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survivefrance.com /1 month ago

Radio 4 longwave

Thanks for your detailed and clear advice

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thepoke.com /3 weeks ago

This hilariousy on-the-nose description of middle class Radio 2 listener requests spawned a wave of painfully accurate r...

For most of the last 30 years, BBC Radio 2 has been the UK’s most popular radio station. It plays a comfy mix of classics from the 1960s onwards, interspersed with current releases...

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thenational.scot /1 week ago

Radio 4's Amol Rajan says BBC will 'get smaller at an accelerating rate'

BBC presenter Amol Rajan has said the broadcaster is destined “get smaller at an accelerating rate” as he prepares to leave the Today programme on Radio 4.

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campaignlive.co.uk /1 month ago

Rajar: Newsbrand stations continue to benefit from political unrest

"Exceptional demand for expert analysis and fearless debate", according to News UK.

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soundaboard.blogspot.com /2 weeks ago

The Pink Floyd Story - Parts 3 and 4

The Pink Floyd Story was an important radio documentary on Pink Floyd, broadcast in six parts between 17 December 1976 and 21 January 1977 on London's Capital Radio. The programme...

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bbc.co.uk /1 week ago

The Dub: Tearing up dreams

The latest edition of BBC Radio Oxford's Oxford United podcast is out now.

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bbc.co.uk /1 month ago

Rugby Union Weekly

Ugo, Danny, Ashy and Chris discuss the fallout from Argentina.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Edward Stourton obituary

Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme whose sacking caused outrage among his loyal listenersFor many listeners to Radio 4, the broadcaster and journalist Edward Stourton, who...

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thenational.scot /2 weeks ago

BBC Radio Scotland's flagship morning show sees listeners turn off in droves

BBC Radio Scotland’s flagship morning show has lost almost 40% of its listeners, it has been reported.

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thatericalper.com /1 month ago

Edward Stourton, Longtime BBC Radio 4 Broadcaster, Dies at 68

Edward Stourton, a broadcaster whose measured voice guided listeners through decades of global events on BBC Radio 4, has died at the age of sixty-eight. He passed away on 18 July...

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metro.co.uk /1 month ago

John Humphrys slams ‘profoundly irritating’ BBC Radio 4 presenters 7 years after quitting

The legendary broadcaster penned a scathing column.

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Another 750,000 listeners switch off BBC radio - while commercial gains more audience after welcoming former Radio 2 hos...

Radio 1 had an average of 7.48 million weekly listeners between April and June last year, compared to 6.9 million in the same period this year - a drop of 579,000.

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bristolpost.co.uk /6 days ago

Radio 4 documentary explores the high price communities pay for lost youth clubs

For every £1 saved in cuts means £3 spent in other social costs

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bbc.co.uk /4 days ago

5 Live Sport: All About...

5 Live correspondents Russell, Jonathan & Iain discuss 30 years of the Williams sisters.

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rte.ie /4 weeks ago

UK radio station 'breached rules' announcing king's death

A radio station breached the rules after accidentally announcing the death of Britain's King Charles in a May broadcast, the UK media watchdog Ofcom has said.

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Online radio stations beat the algorithm to cater to some niche tastes

Would you like to fall asleep to birdsong or relive the first time you heard your favourite band?

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bbc.co.uk /6 days ago

Rugby Union Weekly

Maro Itoje, Finn Russell & Benhard Janse van Rensburg chat to Chris and Ashy.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton dies aged 68

Corporation pays tribute to ‘outstanding’ journalist who presented shows including Today and One O’Clock NewsThe journalist Edward Stourton has died aged 68, it has been announced....

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

John Humphrys criticises his 'irritating' successors on BBC Radio 4's Today programme for carrying out a 'gushing contes...

Mr Humphrys, who presented the radio show from 1987 to 2019, hinted the programme's new hosts and guests are guilty of engaging in a flattery contest with one another.

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soundaboard.blogspot.com /1 week ago

The Pink Floyd Story - Parts 5 and 6

The Pink Floyd Story was an important radio documentary on Pink Floyd, broadcast in six parts between 17 December 1976 and 21 January 1977 on London's Capital Radio. The programme...

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 week ago

World’s longest-running radio drama The Archers coming to Glasgow King’s Theatre

The major new tour sees this live production bringing the much-loved radio drama out of the studio and onto stages across the UK.

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bbc.co.uk /2 days ago

Lawes, Morgan & Quirke: The New Signings

Chris and Ashy chat to four players who have made big moves over the summer.

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rte.ie /1 week ago

RTÉ 100: From shortwave radio to instant phone updates

From shortwave in the GPO to instant updates on the RTÉ News app, RTÉ News has told quite the story over 100 years, writes Evelyn O'Rourke.

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independent.ie /5 days ago

Declan Lynch: You don’t ‘play’ the Cash Machine, you gamble on it

Radio reviews: Cash Machine (Newstalk); Liveline (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays, 1.45pm); Drivetime (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays, 4pm)

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