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Inside the Migrant Hotel, Train Tracks and In Our Time
The first episode in a new series of Feedback, presented by Andrea Catherwood.
A recent edition of File on 4 Investigates went inside the migran...
Central Intelligence and AI in Radio
It's the final episode of this series of Feedback, and we're ending it with a look at one of BBC Radio's high-end dramas - Central Intelligence. It fo...
Jeremy Bowen on reporting from Gaza, and the RAJARs
It's been almost two years since the most recent conflict between Israel and Palestine broke out, and it has generated almost constant radio news cove...
Nick Robinson's interview with David Mencer. Reaction to BBC App overseas
With news of starvation in Gaza making headlines, Today presenter Nick Robinson conducted an interview with Israeli Government Spokesperson David Menc...
Tony Hawks Is Giving Nothing Away, and Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson Part 2
Comedian Tony Hawks is a lucky man - and that's why, in a recent series for Radio 4, he's been discussing how he's looking into alternatives to leavin...
The Language of Weather Forecasting, Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson, and Women's Euro 2025 VoxBox
Listeners have been turning to weather bulletins over the last few weeks to find out if the forecast is going to be full of blazing sunshine or torren...
BBC Sounds Overseas Switch Off and Lyse Doucet in Iran
It's official. BBC Sounds will close to listeners overseas on 21st July. Andrea Catherwood puts your questions about the proposed alternatives to Dire...
Radio 4's The Patch. What's up Docs. Add to Playlist.
Radio 4 has a new health and wellness offering, What's Up Docs? It's a weekly podcast helmed by twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken, cover...
Podcast Special and BBC coverage of Glastonbury
The Feedback inbox has been full of comments on the band Bob Vylan's chanting against the Israel Defense Forces at Glastonbury, with some listeners wo...
19/06/2025
Feedback returns for a new series, just as the BBC has its hands full with covering an increasingly tense conflict between Israel and Iran. We hear yo...
Coverage of Pope Francis funeral. Radio 3's Music on the Front Line. Our BBC, Our Future.
The death of Pope Francis on the 21st April understandably led to a wave of media coverage, but did the BBC get it right? Andrea Catherwood puts your...
Radio listening across the generations. In Our Time. BBC Sounds overseas.
In last week's episode we announced that the BBC will be continuing to allow access to BBC Sounds for international listeners until adequate alternat...
Radio 4's monthly 90-minute drama. Radio 3's new Breakfast presenter Tom McKinney. Update on BBC Sounds for listeners overseas.
After the news that Radio 3 was to cancel its drama commissions, Radio 4 has come forward with an alternative - a new monthly slot for a long-form 90...
Radio 4's 5.30 News Briefing. A Point of View. Add to Playlist
It was announced months ago that the 5.30am News Briefing would be removed from Radio 4's early morning schedule due to budget constraints, but the ch...
A Point of View. BBC Sounds overseas. Lockdown's Legacy.
A Point of View has officially left the airwaves after a long run on BBC Radio 4, with Howard Jacobsen writing and presenting the final episode. Feedb...
Announcement of the end of an era on Radio 4. BBC Sounds and Ireland
Andrea Catherwood shares exclusive news of the end of a long-running Radio 4 programme. Frequent contributors and the programme's commissioning editor...
Inside Health, BBC Sounds, This Natural Life, The Archers
As the news spreads about access to BBC Sounds being blocked outside the UK, we hear more of your comments on the issue. Andrea Catherwood speaks to R...
The Archers and Ramadan. Today's interview with Robert Jenrick. BBC Sounds overseas.
Ramadan has featured prominently in The Archers in recent weeks with stalwart Lynda Snell joining the Malik family in fasting, and some listeners foun...
How boarding schools shaped Britain. The meeting in the oval office. BBC Sounds.
Women listeners are quick to pick up on the total absence of girls from How Boarding Schools Shaped Britain, a documentary series presented by Nicky C...
