BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel focused on spoken-word content, managed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It took the place of the BBC Home Service in 1967. Gwyneth Williams serves as the station controller. As a key part of BBC Radio, this station broadcasts from the BBC's main office located at Broadcasting House in London.

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English
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Domain Authority
95
Ranking

Global

#87

United Kingdom

#5

News and Media

#1

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Articles

  • 16 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | George Torr |James Lewer

    Image caption, Residents close to the felling site in Higham said they were horrified at the resultResidents have described the felling of dozens of trees along a railway line in Derbyshire as "horrifying" and "tragic". Network Rail contractors were ordered to fell the trees for "essential vegetation management" along the Midland Mainline near the village of Higham last week.

  • 23 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Felicity Evans

    Image caption, Ellis Price and Gemma Redmond want to buy their first house togetherMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsThe average house price in Wales has risen by 4% year on year to £238,483, according to the latest figures from the Principality Building Society. But the regional picture is more mixed, as 13 local authority areas have seen an annual increase in prices while nine experienced a drop.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Fergus Walsh

    Image source, BBC NewsImage caption, Jackie and her three daughters have a family history of breast cancerA new treatment approach can significantly improve survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancer, a study suggests. The trial, led by Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, and published in Nature Communications, involved women with early-stage breast cancer who have inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Stuart Woodward

    Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Deborah Coles said the behaviour of some NHS trusts at inquests was "reprehensible"Health trusts have repeatedly tried to prevent coroners from issuing Prevention of Future Death reports in order to protect their reputations, an inquiry has heard. Deborah Coles, director of the charity Inquest, told the BBC the "reprehensible" behaviour was a pattern "played out across the country" but was "exemplified" in Essex.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Jamie Lyall

    Image caption, L-R: Men under pressure - Uche Ikpeazu, Don Cowie and Graham ShinnieThe penultimate round of Scottish Premiership football is staged on a hectic Wednesday night when all 12 teams are in action and key tussles at either end of the table could be settled. Hibernian would effectively secure third place if Aberdeen fail to take something against champions Celtic at Pittodrie, while a win over Hibs could propel St Mirren into the European places.