Is the radio tuner stuck again? Can you not hear the usual 1990s indie pop you tune in for? Is it Radio 4? This ten-point guide will soon show you either way. 1) At some point, you will hear TV presenter Lucy Worsley talking about a dead queen.
With the longer days, more sunshine, and warmer air, the last harbinger of the arrival of summer is here. Talk on Radio 4's lovely little documentary, "The Archers," is all about the cricket team. Their other main storyline, where Linda Snell disc…
Things are getting exciting in the Archers, with not one, but two choirs in the offing. One is aimed at the youth, and the other is aimed at the older bods, and you just know that come Christmas, there will be either blood-shed or a sing-along for…
The radio documentary about farming life, The Archers, has revealed that the festive treat that is Ambridge's Pantomime is already in the planning stages. Lydia Snell told us 'We are looking at scripts and ideas already. I know it is only March, b...
Bought a book about BBC Radio 4 in the local charity shop. Inside the book is a business card for the writer. He lives a few streets away from me and the shop. A bit of self-promotion maybe... Overheard Conversation of The Week Woman to her friend at the bus stop. "I've got my Year 13 children where I want them. They already hate the Tories. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic merchandise...
The English Wine industry is mourning the loss of Nigel Pargetter who died on Sunday night after falling from the roof of Lower Loxley Hall in the village of Ambridge, Borsetshire. Nigel was the 'go-to' man in the village on all matters relating t...
Following Katie 'Jordan' Price's approach to present the Today show on Radio 4, presenters John Humphrys and James Naughtie are said to be beating the pneumatic ghost written novelist at her own game. 'It is no surprise what we have been getting a...
In another hare-brained scheme aimed at making the flagship Today programme more soft and cuddly, the BBC has announced the appointment of a series of 'guest presenters'. Each 'guest presenter' will provide ideas for around half of the programme's...
A Radio 4 listener's head exploded this morning during the news programme, Today. At about 6.45am former journalist, Mr Gethyn Parabola, was drinking a cup of tea in his kitchen with the radio on. His wife, Mifanwy, said: "It has been coming fo...
Listeners of Radio 4 have sensationally admitted today that they don't know why they listen to it. Bob Smedley, 52, has been a keen listener for over 12 years. "I often tune in of an afternoon, and listen to the mindless drone that falls forth fro...
The coalition government has decided to pass legislation banning Ruth Archer from presenting Radio 2s 'Friday Night is Music Night'. A spokesman for the Department of Culture Media Sport and Anything Else that comes up said the new government woul...
BBC Chiefs are once again reeling today after another crisis hit the floundering institution, just weeks after Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross shocked thousands of people who didn't listen to their programme. The new outrage centers around Jenni M...
The woman in charge of BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime has defended her decision to pick books that listeners have branded 'disturbing.'...
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