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.

Radio 4 starts the new year with factual series that explore the world in 2021 and beyond, as well as dramas and comedies that shine a different light on lives across the UK.

“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 ...

Both chapters will be made available free for streaming globally on the BBC Sounds app and the BBC Radio 4 website. After it has aired, you can also just ask Alexa, "Alexa ask BBC Sounds for Macbeth".

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 ...

Its figures show that Radio 4 overall lost more than 11 per cent of its audience in the year, falling from 10.6million in the first quarter of last year to 9.4million in the same period this year.

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 ...

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.

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% ...

BBC Radio 4 presenter Emma Barnett has announced her departure from Woman's Hour after three years. The broadcaster will leave the popular show in April to join Amol Rajan, Mishal Husain, Justin ...

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 ...