BBC Sounds - Radio 4 Extra - Schedules, Thursday 23 May 2024 (2024)

FAQs

Can I listen to yesterday's Radio 4? ›

You can listen live online and also listen again to programmes broadcast on BBC Sounds. You listen live by accessing the link in the top banner or catch up on a past programme by finding a programme in the Schedule. Many Radio 4 programmes are available as podcasts or downloads which you can listen to on most devices.

On the BBC Sounds app

At the top of the homepage, tap Stations & Schedules. This will default to the schedule for the station you last listened to live. Swipe across the stations at the top to see the schedule for each station.

Radio 4 Extra can be found on your digital radio station display after Radio 4.

The Radio Digital Archive hosts millions of hours of BBC radio content. The rich historical radio legacy preserved by the BBC offers unique opportunities for research and archive productions. The process of sourcing exactly what you need had previously often been time-consuming and inefficient.

BBC Radio 4 will turn off its medium wave frequencies and end its separate schedule for LW by April 15th 2024. Daily Service and the extended edition of Yesterday in Parliament will be available on BBC Radio 4 Extra on DAB, Digital TV and BBC Sounds from April 1st.

You can use BBC Sounds by visiting www.bbc.com/sounds or by installing the BBC Sounds app. The BBC Sounds app is available on devices running Amazon Fire 6, Android 7 or iOS 15 and above. Just search 'BBC Sounds' in your app store.

Restart the device. Position the device closer to your WiFi router for a stronger signal, or try changing the channel your WiFi router transmits on. This page has guidance on how to do this: Tech Advisor: How to change your router channel for better WiFi. (The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.)

Or, head to the BBC Sounds website through your internet browser. Visit bbc.co.uk/sounds on your device's internet browser. On the website, you can listen live and on demand to any BBC radio station, programme or music mix, subscribe to podcasts and programmes, download podcasts, and a lot more.

On 26 May 2022, as part of planned cuts and streamlining with a greater focus on digital, the BBC announced plans to discontinue Radio 4 Extra as a broadcast station. It will be supplanted by BBC Sounds.

What is happening to BBC Radio 4? ›

Specific changes taking place in April 2024: There is no longer a separate schedule for BBC Radio 4 LW. The BBC is encouraging listeners to transition to alternative platforms. The same content will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on FM, DAB, BBC Sounds, Digital TV.

Audio Books, dramas and Comedy are all available to enjoy in the Radio 4 section of the iPlayer Radio app. Here, you can download any programme for 30 days from the first broadcast and listen anytime, anywhere.

Radio 4 Extra isn't Radio 4! Although the bulk of the content originates on Radio 4 it includes programmes from several other networks, as well as a small amount of original programming.

The BBC Home Service was the predecessor of Radio 4 and broadcast between 1939 and 1967. It had regional variations and was broadcast on medium wave with a network of VHF FM transmitters being added from 1955.

How much is the BBC TV licence fee and what does it fund? The TV licence fee is currently £159 a year (or £53.50 for black and white TV sets). Money raised from the licence fee pays for BBC shows and services - including TV, radio, the BBC website, podcasts, iPlayer and apps.

For examples of radio shows and broadcasts from the "Golden Age" of radio, visit the Old Time Radio Archive. Some radio stations utilize the Internet Archive as their archive of previously recorded shows or broadcasts. Where possible, collections are set up for them at the Radio Station Archives.

The American Radio Archives (ARA) is one of the largest collections of archival material documenting the history of radio broadcasting in the United States.

You can listen back to all our shows from the past seven days on the free Times Radio app, which you can download on iOS or Android. Or go to times. radio and look for the schedule. You can then click 'Listen Again' on the show you want to hear.

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