BBC to cancel several Radio 4 programmes in cost saving drive
The BBC has announced plans to cut long-running Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours as part of a push to save 500 million pounds.
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The BBC announced on Thursday that it will cut a raft of Radio 4 programmes as the corporation seeks 500 million pounds in savings, BBC News reported. Cancelled shows include the consumer and social affairs show You and Yours, the social sciences show Thinking Allowed, and the arts show Free Thinking. Other programmes slated for cancellation include The Artificial Human and Open Country. [1]
The broadcaster also plans to reduce schedule and podcast commissioning at Radio 5 Live, BBC News reported. However, the corporation committed to investing in a replacement consumer programme alongside two new weekly shows that will focus on technology, artificial intelligence, and global ideas. [1]
Radio programming was originally built on late nineteenth century developments in electromagnetic waves and wireless telegraphy, leading to early public broadcasts in the twentieth century. [4]
In short
- The BBC is cutting Radio 4 shows including You and Yours, Thinking Allowed, and Free Thinking.
- The cuts are part of a broader effort by the BBC to save 500 million pounds.
- Radio 5 Live will see reductions in schedule and podcast commissioning.
- The BBC plans to invest in a new consumer show and two new weekly technology and ideas programmes.
Sources
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- [1]BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and YoursBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Desert Island Discs on Wikipedia
- [3]David Attenborough on Wikipedia
- [4]Radio on Grokipedia
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