BBC radio programmes

Any Questions? is a topical debate radio programme in the United Kingdom. It is broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on Friday evenings and repeated on Saturday afternoons, when it is followed by a phone-in response programme, Any Answers?. It typically features a panel with four members featuring politicians from the three major UK political parties and other public figures who answer questions put to them by the audience, with a neutral chairman. When the programme visits the other UK nations (and province) representatives from the nationalist parties participate. The panel members are not notified of the questions before the programme, although questions usually cover topical political questions. It inspired the television version, Question Time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Any Questions?"

Hosted by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, the show includes many features including the "Sunsetter" where a more mellow track is played as the sun sets each night and the "Encore" when listeners can send a SMS message to request a repeat of a track that has already been played. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 1 Gonzo"

The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards"

Bells on Sunday is a short radio programme transmitted on BBC Radio 4. It is currently aired at 0543 every Sunday, repeated at 0045 the following Monday, and features bell ringers ringing the changes. The recordings come from a different church steeple each week. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bells on Sunday"

The Billy Cotton Band Show was a popular Sunday afternoon radio programme on the BBC Light Programme from 1949 to 1968. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Cotton Band Show"

Book at Bedtime is a radio programme on BBC Radio 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book at Bedtime"

Brain of Britain is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brain of Britain" shortopedia, there's no better way.

Broadcasting House is a current affairs programme on BBC Radio 4. It is broadcast every Sunday morning between 9 and 10 o'clock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Broadcasting House (radio programme)"

Chain Reaction is a hostless chat show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005. Each week an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview. This interviewee goes on to be the next week's interviewer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chain Reaction (radio)"

Children's Favourites was a BBC Radio programme from 1954 broadcast on the Light Programme on Saturday mornings from 9:00. ...more on Wikipedia about "Children's Favourites"

Children's Hour—at first: "The Children's Hour", from a verse by Longfellow ⁽¹⁾—was the name of the BBC's principal recreational service for children (as distinct from "Broadcasts to Schools") during the period when radio dominated broadcasting. ...more on Wikipedia about "Children's Hour"

Clare in the Community is a British comic strip in The Guardian newspaper, written by Harry Venning. The title is a pun on care in the community. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clare in the Community"

Desert Island Discs is a long running BBC Radio 4 programme. It was first broadcast on January 29 1942 and is said by the Guinness Book of Records to be the longest running music programme in the history of radio. Guests are invited to imagine themselves as " castaways" on a desert island, and asked to choose the eight pieces of music they would take with them; discussion of their choices permits a review of their life. They also choose one book (excluding the Bible and the works of Shakespeare which are already deemed present on the island) and one luxury item which must be inanimate and have no practical use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Desert Island Discs"

Dick Barton - Special Agent was a popular radio program on the BBC Light Programme from 1946 to 1951. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dick Barton"

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Down Your Way was a BBC radio series which ran from 1946 to 1992, originally on the Home Service and then on BBC Radio 4, usually broadcast on Sunday. It visited towns around the United Kingdom, spoke to residents and played their choice of music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Down Your Way"

Dream Ticket is a music radio show on BBC 6 Music, and has been on the air since the opening of the radio station in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dream Ticket"

Earthsearch: A Ten-Part Adventure Serial in Time and Space is a BBC Radio 4 science fiction series written by James Follett, comprising ten half-hour episodes broadcast between January and March 1981. There is also a novelisation by Follett under the same title. The series has been released on cassette and audio CD, and has been rerun several times on BBC 7 beginning in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earthsearch"

Earthsearch 2: A Ten-Part Adventure Serial in Time and Space is a BBC Radio 4 science fiction series written by James Follett, comprising ten half-hour episodes broadcast between January and March 1982. There is also a novelisation by Follett under the title Earthsearch 2: Deathship. The series has been released on cassette and audio CD, and has been rerun several times on BBC 7 beginning in 2003. It is a sequel to Earthsearch I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earthsearch II"

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and features all styles of dance music. The show has been hosted since its conception in 1993 by DJ Pete Tong who was also the first performer, broadcast on 30 October 1993. Every Sunday a two hour programme is broadcast, usually between the hours of 1am and 3am UK-time (the programme was previously broadcast between 2am and 4am). The standard format of the show is an uniterrupted guest mix of two hours provided by an invited DJ, group or producer, introduced by Pete Tong. The mix is usually studio recorded in advance, but there are also live broadcasts from clubs or festivals, particularly during the Summer months (Northern Hemisphere). These are mainly from within the UK, but are sometimes broadcast from Ibiza, North America and elsewhere. The broadcasts from Ibiza have taken place every summer since the first broadcast of Nicky Holloway playing live at Ku on the 2 July 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Essential Mix"

Successor to the wartime show "Forces Favourites", "Family Favourites" was broadcast at Sunday lunchtimes on the BBC Light Programme and BBC Radio 2 until 1980. Memorable signature tune "With A Song in My Heart" (original played by Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra) and presented by a variety of well-known radio personalities including Cliff Michelmore, Jean Metcalfe, Michael Aspel and Sarah Kennedy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Family Favourites"

File on 4 is a current-affairs radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "File on 4"

Friday Night is Music Night is a long running live BBC radio programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, broadcast most Fridays on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30PM. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friday Night is Music Night"

Front Row is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The BBC describes the programme as a "live magazine programme on the world of arts, literature, film, media and music." ...more on Wikipedia about "Front Row (radio)"

Gardeners' Question Time is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts. The programme typically comes from a village hall or other public venue somehwere in Britain, or occasionally further afield, such as in the Republic of Ireland or northern France. There are also regular editions in which the panel answer questions sent in by post or email. These editions are recorded in a specially adapted potting shed at Sparsholt College in Winchester, where the regular panel members also maintain a small demonstration garden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gardeners' Question Time"

Go Digital is a BBC radio programme broadcast on the BBC World Service, and also podcast on BBC News Online. Currently presented by Gareth Mitchell and with expert comments from Bill Thompson, it's a weekly look at technology stories and news around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Go Digital"

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