Radio 3 controller Sam Jackson on ending the 90-minute drama. Controversial song choice on Desert Island Discs
Radio 3 is cutting its long-running drama slot, and it's something that has elicited reactions from listeners, playwrights, and actors alike. Andrea C...
Feedback Forum
Andrea Catherwood presents the programme that hears your views on BBC audio.
This week, the first ever Feedback Forum brings together groups of...
Interview of the Year
Andrea Catherwood announces the results of Feedback's Interview of The Year.
"It’s been a long process, beginning right back in January," says A...
BBC Radio Comedy, and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast
Comedy on BBC Radio 4 generates a lot of discussion in the Feedback inbox, and this year's been no different, especially after the introduction of a n...
The Reith Lectures, and more on the Archers and Short Cuts
Andrea Catherwood presents the programme that hears your views on BBC audio.
A new series of The Reith Lectures is underway, presented by foren...
The Archers scam week. The End of Short Cuts. The Naked Week
A raft of scam-themed programming went out across BBC channels last week, with the aim of raising awareness about the hoaxes often found hidden in pla...
Dead Ringers, and listeners respond to BBC news cuts
This year there's been no shortage of material for the latest series of Dead Ringers. Andrea Catherwood is joined by cast member Jan Ravens and Richar...
BBC Radio 3 Unwind, and farmers' inheritance tax.
BBC Radio 3 has unveiled a new online-only stream - Unwind. It's dedicated to calming classical music and broadcasts 24/7 on BBC Sounds. For some list...
BBC news service cuts. Johnny Marr's Great British Groups. In Our Time
Andrea Catherwood sits down with Director of BBC News Programmes John McAndrew to get answers on listeners' comments following the announcement of cut...
The US election, and the end of Open Book
As the dust settles on the American election, we hear from Ric Bailey, Chief Adviser for Politics in BBC Editorial Policy, about how the corporation h...
Surviving Politics with Michael Gove. A Point of View. The Food Programme.
In this week's episode of Feedback, former Labour Cabinet Minister Alan Johnson adds his voice to the listener comments on Radio 4's short podcast ser...
Last Word selection criteria, how BBC presenters handle Middle East interviews, and Archers Podcast launch
In the first episode of the new series, former producer Neil George explains the selection criteria behind Radio 4's obit show Last Word. Suzanne Fran...
What is the BBC's plan for younger listeners?
The future of the BBC depends on renewing its listener base - but younger people are switching off linear radio and focusing on personally tailored fo...
Archers Special
Andrea Catherwood brings listener questions and comments to the most controversial place in the Feedback inbox - Ambridge.
The Archers has been...
God Next Door. Justin Webb on American Election Coverage. Petroc Trelawny R3 Breakfast Road Trip
Andrea Catherwood brings listeners questions to the broadcaster and journalist Darryl Morris and Executive Producer Jo Meek - makers of Radio 4’s docu...
Behind the Crime, World Service and Any Answers
Andrea Catherwood gets under the skin of Radio 4's Behind the Crime, putting listeners' views to Dr Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, the forensic psy...
BBC News Podcasts, Alex Forsyth, Geoff Norcott's Working Mens Club
Andrea Catherwood brings Feedback listeners' thoughts and views on news and politics podcasts to the BBC's Senior News Editor Sam Bonham and Political...
Election Coverage on Audio, Dotun Adebayo - Up All Night, Simon Boas interview on Today
Andrea Catherwood puts listeners' views on the cut and thrust of the six week election coverage to Jonathan Munro, the BBC's Director of Journalism. <...
Book of the Week. Racing Tips. This Cultural Life
Andrea Catherwood discusses the schedule change and original commissions for Radio 4's Book of the Week with Commissioning Editor, Hugh Levinson.
27/06/2024
Andrea Catherwood discusses Feedback listeners' views on Radio 4's new satirical comedy, Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll, with Radio 4's Comedy a...
20/06/2024
Four weeks into the UK election campaign, Andrea discusses interruptions and impartiality in political interviews with Today presenter Nick Robinson a...