Editing BBC Radio (section)

==Programmes==
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Throughout its history the BBC has produced many radio programmes. Particularly significant, influential, popular or long-lasting programmes include:
*''[[Any Questions?]]'' (1948–present): Topical debate series.
*''[[The Archers]]'' (1950–present): Long running rural soap opera. Currently{{when|date=September 2022}} the most listened to programme on Radio 4 and on the BBC's online radio service.
*''[[Children's Hour]]'' (1922–1964): Long running slot for children's programmes.
*''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' (1942–present): Interview programme in which the guest chooses the eight pieces of music they would take with them to a desert island. The longest running music radio programme in British history.
*''[[Friday Night Is Music Night]]'' (1953–present): Long running live music show, covering a wide range of music tastes.
*''[[Gardeners' Question Time]]'' (1947–present): Gardening programme in which gardening experts give advice and answer listeners' questions.
*''[[The Goon Show]]'' (1951–1960): Highly influential comedy series with elements of [[surrealism]].
*''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' (1954–1960): Influential comedy series which transferred to television.
*''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (1978–1980 and 2004–2005): Comedy science fiction serial by [[Douglas Adams]].
*''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' (1972–present): Comedy series parodying the radio panel game format.
*''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (1939–1949): Comedy series popular during and after [[World War II]].
*''[[Journey into Space]]'' (1953–1958): Science fiction series which was the last UK radio programme to achieve a higher audience than television.
*''[[Just a Minute]]'' (1967–present): Long running [[panel game]] where the contestants must attempt to speak for one minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation.
*''[[Letter from America]]'' (1946–2004): Commentary on American news and events by [[Alistair Cooke]]. The longest-running speech radio programme in history.
*''[[The News Quiz]]'' (1977–present): Topical comedy show
*''[[Reith Lecture|The Reith Lectures]]'' (1948–present): Annual series of lectures given by leading figures of the day.
*''[[Round the Horne]]'' (1965–1968): Comedy series notable for its [[innuendo]] and use of the [[gay slang]] [[polari]].
*''[[Sports Report]]'' (1948–present): Saturday sports round-up including the classified [[Association football|football]] results.
*''[[Test Match Special]]'' (1957–present): Live [[cricket]] coverage.
*''[[Today programme]]'' (1957–present): Early morning news and current affairs programme.
*''[[Top Gear (radio show)|Top Gear]]''/''[[John Peel|The John Peel Show]]'' (1965–2004): Pioneering and influential alternative music programme. Originally fronted by [[Brian Matthew]] as a live music show, which featured unique performances by many top names such as [[The Beatles]], [[The Who]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]]. Changed name to simply The John Peel Show in the early 1970s
*''[[Woman's Hour]]'' (1946–present): Long running magazine programme for women.
*''[[Workers' Playtime (radio programme)|Workers' Playtime]]'' (1941–1964): Lunchtime variety show.
*''[[The World at One]]'' (1965–present): Lunchtime news show.