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The BBC issued it as a single in 1973 on its own BBC Records label, played by the John Fox Orchestra. [4] The piece appeared on a single recorded by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia in a quest to save the "Radio 4 UK Theme". In 1993 there was a similar reaction by BBC listeners when "Sailing By" was temporarily taken off the air on weekday schedules ...
This is a list of current and former programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4.. When it came into existence – on 30 September 1967 – Radio 4 inherited a great many continuing programme series which had been initiated prior to that date by its predecessor, the BBC Home Service (1939–1967), and in some cases even by stations which had preceded the Home Service.
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.
Here's the best modern and new Christmas music to refresh your holiday playlist in 2024, featuring hits from Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and more.
"Christmas Song" Gilbert O'Sullivan: 1974 Peaked at No. 12 on the Official Singles Chart in 1974. "The Christmas Song" Nat King Cole: 1946 Peaked at No. 51 on the Official Singles Chart in December 2019. The Alexander O'Neal cover peaked at No. 30 in December 1988. [1] "Christmas Spectre" Jingle Belles 1983
With the increased rollout of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) between 1995 and 2002, BBC Radio launched several new digital-only stations BBC 1Xtra, BBC 6 Music and BBC 7 in 2002 on 16 August, 11 March and 15 December respectively – the first for "new black British music", the second as a source of performance-based "alternative" music, the ...
The service is broadcast live in the United Kingdom on BBC Radio 4, and abroad on the BBC's overseas programmes as well; it is estimated that each year there are millions of listeners worldwide who listen to it live on the BBC World Service. In the UK, a recorded broadcast is also made on Christmas Day on BBC Radio 3. [1]
BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.It was launched on 2 March 2002 [1] and shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film and drama, and current affairs. [2]