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Huw Merriman: Minister mocked for claiming Radio 4 comedy show is proof of BBC 'bias'

Huw Merriman also mangled BBC social affairs reporter's name

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz is ‘completely biased’, minister claims

Comments by Huw Merriman come day after No 10 forced to deny government pursuing agenda against BBC

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Catching the Kingpins; Carol Vorderman; Stephen Mangan; Ending Homelessness the Finnish Way – review

A cracking tale of criminals and encrypted phones; the outspoken ex-BBC Radio Wales host jumps ship to commercial; the Finns show us the way on social problems; and farewell to Annie Nightingale

The Guardian - UK

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The week in audio: Things Fell Apart; The Queen’s Reading Room; Who Do You Really Think You Are? – review

Jon Ronson’s state-of-the-world series returns with aplomb, a books podcast is a royal bore, and Adam Rutherford sets out to prove we’re all blue-blooded

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Fixing Britain With Louise Casey; Self Help; Pet Classics; Colin Murray – review

The inspiring crossbench peer works her way through some of the UK’s biggest problems, while performance artist Scottee takes a close-to-home look at mental health

The Guardian - UK

NatWest chairman claims it is 'not difficult' to buy a house in the UK

THE chairman of Natwest who earns well over £700,000 a year has claimed it is “not difficult” to buy a house in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Ian Pepperell obituary

Actor who played Roy Tucker in the in the long-running BBC Radio 4 drama serial The Archers

The Guardian - UK

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Radio 4 presenter stuns listeners after swearing seven times in one minute during James Cleverly interview

Mishal Husain challenged the home secretary over his own alleged use of the swear word ‘s***’ during Tuesday’s ‘Today’ programme

The Independent UK

The week in audio: The Wombles; A Single Act; ’Twas the Nighy Before Christmas; Hanif Kureishi Guest Edits Today; Dom Joly – review

A fun and furry flashback with the original ecowarriors; a double helping of Bill Nighy; gripping revelations from Hanif Kureishi; and Dom Joly on his best behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Today guest editors review – Radio 4 dishes up eggs over uneasy with Goulding, Kureishi and James May

Christmas tradition dictates unqualified celebrities edit the flagship news show for five days, with results as skippable – and occasionally tasty – as festive leftovers

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Chimes; Uncanny Christmas Special; The Today Podcast – review

Toby Jones stars in a pitch-perfect Dickens adaptation; it’s all round to Daisy May Cooper’s haunted house; and Esther Rantzen’s frank revelations are an inspiration

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Naga Munchetty; The Reith Lectures; Help, I Sexted My Boss; Now You’re Asking– review

From the surreal return of Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry to sex etiquette at the theatre, it’s been a strange old week

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Rest Is Entertainment; History for You With Douglas and Hugh and more

Dream duo Richard Osman and Marina Hyde take aim at Farage et al; history boys get a satirical ribbing; the psychology of greed; and a hard look at the Labour party, from Corbyn to Starmer

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Lights Out: Dust; The Bakersfield Three; Heirs of Enslavement – review

Can it be true that Radio 4 is axing the brilliant Lights Out? Elsewhere, Olivia LaVoice joins the dots between three murders in a gripping true crime podcast. Plus, a hit-and-miss look at the legacy of slavery

The Guardian - UK

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The week in audio: Where It’s At: A Short History of Girl Bands; 28 Dates Later; Law in Action: Deepfakes and the Law – review

The Spice Girls, All Saints, TLC and co are fondly remembered; Grace Campbell dates 28 people she’d normally reject; and Joshua Rozenberg tests out the law against AI

The Guardian - UK

Toby Murcott obituary

Other lives: BBC science news reporter and producer on Radio 4 and the World Service

The Independent UK

‘That’s right’: Miriam Margolyes says trans actor changed her mind about pronouns

Margolyes said Australian actor Zoe Terakes explained the importance of they/them pronouns to her

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes says trans actor changed her mind about pronouns

Margolyes said Australian actor Zoe Terakes explained the importance of they/them pronouns to her

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Bong! Big Ben broadcasts to return to Radio 4’s regular schedule

Westminster’s famous bell will be heard live from next week after years of only occasional appearances

The Independent UK

The sound of Big Ben’s bongs to return to BBC Radio 4 next week

This New Year’s Eve, live at midnight, Big Ben will help Radio 4 listeners ring in the New Year, with the sound of 12 live chimes.

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes says trans actor made her change her mind on pronouns

Margolyes said Australian actor Zoe Terakes explained the importance of they/them pronouns to her

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes ‘appalled’ at herself for swearing at Jeremy Hunt on Radio 4

Actor swore at the newly appointed chancellor while on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

The Independent UK

Kirsty Wark to leave Newsnight after 30 years

She said she told BBC director-general Tim Davie last year of her decision.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Cillian Murphy’s Limited Edition; Short Cuts; Beyond the Bathroom; Crypto Kingpins – review

The actor lets his mind-expanding music do the talking; aural hallucinations are par for the course on one of UK radio’s most important shows; and Candice Brathwaite brings beauty to life

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Strike Force Five; British Scandal; Intrigue: The Immortals – reviews

US talkshow hosts raise funds for striking staff via a rambly Zoom call; the podcast that takes on the murky British elite has a field day with Liz Truss; and Radio 4 asks if tech bros really can live for ever

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