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Martha Kearney steps down from presenting Radio 4’s Today programme

Tributes paid to BBC presenter who says she will enjoy lie-ins after six years of 3am starts

The Guardian - UK

BBC Radio 4 scraps daily horse-racing tips from Today programme

Racing Post describes shake-up as ‘significant blow’ to profile of sport as it struggles to stay relevant

The Guardian - UK

Emma Barnett on the Today programme review – so chilled John Humphrys will choke on his cornflakes

Cool, calm and confidently ribbing guests, Barnett will clearly bring a youthful energy to the BBC Radio 4 morning show – even if she did sound like she was on a royal visit to the studio rather than actually working there

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It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

The Guardian - UK

Former BBC newsreader Jan Leeming says she no longer gets work because of received pronunciation accent

The former newsreader says she ‘has given up trying’ to pursue earlier career

Evening Standard

‘Astonishing speed!’: the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winner

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

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Jeremy Hunt’s done his best – but his best isn’t nearly good enough

If his family and friends really cared about Jezza’s mental health they would persuade him to quit

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Sheila Hancock is on sparkling form in a brilliant interview

Amol Rajan welcomes the actor, singer and author. Plus: a double dose of Jimmy Carr. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene

A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz has inspired a stream of samples in tracks – and invitations for him to perform live

The Guardian - UK

"I can't accept drum 'n' bass - we need jungle, I'm afraid": Producers sample University Challenge quiz show in jungle bangers as host's response to contestant goes viral

"This is why the internet was invented"

MusicRadar

‘I can’t accept drum and bass’: Fans remix Amol Rajan’s University Challenge response into dance track

Clip of University of Aberdeen team being corrected after identifying jungle music as drum and bass was widely shared online

The Independent UK

Esther Rantzen ‘considering assisted dying’ if cancer treatment fails

Broadcaster, 83, is waiting to hear result of ‘miracle drug’ and says she wants UK law to give the terminally ill the choice of how they die

The Guardian - UK

BBC called to defend ‘elitist’ format of University Challenge

Professor complains that show’s Oxbridge bias is even more pronounced in Christmas specials and calls for public debate

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Christmas University Challenge episode pulled over disability row

Pair of contestants say they were promised audio descriptions that never came and that a request for subtitles was denied

The Guardian - UK

University Challenge special axed over lack of support for disabled contestants

Christmas alumni episode had one blind entrant and another who was neurodivergent, both of whom say they did not get help

The Independent UK

Christmas University Challenge episode pulled over disability row

Pair of contestants say they were promised audio descriptions that never came and that a request for subtitles was denied

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Such Brave Girls dials up the comedy cringe

A new series follows two sisters navigating life after their father walks out. Plus: Amol Rajan takes a deep dive with snooker champ Ronnie O’Sullivan. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The Independent UK

Cleverly clashes with radio presenter over Rwanda policy during interview

Home Secretary James Cleverly told Amol Rajan ‘you’re not asking questions, you’re making statements’.

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly lines up with post-truth brigade on Rwanda shambles

Any uncomfortable facts can simply be airbrushed out of history by an act of parliament, Jimmy Dimly reveals

WhatToWatch

How to watch University Challenge from anywhere in the world

Here's how you can watch University Challenge online from wherever you happen to be ready for its return on August 12.

The National (Scotland)

BBC to admit error after claiming SNP embroiled in 'ongoing court case'

THE BBC will be issuing a correction after one of its top presenters claimed that the SNP was embroiled in an “ongoing court case”, The…

The Guardian - UK

The week in radio: Young Again with Kirsty Young; The Today Podcast; McCartney: A Life in Lyrics – review

Kirsty’s back with the A-listers in a classy but flimsy format, Nick Robinson and Amol Rajan get emotional during their new show, while Macca takes a leisurely trip down memory lane

The National (Scotland)

Nick Robinson says 'news avoiders' to blame for BBC show's falling ratings

BBC presenter Nick Robinson has blamed the Radio 4’s Today programme’s falling news ratings on “news avoiders” who don’t want to face the…

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: The Bear; The Sixth Commandment; Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard?; University Challenge – review

The Chicago kitchen drama returns for a slow-burn second helping; Timothy Spall astounds in Sarah Phelps’s true crime drama; Rosie Jones confronts hate speech; and fingers on buzzers…

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