Radio 4’s Long Wave (LW) service will close on the 27th June 2026. We will broadcast daily on-air reminders to help everyone switch to other ways of listening. Why the LW service is closing The ...

A moving edition of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time will be broadcast at 3pm on Friday 15 May, featuring a generous and brave final appearance from Matthew Biggs, who h ...

BBC Radio 4 is the UK's most popular talk station, home to marquee shows and podcasts like Desert Island Discs and The Unbelievable Truth, Infinite Monkey Cage and In Our Time. Its lofty standing is ...

Exposing scandals, solving mysteries and delivering life-changing news, Jenny Kleeman investigates what happens when genealogy, technology and identity collide Journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman ...

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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 ...

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, ...

Wes Streeting clashed with a BBC Radio 4 presenter after she questioned him on his push for an under-16s social media ban. On Monday (25 May), the former health secretary likened “addictive” tech ...

11:49, Sat, Dec 13, 2025 Updated: 12:45, Wed, Dec 17, 2025 BBC Radio 4 presenter Robin Ince announced he was left with no decision but to step down from his show. Robin, 56, has fronted the hit comedy ...