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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.
The station was initially launched as BBC 7 on 15 December 2002 by comedian Paul Merton.The first programme was broadcast at 8 p.m. and was simulcast with Radio 4. [5] The station, referred to by the codename 'Network Z' while in development, was named without the word 'Radio' to reflect the station's presence on the internet and on digital television in addition to radio.
On 5 November 2010, an official BBC iPlayer app that allows users to stream live television and radio, and catch up on previously aired content became available for download on BlackBerry OS 5.0 (and higher) devices. [155]
BBC Radio 4 is the second-most-popular British domestic radio station by total hours, [8] after Radio 2.It recorded its highest audience, of 11 million listeners, in May 2011, [9] and was "UK Radio Station of the Year" at the 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2023 Radio Academy Awards.
The BBC Sounds logo used from 2018 until 2021. The BBC Sounds website replaced the iPlayer Radio service for UK users in October 2018. An initial beta version of the BBC Sounds app was launched in June 2018, [5] with both the new app and the iPlayer Radio app supported until September 2019, when the iPlayer Radio app was finally decommissioned in the UK. [6]
Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running morning news and current-affairs radio programme.Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 09:00 (starting on Saturday at 07:00), it is produced by BBC News and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. [1]
The World Tonight is a British current affairs radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4, every weekday evening, which started out as an extension of the 10 pm news. It is produced by BBC News and features news, analysis and comment on domestic and world issues. James Coomarasamy is the main presenter, usually presenting the first three days of ...
Pages in category "BBC Radio 4 programmes" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 386 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .