Latest news about BBC Radio 4
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Martha Kearney to step down from Radio 4 Today programme
Martha Kearney is stepping down from presenting BBC Radio 4’s Today after the UK general election.Publication date: 26.02.2024
BBC Studios Audio appoints two new writers to join its comedy team
BBC Studios has appointed two new staff writers, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche, to work across comedy productions for BBC Studios Audio.Publication date: 22.02.2024
BBC Radio 4 launches new comedy feed, Jokes on BBC Sounds
Both new and archive comedy from Radio 4 is to be available in Jokes, a new podcast feed on BBC Sounds.Publication date: 08.12.2023
Scotland and Northern Ireland to create more BBC network radio content
The BBC is moving more Radio 3, Radio 4 and World Service radio shows out of London with new network hubs in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Publication date: 06.12.2023
Seven guest editors lined up for Christmas week on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme
Singer Ellie Goulding and TV host James May are lined up to guest host BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this Christmas.Publication date: 23.11.2023
Voiceworks creates Doctor Who specials for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Wales
Voiceworks has produced two radio programmes for the BBC to mark sixty years of Doctor Who. The shows look back at the history of the programme with guests including Katy Manning and Steven Moffat.Publication date: 23.11.2023
First-time radio producers get work on BBC Radio via Multitrack Audio Producer Fellowship
Eight first-time radio producers From backgrounds underrepresented in the audio industry are getting their work aired on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. New documentaries on a rich array of stories have been created via the Multitrack Audio Producer Fellowship for a third year.Publication date: 13.11.2023
BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer announced as Ben Ansell for 2023
This year’s BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer has been announced as Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.Publication date: 12.09.2023
BBC to create four new commissioning roles in Network Radio
Four new roles are being created across BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live in Commissioning.Publication date: 12.09.2023
Radio 4 to celebrate 100 years of audio drama with special programmes
To celebrate 100 years of audio drama, BBC Radio 4 is to broadcast a series of new dramas across September, with more announced later this year.Publication date: 01.09.2023
