BBC to cut Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 12:08 · Archive

The BBC is cutting several Radio 4 programmes as part of efforts to make £500 million in savings.

The BBC is cutting several Radio 4 programmes, including You and Yours and Thinking Allowed, as part of cost-saving measures. The corporation is attempting to make £500 million in savings.

The BBC said it would be investing in a new consumer programme while announcing the wider cuts to existing shows.

How it is being reported

• BBC axes raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours and Thinking Allowed as part of £500m cost-cutting driveListeners will say goodbye to the programmes as the broadcaster makes 'difficult decisions' for 'significant savings'.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 13:02
• BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcastsThinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking among other programmes hit by £500m cuts BBC Radio 4’s consumer rights show You and Yours is to be axed after more than 50 years, becoming one of the latest victims of the corporation’s £500m cuts plan. The programme, once described by the former Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer as “one of the most important” on the station, is one of a handful to be cut as the BBC searches for shows that can be more easily adapted as podcasts. Continue reading...The Guardian · 8 Oct, 12:27
• BBC to axe raft of Radio 4 shows including You And Yours and Thinking AllowedThe corporation is trying to make £500 million in savings.Evening Standard · 8 Oct, 11:34
• BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and YoursThe corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.BBC News · 8 Oct, 09:30

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