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The Independent UK

Misha Glenny to present BBC Radio 4 ‘institution’ In Our Time

Journalist, broadcaster and author, 67, will take over from Melvyn Bragg when series resumes next month

The Guardian - UK

King to discuss passion for environment on This Natural Life Christmas special

He chats with BBC Radio 4 host Martha Kearney on the Dumfries House estate.

Evening Standard

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Prunella Scales’ son ‘sad’ she won’t see him star in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Samuel West said his mother died a day after what would have been her 62nd wedding anniversary to Timothy West.

Evening Standard

Prunella Scales will forever be known as the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan on the unusual Partridge viewer letter he keeps in his downstairs loo

BBC Radio 4 listeners had written to the station to say they were ‘appalled’ by Partridge’s on-air behaviour

The Independent UK

Melvyn Bragg steps down from BBC’s legendary ‘In Our Time’ – with new presenter to be announced

The presenter has reportedly suffered a string of health issues over the years

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Melvyn Bragg steps down from hosting BBC series In Our Time

Lord Bragg has presented the programme since it first launched in 1998, taking listeners through conversations with expert guests.

Evening Standard

Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers

Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September.

The Independent UK

How to access BBC Sounds outside the UK – stream BBC radio abroad

Here's how to access BBC Sounds from outside the UK, following the corporation's controversial decision to cut international access to the service.

TechRadar

Juliet Ace obituary

Other lives: One of the original writers for the TV soap EastEnders and a prolific playwright specialising in radio drama

The Guardian - UK

The curious incident of the dog, the Hanover ballet and the everyday sexism we face as female arts critics

There are more women in cultural criticism now in Germany and Britain, but we also face more aggression. Is this progress?, says Guardian theatre critic Arifa Akbar

The Guardian - UK

BBC pulls popular radio show segment after guest calls Robert Jenrick 'xenophobic'

THE BBC has pulled a segment from a flagship radio show after a guest called Robert Jenrick “xenophobic” ...

The National (Scotland)

France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says

The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Female Hindu monk to run London Marathon to challenge stereotypes

Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya is hoping to challenge stereotypes by taking on the London Marathon.

Evening Standard

Peggy Woolley to feature in Archers prequel for VE Day 80th anniversary

June Spencer, who played Peggy for more than 70 years, died last year aged 105.

The Independent UK

Labour has history of difficult debates over welfare, says McFadden

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said people should not be content with allowing the number of benefits claimants to grow.

Evening Standard

Claudia Winkleman ‘deeply honoured’ to join British Museum’s board of trustees

Historian Tom Holland and BBC Radio 4’s Martha Kearney have also become trustees.

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The Independent UK

“Bonkers”: BBC series to discover what its like to wake up with a Banksy on your wall

The BBC Radio 4 show will look at the “bonkers” reaction the world has to a new Banksy

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 4 show to hear from people who woke up to find a Banksy on their wall

The show will speak to people who found works in Lowestoft and Margate.

Bored Panda

TV Show “Adolescence” Has People Talking About The Hidden Meaning Of Emojis

Netflix’s four-part British miniseries ‘Adolescence’ is one of the most powerful pieces of TV you’re likely to see this year. The post TV Show “Adolescence” Has People Talking About The Hidden Meaning Of Emojis first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Nick Robinson says social media was hacked as his ‘defences were down’

On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he said his account had been hacked to promote cryptocurrency.

Evening Standard

Nick Cave: I’ll retire when I can’t do knee drops anymore

Cave was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

The National (Scotland)

New BBC show to explore 'vibrant' Scots language and poetry

A NEW BBC show, hosted by a prominent advocate of the Scots language, will explore poetry and the "vibrant" leid ...

The Guardian - UK

Modern classical music can be a big ‘turn-off’, admits composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

Celebrated British musician reveals close encounters with unhappy concert-goers on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs

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