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The on-air humour of the two presenters and the split of locations made the programme very popular and influential. Brian Redhead was quoted, "If you want to drop a word in the ear of the nation, then this is the programme in which to do it." This pairing lasted until Timpson's retirement in 1986. Other presenters during this period included
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conducted by John Humphrys in 2006 received 200 complaints concerning Humphrys' aggressive approach and "excessive" interruptions. Ceri Thomas became the programme's editor shortly afterwards and was asked about this issue. "I'm not going to rule out the confrontational interview as it is on occasion
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and which raised questions about his own impartiality. In the article, he wrote that catching "a glimpse of the forces supporting the Countryside Alliance: the public schools that laid on coaches; the fusty, belch-filled dining rooms of the London clubs that opened their doors, for the first time, to
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accused him, during a live interview in 1988, of having been a Labour voter all his life. The style of the male interviewers was analysed and contrasted with the approach of MacGregor, who was alleged to be giving subjects an easier time. The "Big 8:10" interview that follows the 8 am news had become
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made moves to broaden its appeal away from broadcasting a lot of national politics with London-centric bias. Presentation was split for a time between London, usually by John Timpson, and from Manchester, usually by Brian Redhead. The objective was to make it more of a balanced, national programme.
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editor. It was initially broadcast as two 20-minute editions slotted in around the existing news bulletins and religious and musical items. It became part of the BBC's Current Affairs department in 1963, and started to become more news-orientated. The two editions also became longer, and by the end
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had been "sexed up" (deliberately exaggerated), and that the government had known this prior to publishing it. In his live interview with presenter John Humphrys, just after 6.07 a.m., Gilligan asserted that the dossier and the Government "probably knew" that one of the main claims in the dossier
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on Radio 4's frequencies. If a certain number of days (said to be three) pass without the programme being broadcast, that is to be taken as evidence that the orders must be executed. The true conditions are of course secret, and Hennessy has never revealed his sources for this story, leading Paul
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Beginning in 2003, for over one week at the end of December, guest editors have been invited to commission items for one edition of the programme. These usually reflect their social or cultural interests and at the end of each edition the guest editor is interviewed by a member of the regular
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was a regular listener. Ministers thus became keen to go on the programme, but the tough, confrontational interviewing they encountered led to accusations that the BBC was biased. Criticism was particularly directed against Redhead, who was often seen as being on the left. Chancellor
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acknowledged that the gender balance was not ideal, but faced criticism for saying in an interview that the programme was not going to be the "first place you'll see those changes because it's just too tough an environment for novices, frankly". Radio 4 presenter
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programme created a system of message boards allowing the users of its web site to challenge thinking on current affairs with all those contributing. Available statistics indicate the amassing, over five years, of up to 18,000 separate discussions –
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and found himself ambushed by questions that weren't just hostile, but sometimes completely bizarre." Expert Women's Days, intended by the BBC as a training exercise intended in part to increase the number of female interviewees on
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and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. In-depth political interviews and reports are interspersed with regular news bulletins, as well as
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as "Yoko Hama, or whatever her name is", for instance). In 1970 the programme format was changed so that there were two presenters each day. De Manio left in 1971, and in the late 1970s the team of
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signal of Radio 4 is capable of penetrating to surface depths where submarines can rise, although it does not have the range required to be heard at this depth far from the UK's coastal waters.
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programme claims to be serious, but seems to work on the basis that the best way to enlighten viewers is to take two people and force them into a sort of intellectual-masturbation death match.
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described the men involved in running the programme in an interview as "a bunch of misogynists", but later retracted this statement by saying she had been "careless" in her vocabulary.
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could start a thread, but all contributors could still join in with them. This action appeared to have been unpopular with past contributors and, it seems, many stopped dealing with
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On Friday 5 November 2010, the programme was not broadcast due to 48-hour strike action at the BBC. Transmission continued the next day, in spite of ongoing industrial action, as
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Today's weekly audience soared to 7.35m listeners The figure exceeded the programme's previous record high of 7.18m in 2011, according to figures from listening bureau Rajar.
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According to figures released by Rajar, it had an average reach of 6.8m listeners per week in the first three months of 2018, compared with 7.1m in the first quarter of 2015.
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the protesters; the Prince of Wales and, of course, Camilla ... and suddenly, rather gloriously, it might be that you remember once again." He resigned from his post on
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necessary... ll the evidence we've got shows that the audience is overwhelmingly behind John Humphrys in general and support our right to do kind of interviews."
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in favour of other outlets. After the changes there were fewer contributions, but, on occasion, contributions made by the public were featured on-air in the
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who on at least one occasion openly ridiculed the programme on air. It also provoked comments in the diary columns of the daily newspapers. From July 1978,
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became its principal presenter in 1958. He was held in affection by listeners, but became notorious for on-air gaffes (announcing a documentary on
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and aimed at a younger audience, the production team contains the same number of women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds as it does men.
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The programme has a regular slot for sports news and items, "Sports Desk", between 26 and 30 minutes past each hour, regularly presented by
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they found 83.5% of the contributors were male and the remaining 16.5% female. The issue was thought important enough for culture minister
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once again found itself at the centre of allegations of political bias, this time against a Labour government. The controversy arose after
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of the 1960s it had become a single programme two hours in length that enveloped the news bulletins and the religious talk that had become
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early in 2013, pointing out that Sarah Montague was (then) the only female presenter among the regular presenters. During 2010, editor
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is in session the previous day there will be a summary at about 06:50 (Yesterday in Parliament) presented by two from
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programme were discontinued around mid-2008 and listeners were invited to use the general BBC 'Have Your Say' board.
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presenting team about the experience. Guest editors participating in the inaugural year of this feature were
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By this time the programme was benefiting from publicity gained after it became known that Prime Minister
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on 28 October 1957 as a programme of "topical talks" to give listeners an alternative to listening to
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and colleagues researched the female–male ratio in the British media for a month. Concerning
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became established. Timpson had been critical of the content, style and professionalism of
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became a member of the team. Peter Hobday presented the programme regularly until 1996;
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has made an assertion in one of his books that a test that the commander of a British
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sealed orders which may authorise him to fire his nuclear missiles in retaliation
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presenter for two days a week, and across the BBC's output. Naughtie returned to
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Public Issue Radio: Talks, News and Current Affairs in the Twentieth Century
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to request a meeting with the BBC in January 2012, and for Director-General
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BBC Radio 4's long-running early morning news and current affairs programme
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found itself in the midst of controversy again in 2002, when its editor
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an important institution of British politics, a position it retains.
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In a 2012 article decrying the BBC's attitude to science reporting,
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was to leave the programme, to become a Special Correspondent for
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in 2013. Husain became the second regular female presenter when
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until 2009. Other more occasional presenters include the BBC's
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must use to determine whether the UK has been the target of a
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were the newest regular presenters to join the roster until
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All Our Todays: Forty Years of Radio 4's "Today" Programme
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was announced as Naughtie's replacement. In April 2018,
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