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BBC Radio 4 is the second-most-popular British domestic radio station by total hours, [8] after Radio 2.It recorded its highest audience, of 11 million listeners, in May 2011, [9] and was "UK Radio Station of the Year" at the 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2023 Radio Academy Awards.
BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, as well as solely for BBC Sounds. The BBC has over 5,500 journalists [1] based both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running morning news and current-affairs radio programme.Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 09:00 (starting on Saturday at 07:00), it is produced by BBC News and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. [1]
The World Tonight is a British current affairs radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4, every weekday evening, which started out as an extension of the 10 pm news.It is produced by BBC News and features news, analysis and comment on domestic and world issues.
Start the Week is a discussion programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 which began in April 1970. [1] The current presenter is Tom Sutcliffe.The previous regular presenters were Richard Baker, Russell Harty, Melvyn Bragg, Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Marr.
Radio during the Golden Age began to fully develop programs with sound effects, music, dialogue, and narration. Some voice actors would play multiple characters in a story performed live on the air, and some radio shows were performed in front of a live audience. This allowed the show to gauge real audience reaction like applause and laughter ...
Radio 4 News FM was the national BBC station devoted to rolling news service that was on air during the Gulf War from 16 January until 2 March 1991. It was broadcast on Radio 4's FM frequencies, whilst regular scheduled service continued on longwave. [1] [2] This station was also broadcast on BBC World Service.
BBC Radio 4 airs a special programme from BBC Radio News, which is also carried on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, and BBC Radio 5 Live. [38] Radio 4 broadcasts live coverage of the funeral six days later. September – In the aftermath of Princess Diana's death, the PM programme drops its theme tune which had been in use since 1993 ...