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‘Like a rock star coming into the building’: the return of The Archers’ most iconic villain

Rob Titchener’s coercive control over wife Helen caused listeners to donate £175k to domestic abuse charities. Now, he’s back. Actors Louiza Patikas and Timothy Watson explain why

The Guardian - UK

Richard Coles says he felt ‘hurtled towards the exit’ by BBC

The broadcaster left Radio 4’s Saturday Live in March after 12 years

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: People Who Knew Me; Happy Hour; Whose Truth Is It Anyway?; This Cultural Life: Nick Cave – review

Rosamund Pike is the star of a brilliantly produced new drama; a two-hander set in a London pub is snappy and fun; and Nick Cave is a dream interviewee

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Desert Island Discs to move to BBC’s for-profit division in bid to make money

BBC Studios to look for overseas commercial opportunities for long-running radio show – and others, and focus on podcasts

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Vernon Kay; Rylan: How to Be a Man; Children Locked Away – review

The new Ken Bruce eases in nervously; Rylan is a Radio 4 natural; and the treatment of the UK’s most vulnerable children makes for a shocking listen

The Guardian - UK

Radio 4 flagship Today loses 800,000 listeners in a year to podcasts and rivals

BBC claims online listening increase offsets live decline, while Rajar figures show Greatest Hits and LBC gaining audience

The Guardian - UK

BBC’s share of radio listening falls to lowest point since 2021, figures show

The figure has been above 50% only once since the reporting of radio listening figures resumed in the summer of 2021.

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The week in audio: Revolutionary Letters; A Living Leg-End; Today in History With the Retrospectors and more – review

Shoutouts for single documentaries and their makers, a daily dose of history, desert island children’s books – plus the big winners at this year’s audio Oscars

The Guardian - UK

Watch the Coronation free online: live stream King Charles' crowning in the UK, US and Commonwealth

The first ceremony of its kind to be held in the UK in 70 years, here's how to watch King Charles' Coronation live stream for free from the UK, US, India, Australia, Canada and beyond.

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The week in audio: Adrian Chiles; Badger and the Blitz; Blood on the Dance Floor; Poison; Wosson Cornwall – review

The 5 Live presenter got results when probing the crisis in Sudan. Plus, a winning wartime drama for children and two new crime series

The Guardian - UK

Brits being forced to kill their own pets to stop them from starving in Sudan

More than 4,000 British citizens have been stranded in Sudan amid deadly street fighting and a shortage of food, water and power after conflict escalated in recent weeks

Daily Mirror

Angela Barnes: ‘Comedy’s the only job I’ve had where I don’t feel like a failure’

As she tours her latest show, the sanguine standup talks about trolls, deafness and finding joy through performing

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Filthy Ritual; Supersenses; The Beauty Queen Riots; Mother Neighbor Russian Spy

A gripping six-parter tells of a shamanic dealer who scammed north London’s elite, while Russian spies pull off a different kind of trick, passing as an ‘ordinary American couple’ for several years

The Guardian - UK

Kate Forbes lays out 'important' caveat to headlines after BBC interview

KATE Forbes has spoken out about an “important” caveat to the headlines made by her comments on a BBC Radio 4 programme ...

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BBC sends redundancy offer letter to top stars including Huw Edwards

Letters have also gone to Reeta Chakrabarti, Clive Myrie and Sophie Raworth as well as top presenters on Radio 4

The Guardian - UK

‘They thought we were all communists’: Bradford’s peace studies department turns 50

University department derided by Thatcher as a ‘problem’ – and now a leading centre of conflict resolution – celebrates anniversary

The Independent UK

Rylan Clark to appear in Eurovision-themed episode of The Archers on Radio 4

Presenter will appear in special episode ahead of final in Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Rental Health; Saturday Night at the Movies; Tim’s Listening Party; Tagged – review

Radio 4 took an in-depth look at local incarnations of the housing crisis from Leeds to Ullapool, while Jonathan Ross and Tim Burgess find new radio homes

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The Independent UK

Accepting term ‘institutional’ would help move things on – Baroness Casey

The issue was discussed during a debate on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday night.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Terri White: Finding Britain’s Ghost Children; From Gay to Ze; Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?

White’s emotional investigation into kids in abusive households is a must-hear. Plus, queer parents debunk gender roles and a hilarious return for Radio 4’s spy drama

Daily Mirror

BBC presenter 'denied a goodbye' after quitting show after 19 years

BBC's Kirsty Lang said she is 'sad' at how the company handled her decision to leave the Radio 4 show Front Row after 19 years

Wales Online

BBC radio star 'sad' after rushed exit means his last show will be this week

He has been on the air for 12 years

Daily Mirror

BBC radio host is forced to quit show after 12 years in 'rushed' and 'frustrating' exit

The BBC is losing another star name on its radio platforms as the Reverend Richard Coles has been forced to leave his show after 12 years

Wales Online

Rev Richard Coles 'disappointed' about Radio 4 show's move to Cardiff as he leaves programme

He has expressed sadness at his ‘rushed’ BBC exit

The Guardian - UK

‘It just feels a bit sad’: the Rev Richard Coles disappointed at ‘rushed’ BBC Radio 4 exit

Exclusive: BBC fail to publicise the presenter’s Saturday Live exit after 12 years – caused by them relocating the show to Cardiff

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