New history programme starts on Radio 4
A new history programme, hosted by broadcaster and historical novelist Sarah Dunant, begins this weekend on BBC Radio 4.
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Presidential Inauguration to be covered on radio
Listeners can follow the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump on digital radio this Friday.
Two new arts programmes as Midweek ends on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has announced that the weekly Midweek programme will come to an end next March.
The Archers tops BBC podcast list
Ten years since the BBC made Radio 4’s In Our Time available as a podcast it has released a list of the most popular downloads. The Friday Night Comedy podcast tops the list with more than 70 million downloads, whilst The Archers was the most downloaded this August. Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo’s Film podcast … Read more
Actress Heather Bell to return to The Archers
Actress Heather Bell will reprise the part of Clarrie Grundy next month – over 30 years after she created the role in the 1970’s. Heather Bell will take over the role of wife of rogue Eddie and mother of Will and Ed in February, taking over from Rosalind Adams, who has been with the radio … Read more