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BBC Radio 4 Extra slogan: "The Best in Comedy, Drama and Entertainment"
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RAJAR Q1 2020: Four percent growth in digital share
Digital listening share has increased to a new record of 58.6% up from 56.4% year on year in the latest RAJAR figures. Digital reach is also at a new record with 36.9 million adults, or 67% of the population, tuning in via a digital platform, up from 36.3m in Q1 2019. Listening via online and apps now accounts for 14% of all listening and nearly a quarter (24%) of digital listening, having grown by 25.4 million hours (or by 23%) year on year. With 32% of adults now claiming to own a smart speaker, online listening in home was for the fourth consecutive quarter the fastest growing platform and location, increasing by 21 million hours (or by 26.6%) year on year...More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 14.05.2020
RAJAR Q4 2019: New record for digital radio listening
Digital listening share has increased by 11% to a new record of 58.5%, up from 52.6% in Q4 2018 in the latest figures for Q4 2019. They were boosted by the launch of new national commercial digital stations, and the growth of listening online via smart speakers in home and DAB listening in car. Overall digital listening grew by 43.4 million hours or 8% year on year. Listening via online and apps grew by 28.5 million hours (or by 30%) to now account for 12.5% of all listening and 21.5% of digital listening...More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 06.02.2020
RAJAR Q4 2019: London and national brands round-up
Coverage of the general election helped 5 Live, Radio 4 and LBC each add half a million listeners across 2019. 5 Live is up from 4.9m to 5.4m in the Q4/2019 RAJAR listening figures, while Radio 4 has added a similar amount, rising from 10.4m a year ago to 10.9m now. LBC, including new digital station LBC News, posts a record high of 2.7m listeners (up more than half a million year on year), while talkRADIO is up more than 40% from 12 months ago to now have 433,000 listeners a week – another record high for the Wireless station...More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 06.02.2020
Kenneth Branagh returns to Radio 4 in Stalingrad
Kenneth Branagh, Greta Scacchi, Mark Bonnar, Ann Mitchell, Doon Mackichan, Kenneth Cranham and more star in a dark and honest account of the epic battle of Stalingrad by celebrated war reporter and author, Vasily Grossman. Two part drama based on war reporter Vasily Grossman’s account also stars Greta Scacchi and Mark Bonnar. Anton Lesser reads Grossman’s private journal - translated into English for the first time - in a Book Of The Week special. Translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, Stalingrad is a prequel to Grossman’s novel Life And Fate which was adapted by Radio 4 in 2011 and featuring many of the same acclaimed cast.More >>www.bbc.co.uk - 12.11.2019
RAJAR Q2 2019: London and national brands round-up
Zoe Ball has lost more than three quarters of a million listeners to her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, according to the latest audience research from RAJAR. The show’s reach is down 781,000 quarter-on-quarter to 8.266m for the three months survey period up to the 23rd June 2019. In Q1/19 she had 9.047m listeners; in Q2/2018 Chris Evans reached 9.038m. Radio 2’s audience at breakfast is now the lowest its been since Q3/2010, when Evans was fairly new in the job.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 01.08.2019
RAJAR Q1 2019: Milestones reached for DAB and digital radio
Digital listening has reached a new record share of 56.4%, up from 50.9% in Q1 2018, according to RAJAR Q1 2019 data released today. The annual growth of 5.5 percentage points to 56.4% from 50.9% represents the strongest ever percentage point growth in digital listening platform share since records began. Digital reach increased by over 2 million listeners to 36.3 million and overall digital listening grew by 55.9 million hours or by 10.7% year on year.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 16.05.2019
Festive Highlights for 2018 on BBC Radio
BBC Radio has today announced its on-air highlights for the festive period.
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RAJAR Q3 2018: London and national brands update
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BBC Radio 4 Extra's programmes20
00:00 - Great Lives
MR James
Muriel Gray chooses the ghost story writer MR James.
Muriel Gray chooses the ghost story writer MR James.
00:30 - The Honest Musician's Fear of Accidental Plagiarism
What happens when a songwriter accidentally copies someone else's song?
01:00 - Whodunnits
Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 4. Unnatural Causes
4/5 With the island's murder tally now standing at two, the spinster sleuth needs an ally.
4/5 With the island's murder tally now standing at two, the spinster sleuth needs an ally.
01:30 - Whodunnits
Falco - Venus in Copper, 6. Demolition
6/6 The Roman detective realises the lengths that a lover will go to for revenge.
6/6 The Roman detective realises the lengths that a lover will go to for revenge.
02:00 - Coming Alive
Series 1, Hostage To Fortune
5/6 Ex convict Terry is in danger from a community centre visitor. Stars Karl Howman.
5/6 Ex convict Terry is in danger from a community centre visitor. Stars Karl Howman.
