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BBC 4 Extra To Be Wound Up Next Spring

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Luckygirl3 Tue 20-Oct-26 22:23:46

Radio 3 is my constant companion.
BBC4 brings me concerts and wonderful arts programmes.

Without the BBC we will finish up with dumbed down advert ridden uniformity.

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Fairislecable Tue 20-Oct-26 21:24:06

The only radio I listen to are Radio 3 unwind and Radio 4 extra and I was horrified to see that 4 extra is for the chop. However on re reading it will still be able to access it on Sounds hopefully they will still maintain it.

The dramas, books and spoken word with NO news jarring my equilibrium is all I ask.

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Luckygirl3 Tue 20-Oct-26 20:51:13

The BBCis a treasure.

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Moth62 Tue 20-Oct-26 20:23:04

I love Radio 4 Extra. It’s a bit of sanity in an insane world. Be careful what you wish for. If we get rid of the BBC, we will regret it. In my opinion.

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welbeck Tue 20-Oct-26 20:21:01

I disagree totally with the above comments.

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Tworedroses Tue 20-Oct-26 18:57:05

I wish the whole of the BBC could be wound up. It should be defunded. It’s biased and outdated.

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Margs Tue 20-Oct-26 18:43:42

The BBC has to find 500 million in cuts so some services have to go and 4 Extra is one of them.

I'm just surprised it's taken so long to make this decision - this particular service is little more than a repository for dead and lame archive programmes that weren't entertaining, funny or informative the first time around.

ITMA, Whacko, The Clitheroe Kid, Life With The Lyons and cobwebby re-runs of Desert Island Discs to name but a few dead ducks. Not good enough BEEB!

Only the odd Agatha Christie is worthy of a replay. But that's all.

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