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’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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

All scheduled cricket matches on Radio 4 LW will still be broadcast this summer, for the final time. Radio 4 LW listeners will be reminded where they can hear the cricket across the BBC going forward.

Mohit Bakaya, Controller Radio 4, says: “The Arts matter. At all times, but especially during periods of uncertainty and change, culture provides an important lens that helps deepen our ...

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".

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% ...

Radio 4 is to pay tribute to the late comedy producer Bill Dare in three special programmes next month. The first, Bill Dare: Comedy Alchemist, airs in the prestigious 6.30pm comedy slot and will be ...