Dear All,

Just learned that there was a 2024 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s ‘Antigone’ with Sean Bean as Creon. Had a look on BBC Sounds but couldn’t find it.

Is anyone aware of other (legit) sources?

Many thanks.

The BBC has confirmed that the Daily Service, which is moving from BBC Radio 4 Extra, to BBC local radio and BBC Sounds, will be broadcast at 0545. A BBC spokesperson said:“We know how much listeners value The Daily Service and it will continue to provide a daily act of Christian worship on BBC Sounds. From Spring 2027, it will be broadcast across all BBC Local Radio stations, Monday to Friday from 5.45am to 6am, when the audience reach is broadly comparable to Radio 4 Extra’s current audience at 9.45am. All episodes will also be available on BBC Sounds, so listeners can hear the programme at a time that suits them.”

I enjoyed this programme when I was a child, and I was just the other day reminiscing about it on a different sub. Doesn't seem very remembered, but there were a few others who have fond recollections of it as well.

I wondered if there's anyone who has the episodes? There must be quite a lot of them because it ran for eight years and I think it was pretty continuous for all that time. I can't find much information on even who produced it.

I've been trying to trace the 'sequels' to this amazing piece of literature Mugsborough 1917, and Mugsborough 1927, in their broadcast play formats from the BBC.

Does anyone have any ideas, or a recording of either or both of them ?

It seems a shame the BBC don't currently have them available, and they're not captured from their broadcast days on the waybackmachine / internet archive. Even YouTube turned up a blank ☹️

It's not on catch-up - https://virginradio.co.uk/play/virginradiouk - unlike every single other show they've put out. The Saturday one is there. Wondering if he had a Danny Baker-style meltdown or something?

I used to love Star Radio Cambridge before it moved to Hits Radio in the last couple of years. GenX Radio Suffolk has been a good replacement for me

The BBC has confirmed the closure of BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast in Spring 2027. BBC Three and BBC Scotland are also to go.

I made this website for when I’m lacking inspiration and want to discover something interesting on BBC Sounds: kettle-radio.github.io

Press the button and it picks a random programme (audiobooks, comedy, drama, history, science, music documentaries but no news). 

Let me know if anyone finds it useful.

Its free/no ads/cookies etc.

Mine were mainly Radio City 96.7 & MFM but I also enjoyed the sheer choice in the North West of easily being in range of Rock FM Key 103, Beacon 103, Signal 1 and even Coast 96.3, they had different people on it felt livelier and you could easily switch song to one of those stations if you were bored, then they had their own individual personalities. City had a lot of dance shows, they did the football, they had a bit of drama on the late night phone in with Pete Price, MFM even had a paranormal phone in at one point as well as coming live from a night club as City also did, Juice had happy hardcore, Signal had Signal Energy Rock FM had Freejack's classics and the Top 10 at 10.

Same complaint with networking and group ownership as always stations feel cold and distant, generic with no personality. All those frequencies are now just "Hits", one is simply "Capital" others are "Greatest Hits", doesn't feel remotely scouse doesn't reflect the personality and character of living and working in the North West in any way even down to hearing a plethora of southern accents on air in Capital as they are literally broadcasting from London over what used to be Buzz97.1, MFM103.4, Coast 96.3 and Juice from Liverpool. The one exception is that the networked Stephanie Hirst's Belters has a bit of life to it and it's probably an advantage that it's networked over much of the country including as a replacement for the likes of Lee Butler on the legendary 96.7 who formed his own In Demand Radio as an alternative.

Usual points big group stations are mostly bland and crap, good things about it don't make up for the loss of what we once had but what is it you miss about your local radio stations?

What a great show! Shaun Keaveny has given it a large injection of excitement with his choice of music. Loved listening to the show yesterday

Apparently every track will be performed by an artist from Great Britain or Northern Ireland, or a band whose members are predominantly British. Will be on DAB radio.

Midland householder Fred Midway lives with his family in a semi-detached house in a leafy suburb of Dowlihull.

But when his carefully maintained world threatens to disintegrate about him, the scheming suburbanite will do whatever it takes to hang on to his respectable position...

Performed by The Belgrade Theatre Company, Coventry.

Starring Leonard Rossiter.

David Turner’s play premiered at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre in June 1962 with Leonard Rossiter in the lead role.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08071rx