years ago due to a lack of evidence. The BBC said it had removed all future work planned with the presenter, which includes coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest that takes place in May.  Scott has been one of the commentators during Eurovision's semi-finals, which will air on BBC One in the week leading up to the final, since 2011. He has most recently been joined by Rylan Clark on the shows, as well as talking listeners through the live Eurovision final on BBC Radio 2. Sara will instead be taking on the role, after commentating on the semi-finals during a radio show last year, alongside former show commentator Rylan. The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, with the two semi-finals taking place on May 12 and 14. It was announced on March 30 that Scott, 53, had been sacked from the BBC after 28 years allegedly due to claims of a historical relationship (pictured with Sara in 2016) Scott and Sara were close colleagues, with Scott most recently supporting her Children In Need challenge, sharing a gushing tribute to her. He said in November last year as he posted a snap with Sara: 'WHAT. A. HERO. so proud of @djsaracox.' Daily Mail claimed the boy who is alleged to have accused Scott of serious sexual offences in the 1990s was under 16 at the time. Mills, who would have been 24 at the time of the allegations, was reportedly later questioned by police under caution in 2018. Scotland Yard has confirmed detectives sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service who rejected the case into a man then in his 40's due to a lack of evidence. The police investigation was closed in 2019. The Daily Mail also believes that the complainant may have been inspired to speak out again this year due to the new Huw Edwards docu-drama. Two sources have said that within the BBC it is being claimed that the unnamed man may have gone to the corporation due to the huge publicity surrounding Martin Clunes starring in Power: The Downfall Of Huw Edwards. Mills was sacked six days after being hauled off air following his final Radio 2 breakfast show last Tuesday - the day of the Channel 5 show's release.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.