Radio
Moment of truth
Two extremes of the listening experience were available on Monday on Radio 4. The day began conventionally enough with Start…
Teenage kicks
Imagine living in a country where the average age is under 16 (in the UK it’s currently 40 and increasing)…
Discovery channels
Bashing the BBC often becomes a popular blood sport in times of political instability, and especially if the left is…
A square dance in Heaven
It’s 500 years since Martin Luther pinned his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, sparking…
The real deal
How about this for an inspiring response to what could have been a personal tragedy. Chi-chi Nwanoku was in the…
Tales of the unexpected
It’s the oddest place to find a profound meditation on the death of Christ, but there it is on Radio…
The future of Today
I wonder what Sarah Sands will do to Radio 4’s Today programme? She is the first editor in more than…
Ed’s diner
In a world where politicians can turn into newspaper editors and former newspaper editors can seize the most coveted job…
Going underground
When Wireless Nights hit the Radio 4 airwaves in the spring of 2012, I was not at all sure about…
A matter of life and death
It was the crime story that showed us just how much China has changed since its years of social, political…
Keeping the faith
Perhaps surprisingly, in these secular times, Radio 4 keeps up its annual (and very Reithian) tradition of holding a series…
Keeping the faith
Perhaps surprisingly, in these secular times, Radio 4 keeps up its annual (and very Reithian) tradition of holding a series…
Keeping the faith
Perhaps surprisingly, in these secular times, Radio 4 keeps up its annual (and very Reithian) tradition of holding a series…
All in the mind
At the third UK International Radio Drama Festival held last week in Herne Bay, entitled ‘And Let Us Listen to…
All in the mind
At the third UK International Radio Drama Festival held last week in Herne Bay, entitled ‘And Let Us Listen to…
All in the mind
At the third UK International Radio Drama Festival held last week in Herne Bay, entitled ‘And Let Us Listen to…
Olden but golden
This weekend Brian Matthew will present his last-ever Sounds of the 60s show on Radio 2. Now 88, he’s been…
Olden but golden
This weekend Brian Matthew will present his last-ever Sounds of the 60s show on Radio 2. Now 88, he’s been…
Olden but golden
This weekend Brian Matthew will present his last-ever Sounds of the 60s show on Radio 2. Now 88, he’s been…
Olden but golden
This weekend Brian Matthew will present his last-ever Sounds of the 60s show on Radio 2. Now 88, he’s been…
United nations
The Indian Prime Minister has twigged something that President Trump has yet to understand. On Monday, celebrated as World Radio…
United nations
The Indian Prime Minister has twigged something that President Trump has yet to understand. On Monday, celebrated as World Radio…
United nations
The Indian Prime Minister has twigged something that President Trump has yet to understand. On Monday, celebrated as World Radio…
Rules of engagement
The BBC foreign correspondent Hugh Sykes was meant to be talking about how music has shaped his life with Sarah…
Rules of engagement
The BBC foreign correspondent Hugh Sykes was meant to be talking about how music has shaped his life with Sarah…