02:30 - It Sticks Out Half A Mile
2. The Bank Loan
Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation plans?
Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation plans?
03:00 - Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test
4. British Greatness
4/4 Paul tests the audience on social cohesion, from weddings to the 2011 summer riots.
4/4 Paul tests the audience on social cohesion, from weddings to the 2011 summer riots.
03:30 - Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater
9. 'Unfortunate' Events
9/10 Alex is distraught when Van goes missing.
9/10 Alex is distraught when Van goes missing.
03:45 - Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us
4. London
Frustrated in Edinburgh, Sophia's thwarted medical ambitions lead her to London.
Frustrated in Edinburgh, Sophia's thwarted medical ambitions lead her to London.
04:00 - Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Josh Widdicombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent and Natalie Haynes join chair Gyles Brandreth.
2/6 Josh Widdicombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent and Natalie Haynes join chair Gyles Brandreth.
04:30 - The Brothers
Series 3, Mix Tape
1/6 Nigel and Michael are back - still struggling with life.
1/6 Nigel and Michael are back - still struggling with life.
05:00 - Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn, 3. No comfort or joy
3/4 Abandoned Mary returns to the Cornish coaching house, where an angry mob confronts her.
3/4 Abandoned Mary returns to the Cornish coaching house, where an angry mob confronts her.
06:00 - Whodunnits
Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
06:30 - The Beneficiary by Philip Levene
The Bentleys are unhappily married. But a plan is being plotted...
07:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
07:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, The Man from the Burkiss Way
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
08:00 - Room 101 with Paul Merton
Series 1, Phil Wang
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
08:30 - Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater
10. Escape
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
08:45 - Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us
5. London School of Medicine
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
09:00 - The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty
4. The Lord I Shot
Brighty decides he can right a wrong – killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
Brighty decides he can right a wrong – killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
09:30 - Did the Victorians Ruin the World?
Series 1, 5. Toilets
5/5 Are toilets a case of Victorian genius, or did they flush away our most precious resource?
5/5 Are toilets a case of Victorian genius, or did they flush away our most precious resource?
09:45 - Daily Service
Blessed: part 1 - Hunger and thirst
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Ann Easter
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Ann Easter
10:00 - Soul Music
Series 28, Farewell to Stromness
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
10:30 - How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'
11:00 - Whodunnits
Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
11:30 - The Beneficiary by Philip Levene
The Bentleys are unhappily married. But a plan is being plotted...
12:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
12:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, The Man from the Burkiss Way
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
13:00 - Room 101 with Paul Merton
Series 1, Phil Wang
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
13:30 - Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater
10. Escape
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
13:45 - Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us
5. London School of Medicine
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
14:00 - Foul Play
Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
14:30 - Lucky Heather
1. For a Few Dollars More
1/6 Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child.
1/6 Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child.
15:00 - Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn, 4. Night of Terror
4/4 After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who's in charge.
4/4 After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who's in charge.
16:00 - Soul Music
Series 28, Farewell to Stromness
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
16:30 - How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'
17:00 - Whodunnits
Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
5/5 After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
17:30 - The Beneficiary by Philip Levene
The Bentleys are unhappily married. But a plan is being plotted...
18:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
3/6 Chad and Roy get a little too well acquainted. Stars Geraldine James and Alistair McGowan.
18:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, The Man from the Burkiss Way
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
1/6 Unexpected goings on at Anglia TV and secrets of filming Blake's 7.
19:00 - Room 101 with Paul Merton
Series 1, Phil Wang
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
Paul Merton interviews Phil Wang about his pet hates and worst nightmares.
19:30 - Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater
10. Escape
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
10/10 Alex tries to flee her troubles by taking up a new post.
19:45 - Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us
5. London School of Medicine
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
Sophia Jex-Blake battles to open the very first medical school for women.
20:00 - Foul Play
Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
20:30 - Lucky Heather
1. For a Few Dollars More
1/6 Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child.
1/6 Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child.
21:00 - Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn, 4. Night of Terror
4/4 After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who's in charge.
4/4 After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who's in charge.
22:00 - The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty
4. The Lord I Shot
Brighty decides he can right a wrong – killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
Brighty decides he can right a wrong – killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
22:30 - The Million Pound Radio Show
Series 2, Episode 3
3/8 Spoofing the royals - and chatty dinosaurs. Starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
3/8 Spoofing the royals - and chatty dinosaurs. Starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
22:55 - The Comedy Club Interviews
Mary O’Connell 3/3
Athena Kugblenu interviews the comedian and writer Mary O’Connell.
Athena Kugblenu interviews the comedian and writer Mary O’Connell.
23:00 - The Show What You Wrote
Series 3, Crime & Punishment
3/4 The sketch show written by the public.
3/4 The sketch show written by the public.
23:30 - Alex Edelman's Peer Group
Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
4/4 When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
4/4 When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.