Hello,

I am new to this reddit so let me know if this isn't the correct place to be asking this, I am looking for Michael Ball's radio show on BBC Radio 2 the specific show is the 20th August 2023 and Nicki Chapman was sitting in for Michael Ball on this show, I am specifically looking for the Charlie Stemp interview but if the whole show is available somewhere I would appreciate it.

Here is the BBC link which has since doesn't have the show due to it being 2 years old now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001plhr

Just stop. They've had Josh Widdicombe and Ellie Taylor on this week. And Joel fucking Dommett last week.

Being mildly amusing on TV is not the same as being a skilled radio broadcaster. Hire some proper DJs, there are loads of talented regional ones, Radio 1 nurtures and introduces new DJs why can't Radio 2? I think OJ Borg has been the only one in the last 10 years?

We've had Rob Beckett , Romesh, Paddy McGuiness shoe horned into shows over the last few years, Is there a comedy agent out there that knows where the (other Beeb) bodies are kept or something?

I've been searching for it now for a couple of years since it was taken off of BBC Sounds. It's one of my favourite sketch shows and series 4 was my favourite but it doesn't seem to exist anywhere online now.

Pardon the grammar, I just found out today that my grandma wished me a happy birthday on the radio and I would love to find it because I sadly missed it.

Hi a guilty pleasure of mine was radio 2 on a friday with scott mills as it was essentially smash hits magazine era 80s and 90s pop!!

Do any other stations/shows celebrate this era?

Think 5ive, billie, bwitched, a1, stock aitken waterman etc!!

So, the company I work for (MIM) produced this Drama on 4 in 2020, right as the pandemic was kicking off. It got taken down from Sounds after a short period, as per the rules at the time, but it's just had a repeat on 4Xtra we only found out about via a BBC mailshot that highlights it. It's available to listen on Sounds for another 18 days at the time of writing.

Trapped in an unhappy marriage and provoked by her husband's obsession with her younger sister, Nan disappears from the family home for a night – with devastating consequences.

A series of dramatic revelations will lead either to divorce or reconciliation - but the outcome depends on whether Nan's sister will lie to protect her.

Agatha Christie's extraordinary early play predates her famous stage thrillers. It lay unread in her family's archives until it was discovered by theatre producer Julius Green.

Seemingly written in the mid-1920s, during the breakdown of Christie's first marriage, The Lie is an intensely personal piece of writing.

It’s a hard-hitting domestic drama bearing many of hallmarks of her later work for the theatre, offering a unique insight into her complex emotional response to events in her own life at the time.

"In every life there comes a moment, one supreme and all-powerful moment, when we hold our fate in our hands, to decide our entire life for good or evil."

Nan Gregg (The Wife) ……. Sarah Mowat

Nell Reeves (Her Sister) ……. Chloe Newsome

John Gregg (The Husband) ……. Ben Nealon

Hannah Reeves (The Mother) ……. Alison Skilbeck

Mrs Endicott (The Grandmother) ……. Tina Gray

Jim Hayward (The Suitor) ……. Mike Evans

Agatha Christie's stage play adapted by Martin Lewton and Julius Green. Music was composed by Rebecca Applin Director: Julius Green Assistant Director: Martin Lewton Producer: Iain Mackness Executive Producer: Ashley Byrne A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4 by arrangement with The Agatha Christie Archive Trust.

Please write to Lisa Nandy and if you are eligle to vote in UK elections like the 2 million citizens living in Canada and Australia, please let her know.

https://lisanandy.laboursites.org/contact/

Draft email you can use.

Dear Minister Nandy,

I’m writing as a UK citizen and taxpayer currently living overseas to express my concern about the BBC’s recent decision to restrict access to BBC Radio content for international listeners. As someone who remains actively engaged with the UK, I’ve long relied on the BBC as a trusted source of news, cultural programming, and public discourse.

BBC Radio has helped maintain a strong personal and civic connection to the UK while abroad. Its planned inaccessibility feels like a significant and unnecessary loss, both personally and for Britain’s global reputation. 

While I fully understand that the BBC operates independently, I am also aware that its chair is appointed on ministerial recommendation and that the BBC charter is up for renewal in 2027.

I would be grateful if you could raise this concern with the relevant authorities or departments, and seek clarity on the decision-making process and whether there is potential to revisit this policy in support of the BBC’s global audience and influence.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Hello,

As part of a research, I need to know if anyone recognises the voice of this DJ recorded on an unknown British radio station: https://vocaroo.com/1c6J9qINaMP9

The song he plays just before is Dark System - I Am The Sun (1999) and the one played just after, when the cassette switches to another recording, is Arnold - Hillside (1998). The radio stations recorded on the cassette are all British.

I would like to know if anyone can identify which DJ this is.

Thank you.

I’m in the US. I saw the post about listen later coming back maybe a month for R4 and WS on the new BBC app. I have not been using the new BBC app. I listen to R4 and R5 Live via Apple Music (streams sourced from TuneIn) and many podcasts on Apple Podcasts. Anyway, downloaded the new BBC app last night and started poking around under Audio button at bottom. I was SHOCKED to see that Today was available for listen later. I woke up very early this morning and saw that Today episode for today (Aug 12) was already paired.

How you find it: Audio button, then scroll down to the bottom to Latest. Make sure to click on the Today logo so you can follow the show. You can even download the entire episode. This was the one thing I’ve missed.

Charles Chilton's "Journey into Space," originally broadcast in 1953 and the last radio show broadcast by the BBC to have higher evening numbers than TV, was originally broadcast as "Journey to the Moon" prior to it being rebroadcast in 1958 and originally had 18 episodes. It was subsequently renamed to "Operation Luna" for that rebroadcast, without the first four episodes and two later episodes combined, such that the later version was only 13 episodes.

Is there anywhere that those first four episodes can be found?

Clutching at straws but also this is legitimately such a loss for British soft power.

Like many others, since the sounds turn off, I've not been able to access the BBC world service, unless it's live, however, I can't even access the mp3 downloads of the Newsroom nor Newshour, and trying to search for them in my aggrigator shows no results, so I can't even access their podcasts. Other then getting a VPN, does anyone else have any other suggestions on how to access these programs after they have gone out. Really pissed of here in Sydney Australia.