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9 June – Proceedings in the Parliament of the United Kingdom are broadcast on radio for the first time [7] and BBC Radio 4 broadcasts the first two hours of that day's proceedings. [8] 1976. 4 January – First broadcast of the panel game Quote... Unquote. 27 August – First broadcast of the sketch comedy show The Burkiss Way.
This is a list of current and former programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4.. When it came into existence – on 30 September 1967 – Radio 4 inherited a great many continuing programme series which had been initiated prior to that date by its predecessor, the BBC Home Service (1939–1967), and in some cases even by stations which had preceded the Home Service.
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. [1] The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London.
16 January – Radio 4 News FM starts Gulf War broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 FM frequencies. 16 February – BBC1 and BBC2 receive new idents generated from laserdisc, BBC1 with a '1' encased in a swirling globe, and BBC2 with eleven idents based around the numeral '2'. 2 March – Radio 4 News FM closes and BBC Radio 4 returns to FM.
Previously, the station had only broadcast the Saturday repeat as the Friday night debut broadcast had been on BBC Radio 2. 6 April – The first editions of PM and The World Tonight are broadcast on Radio 4. 10 April – The first broadcast of a new news and current affairs programme Analysis. 1971. No events. 1972. No events. 1973
1994 in British radio – BBC Radio 5 is relaunched as BBC Radio Five Live, the first regional commercial stations start broadcasting; Radio 1 stops broadcasting on mediumwave; First broadcast of Wake Up to Money, Up All Night, Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade, Julie Enfield Investigates, Lee and Herring and Alan's Big One and Last broadcast of ...
BBC Radio 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5 Sports Extra, 6 Music and the World Service broadcast only on DAB and BBC Sounds, while Radio 1's Dance and Anthems streams and Radio 3's Unwind stream are available only online. All of the BBC's national radio stations broadcast from bases in London and Manchester, usually in or near to Broadcasting House or ...
29 March – BBC Radio 3’s Sunday breakfast programme Sacred and Profane is broadcast for the final time. [16] 4 April – Breakfast programme On Air extends to weekends. [17] 6 April – As part of an earlier start to BBC Radio 4’s day, the weekday editions of The Today programme are extended by 30 minutes to three hours. [18]