Niamh Anderson: How is public involvement with radio changing?
When you tell people you want to work in radio, there is an uncanny similarity to the reaction you might get from telling them about your History degree (I have…
Podcast Pick: The Guardian’s Close Encounters
The Guardian and sex tips are not necessarily two elements I would have imagined resulting in the most successful podcast. However, The Guardian’s new sex and relationships podcast, Close Encounters,…
Extended Editors’ Picks: Radio 4 in Four
Radio 4 in Four has some genius four minute podcasts called ‘Intelligent Time Wasting’; basically an auditory Buzzfeed. We have selected some top ones to listen to. 1. ‘Should you…
The Trials and Tribulations of The Archers
Content warning: Rape, domestic abuse and coersive control The oldest soap opera in the UK, The Archers, has recently made headlines again with the culmination of the domestic abuse and…
The return of the Great British Bake Off
Every year Bake Off comes around, and every year I forget how much I love it. Mary’s floral fashion is inspirational, and Mel and Sue’s banter is what gets me…
Editors’ Picks: TV to Bond Over in Freshers Week
The Documentary: Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie is coming out soon, and you need to be up to date on everything he’s ever done before then. Netflix has so many…
The Archers’ domestic abuse storyline: gripping and divisive
The Archers has been prevalent in my life for an embarrassingly long time. It started as a mostly excusable accident – just catching episodes when my mum refused to talk…
Wide Sargasso Sea: BBC Radio 4
Jane Eyre’s story is incredibly well known, and the inspiring and trailblazing protagonist is as celebrated as ever. However, Jean Rhys’s novel, which is a prelude to Jane Eyre, shows…