BBC Radio 4 Extra purchases a certain number of ready-made programmes each year that match its editorial remit – archive or acquired comedy, entertainment, drama, readings and features.

BBC Radio 4 will showcase a week-long series of new audio dramas across 3 – 10 July Ss we celebrate 100 years of BBC audio drama this year, I’m proud that Radio 4 continues to be the home of ...

Radio 4’s spin-off station could be saved despite plans by the BBC to stop it broadcasting, its boss has hinted. In May, the BBC said Radio 4 Extra would not air as a traditional station in the ...

Both Radio 4 and 5 Live have seen their total average audience fall by around one million listeners year-on-year, a drop of 9 per cent and 18 per cent respectively. The average audience for Radio ...

A new BBC Radio 4 show will explore the surprising stories of those who have woken up to find a Banksy artwork on their property. The Banksy Story - When Banksy Comes To Town, which is launching ...

The two co-host BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme (Picture: BBC) There have been reports of ‘tension’ between Robinson and Barnett, who joined the show’s presenter roster last May ...

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. Fever Pitch - 9-13 May, 2pm-2.15pm, BBC Radio 4 Extra The author reads his autobiographical account of an obsessive relationship with Arsenal Football Club.

“Effective 15th April, Radio 4 will no longer be available on medium-wave. Medium-wave listeners will need to retune their radio to alternative platforms.” With these two terse sentences at the bottom ...

Radio 4 is piloting a panel show about misleading statistics, as it commissions a raft of new comedies for next year. "Last year, thanks to social and other modern media, we were bombarded with 23.7% ...

In the UK, you can listen to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds and through the following frequencies and channels: FM: 92.5–96.1 MHz, 103.5–104.9 MHz LW: 198 kHz DAB: 12B Freesat: 704 Freeview: 704 Sky: 0104 ...