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External view of the entrance to the BBC headquarters

BBC to axe raft of Radio 4 shows including You And Yours and Thinking Allowed

Dom Chinea

The Repair Shop star to visit Ambridge for 75th anniversary of The Archers

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner

Ofcom ‘refused commissioner’s requests to see tech companies’ risk assessments’

Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili says comedy is one of the last bastions of truth, amid rise of AI

Amol Rajan speaking while seated in an armchair on a stage

Amol Rajan urges Government to ‘stop dithering’ on BBC funding

A sign outside BBC HQ

BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live At The Apollo

Bill Oddie

Graeme Garden remembers Bill Oddie as a rebel who challenged the ‘status quo’

Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook

Fatboy Slim: Getting sober was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done

BBC Broadcasting House

Nandy says she has concerns over BBC’s announcement of cuts to content division

New BBC director-general Matt Brittin speaks to journalists

BBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight in first round of sweeping job cuts

David Morrissey in the Desert Island Discs studio

David Morrissey opens up about alcoholism following death of his father

Andy Kershaw

I’ve lost my best friend: Liz Kershaw tribute after death of BBC DJ brother Andy

Headshow of Andy Kershaw

Radio DJ Andy Kershaw dies aged 66

Sara Pascoe tries to be proud of using IVF by discussing it in her comedy

Jessie Buckley says passion for music and theatre helped her mental health

Financial Times editor says journalism faces a ‘pivotal’ and ‘existential’ time

BBC radio breakfast shows enjoy increase in listeners
Radio 2 remains the UK’s most popular station, with an average weekly audience of 12.7 million.
Ian Jones, Press Association

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'The birds are here!'

Vicky Turrell

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'The birds are here...'

BBC journalist Martha Kearney was ‘surprisingly nervous’ to be made CBE

UK ‘should be spending double’ on BBC World Service, says Tim Davie

Lorraine Kelly to make Radio 2 debut as BBC reveals Christmas line-up

Radio 2 audience stabilises after drop following weekday relaunch

Blackberry Fair welcomes back John Osborne with tales of friendship and music

Peter Rhodes on harvests, new words and going mad with boredom

Jenrick calls for removal of judges who ‘bring personal politics’ into job

BBC apologises to Jenrick over suggestions he is xenophobic in Radio 4 broadcast

Radio 2 loses nearly half a million listeners since weekday relaunch
The station has recorded its lowest weekly audience since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ian Jones, PA

Graham Walker claimed to be unable to use a computer (Lipinski/PA)

Judge us by impact of new online safety measures for children, says regulator

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Multi-talented Kizzy Crawford to perform in Llanwrtyd Wells

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Labour minister Lucy Powell ‘mortified’ over grooming gangs remarks

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Vice president JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Mystyslav Chernov/AP)

Plus Peter Rhodes on pop fashion, ID cards and the peculiar power of a fishing licenc...

Zoe Ball has UK’s largest breakfast radio audience, but figures have dipped

Gavin And Stacey’s Nessa to read shipping forecast to mark its centenary on BBC

Lauren Laverne given ‘all clear’ following cancer diagnosis

Lauren Laverne ‘thrilled’ to return to BBC’s The One Show after cancer diagnosis

Plus Peter Rhodes on snow, small boats and the risks of all-electric living

Plus Peter Rhodes on predictions, pain and the safest way to ramble

DJ Johnnie Walker says it will be ‘sad to say goodbye’ ahead of last show

‘No winners’ in Chris Kaba shooting case, says firearms officer

Plus Peter Rhodes on reading, writing and the “dirty little secret” behind Artificial...

Tickets selling fast for Mock the Week comedian Andy Parsons' Shropshire show

Kirsty Young’s doctor ‘snorted’ at her fibromyalgia suggestion before diagnosis

Kirsty Wark to present editions of Radio 4’s Front Row after Newsnight exit

Michael Mosley’s widow: His legacy has real value to improving people’s health

Countryfile host heads to Oswestry to explain how we can be smart about our land

Plus Peter Rhodes on political interviews, the decline of handwriting and a moral dil...

Badenoch: BBC’s questioning of Liz Truss going on ‘far-right’ platform ‘trivial’

Plus Peter Rhodes on mental health, automatic lawnmowers and a dodgy encounter with a...

Shropshire Farming Talk: Learning to handle uncertainty

Peter Rhodes on discrimination, dodecahedra, and who’s been tinkering with the w...

Plus Wolves is the butt of the joke as I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue lands at the Grand ...

Plus Comedian Andy Parsons staying optimistic ahead of tour visit to West Midlands an...

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