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Cuts at the BBC to save £500M, Radio 4 programmes to be axed

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nauticant · 17/06/2026 22:24

The BBC has announced 550 job cuts in news, nations and TV and radio content as part of its first stage in its plan to save £500m across the corporation over the next two years.

In an email to staff, interim CEO of BBC News, Jonathan Munro, outlined the proposals including ending Radio 4's The World Tonight, and reducing the number of permanent presenters on Today from five to four from September, with a single anchor on Saturdays.
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Several other Radio 4 programmes will also end during the next year - the Midnight News, Money Box Live, AntiSocial, The Law Show and Crossing Continents.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgmqrrlej5o

The real loss for me will be The World Tonight, I've long thought of it as the most classy of the news programmes of the day. Far more considered than the noise of the Today programme or the PM programme. Losing Crossing Continents will also be a shame.

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holkhamhighkicks · Yesterday 15:45

StJulian2023 · 18/06/2026 00:20

I agree, axe all the radio 4 comedy and keep everything else!

Agree, I can’t bear the comedy, it’s dreadful.

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