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BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967.Wikipedia
| Editorial area | UK |
|---|---|
| Format | News/Sport/Talk |
| Most played | Tina Turner, Gene Pitney, Bon JoviRadiomonitor |
| Launched | 30 September 1967 |
| Owner | BBC |
| Former names | BBC Radio 4 FM Home Service BBC Radio 4UK BBC Radio 4 The Home Service BBC Radio 4 (LW) |
Contact BBC Radio 4
| Postal address | BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA |
|---|---|
| Telephone: reception | +44 20 8743 8000 |
| Telephone: studio | +44 870 010 0444 |
| Official website | bbc.co.uk/radio4 |
| Wikipedia | BBC_Radio_4 |
| YouTube | BBC |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk |
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| Twitter: Press Office | @bbcpress (215,092 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Jobs | @BBCCareers (129,439 followers) compare | |
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