Radio 4 is a station for anyone interested in intelligent speech. Its schedule is packed with the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling ...

Alongside new weekly episodes, a specially-curated audio-only archive edition will be added to the In Our Time feed on BBC Sounds ...

Derren Brown will present a new ten-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the life and legacy of Harry Houdini. How Houdini Made ...

Greatest Living Writer stars Bill Nighy, Nicola Walker, Nick Mohammed, Meera Syal, Jim Broadbent, Madelyn Smedley and more to be announced ...

Ms Nandy, who was in Salford, made her demand on Radio 4's flagship Today programme yesterday - after a technical glitch ...

BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a new season of quiz pilots this summer, inviting listeners to put their knowledge to the test across books, news, numbers and the wider world. Airing on Sunday afternoons, ...

THE BBC has shut down one of its radio services after almost 100 years. BBC Radio 4’s broadcasts have come to an end on one particular listening method. The BBC has shut down one of its radio services ...

The BBC is decommissioning its long wave transmitter that first hit the airwaves in 1934. BBC Radio 4, resident on the long wave service, ceased transmission on 27 June 2026. The BBC has officially ...

In a move similar to the ABC in Australia, the BBC have announced Radio 4‘s long wave AM service will shutdown later this year with listeners to get two months notice and daily on-air reminders to ...

It marks the second major exit in weeks.

After decades on the airwaves, the BBC has officially switched off its long wave radio service, bringing nearly a century of broadcasting to a close. The final long wave transmission from BBC Radio 4 ...

The presenter is understood to have been in discussions over fronting a new current affairs podcast for BBC Sounds ...