Radio
Only Evan Davies can keep his guests in order
It must have sounded like such a great idea. To gather a group of thinkers, agitators, experts, intellectuals and media…
Kate Chisholm connects to her inner tortoise
Of course there’s a future for digital radio, it’s just that we’ll probably be listening to it online, or on…
A bearded, medallion-wielding, miniature puppet won’t persuade us to go digital
Will digital radio ever really take off? We were supposed to be switching over to digital-only reception in 2015 (three…
Lenny Henry’s tear-jerker
Every so often a programme comes along that completely alters the way you think about something you thought you understood.…
The BBC bows to celebrity
The licence fee is both a blessing and a curse for the BBC. The clue is in that nickname —…
Radio review: At last! A proper Book at Bedtime
It had begun to look as if Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime had been taken over by the zealous publicity-hungry…
Radio review: Malcolm Gladwell’s masterclass on listening
Out and about in Surrey on Sunday I happened upon a scene that could have been played out 77 years…
Radio review: Rambling across Europe and into Asia with Tara Bariana and Clare Balding
One morning in 1995 Tara Bariana walked out of his house in Walsall and didn’t stop walking until he had…
