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FOR THE LOVE OF RADIO 4: AN UNOFFICIAL COMPANION

Copyright Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2014

All rights reserved.

Caroline Hodgson has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

I was brought up on a delicious diet of BBC Radio 4. Other people may have breathed plain air but for us the air was heavily laden with Radio 4 classics such as Woman's Hour, The Archers, Today, Just a Minute, Letter from America, World at One... and of course, Gardeners' Question Time! I think it would be fair to say that I inherited this addiction with enthusiasm. After all who wouldn't delight in the opportunity to soak up information, humour and thought-provoking programmes whilst going about one's daily life?

So it was with a good deal of interest that I investigated For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion. To my relief and pleasure I can confirm that this little book is packed to bursting with fascinating facts about everything from wavelengths where the station can be heard to presenters' thoughts and anecdotes galore. It traces the development, background and evolution of many of my favourite programmes, yours too I expect. Delve a little deeper and more facts, figures and comment in the book make listening to those favourite programmes even better. After all, having a good friend is one thing but being privileged to knowledge of that friend's innermost thoughts, workings and relationships puts your friendship on an even higher level.

For the Love of Radio 4 is a book to read at any time, in any place, all in one go or, I think better still, to delve into and savour as the mood takes you. Unofficial Companion it may be, but it is definitely one for my bookshelf, bedside or bag.

Pippa Greenwood

RADIO 4 IN FACTS AND FIGURES

RADIO 4'S REMIT

The remit of Radio 4 is to be a mixed speech service, offering in-depth news and current affairs and a wide range of other speech output including drama, readings, comedy, factual and magazine programmes.

Its stated aim is to appeal to listeners seeking intelligent programmes in many genres which inform, educate and entertain.

RADIO 4'S REACH

92.494.6 FM	Most of Britain, parts of Ireland and northern France
198 long wave (LW)	Throughout the UK, parts of northern Europe and the Atlantic area north of the Azores
Medium wave (MW)	Limited areas (see below)
DAB & digital TV	Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online

Radio 4 is available on medium wave in certain locations:

Aberdeen	1449 MW
Belfast	720 MW
Carlisle	1485 MW
Cornwall	756 MW
Enniskillen	774 MW
London	720 MW
Londonderry	720 MW
Newcastle	603 MW
Plymouth	774 MW

SOME TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

FM = frequency modulation
DAB = Digital Audio Broadcasting
Hz = hertz, a unit of frequency of electrical vibrations (1 hertz = one cycle per second)
KHz = kilohertz (1,000 cycles per second)

A TYPICAL WEEKDAY SCHEDULE ON RADIO 4

This sample schedule is taken from May/June 2014. Some series will have a limited run and may or may not be recommissioned. Other strands, such as Woman's Hour and Today, are fixed in the schedule.

1 a.m. Simulcast from the BBC World Service

5.20 a.m.Shipping Forecast

5.30 a.m.News Briefing

5.43 a.m.Prayer for the Day

5.45 a.m.FarmingToday

5.56 a.m. Weather

5.58 a.m.Tweet of the Day

6 a.m.Today, including Thought for the Day

9 a.m. The schedule here is determined by the day of the week, with certain 'fixtures' each day, depending on the season:

Monday Start the Week

Tuesday The Life Scientific, followed by One to One

Wednesday - Midweek

Thursday - In Our Time

Friday Desert Island Discs

9.45 a.m.Book of the Week

10 a.m.Woman's Hour

10.45 a.m.15-minute Drama

11 a.m. Monday D-Day Dames, followed by Rudy's Rare Records

Tuesday Shared Planet, followed by Tales from the Stave

Wednesday Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Primary Colours, followed by When the Dog Dies

Thursday From Our Own Correspondent, followed by Body and Soul

Friday D-Day: A Family Affair, followed by Polyoaks

MiddayYou and Yours

12.57 p.m. Weather

1 p.m.World at One

1.45 p.m.Britain at Sea

2 p.m.The Archers

2.15 p.m.Afternoon Drama

3 p.m. Monday Round Britain Quiz, followed by the Food Programme

Tuesday The Kitchen Cabinet, followed by Shared Experience

Wednesday Money Box Live, followed by All in the Mind

Thursday Ramblings, followed by Open Book or Bookclub

Friday Gardeners' Question Time, followed by Skylines

4 p.m. Monday Burrell's Bequest, followed by Beyond Belief

Tuesday - Law in Action, followed by A Good Read

Wednesday Thinking Allowed, followed by The Media Show

Thursday The Film Programme, followed by Inside Science

Friday Last Word, followed by More or Less and The Listening Project

5 p.m.PM

6 p.m.SixO'ClockNews

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