The best DAB radios

A closer look: Before wrapping, run the station scan and save their usual stations to the presets, so the first morning’s listening is one button away. The backlit display is easy to read in a dim kitchen, and the headphone socket lets a light sleeper listen late at night without waking anyone else in the house.

A closer look: No USB cable comes in the box, so make sure there’s a spare charging lead at home, or add one to the gift. Save favourite stations to the six preset buttons on day one and it becomes a grab-and-go radio for the kitchen or garden. With IP68 protection, it can sit by a pool or on a shower shelf without fuss.

A closer look: Set the alarms for weekdays only and Saturday lie-ins stay undisturbed, while a USB port lets a phone charge overnight beside it. Plug in headphones for the late-night phone-in without waking whoever else is asleep. Register it online after unwrapping, as the three-year protection only applies once it’s signed up.

A closer look: Once it’s in the spot where it’ll mostly live, run the auto-scan, since the stations it finds depend on local signal, then save favourites to the presets. The clock sets itself from the broadcast, and each alarm can wake you with a station or a plain buzzer. A headphone socket makes it a quiet companion in a tent or a shared room.

A closer look: At 12.5 by 7.5cm and just 2.7cm deep, it slips into a coat pocket or the side of a rucksack, and its 40 presets are split evenly between DAB and FM. It charges by micro USB rather than the newer USB-C, so keep the supplied cable with it. The 3.5mm socket keeps late-night listening private through headphones.