Simon O'Hagan on radio - news, reviews, interviews, issues.
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As pillars of Radio 4 crumble, what kind of network are we going to be left with?
When Radio 4 announced a tranche of cuts a few months ago, it was always known that before too long the axe would swing again.
And now it has — to the extent that it feels like 2026 will go down as the year Radio 4 lost not just a whole bu...
Pauline Black: on her radio, and on ours
Songs inspired by the radio is a subject that’s probably worthy of a dissertation. Off the top of my head, I can think of Radio Gaga by Queen, You Turn Me On I’m a Radio by Joni Mitchell, Radio Radio by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and...
When radio turns into television
From next week, when it returns after its summer break, In Our Time won’t just be a radio programme, it will also be available as a video podcast.
The Radio 4 institution, which Misha Glenny took over chairing at the start of the year foll...
Quiz answers!
1 Which Radio 3 series, still on air, dates back to 1943? Composer of the Week
2 Which musician (born 1963) was the host of the Radio 4 programme Wireless Nights? Jarvis Cocker
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For the Bank Holiday, I’ve put together this quiz about radio — 50 questions covering then and now and lots else. No Googling! I’ll post the answers this time tomorrow — 9.15am Tuesday 1 September
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