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Summary: Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
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Too much speculation, not enough news? Listeners’ views on the coverage of the royal birth. We drop in on the Dropout Tsar. And who’s the most important person in the radio studio?
Feedback welcomes the new female Today presenter. Is digital radio really working? The art of the political interview with Peter Hennessy. And Operation Drop-out returns.
Digital dismay in this week's Feedback as we put your complaints about Ambridge Extra to Radio 4's Drama commissioner. And why can't you download all BBC radio?
The BBC is required to be impartial. But is it? Why was a major Archers plot development only heard on Radio 4 Extra? And, are you funny enough to write comedy for Radio 4?
Internet pornography on the Moral Maze - too graphic or necessarily adult? Should Recycled Radio go in the landfill? And why did The Archers broadcast that sound?
This week Quentin Cooper presented his last edition of Radio 4's long-running science programme Material World. The Editor of BBC Radio Science, Deborah Cohen tells Roger Bolton why it was time for a change.
A year into the streamlined BBC complaints procedure, we talk to BBC Trustee Richard Ayre; and hear his views on the BBC's recent £98m loss.
The Controller of Radio 4, Gwyneth Williams, answers listeners' questions. There's a round-up of concerns about language standards on Radio 4, and thoughts about an interview with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne by John Humphrys.
Is the BBC right to say that suggestions of a link between MMR jabs and autism have been "totally discredited"? Plus local radio listeners upset by their treasured evening shows being replaced by an All England Show go head-to-head with David Holdsworth, the BBC's Controller of English Regions. And we go behind the scenes with a Radio 4 "quizzer".
Over the top eulogising or overly critical? Listeners are divided over the BBC's coverage of the death of Margaret Thatcher. We talk to the Head of the BBC Newsroom, Mary Hockaday, about the coverage. And, do you need to know what's on BBC One when you're listening to Radio 4? We put your frustrations about the latest high-profile cross-TV and radio campaigns to the Director of Marketing and Audiences for BBC Radio, Neil Caldicott.
Could and should Radio 4 appeal to a younger audience? And Radio 4's star-studded fantasy drama Neverwhere does a disappearing act from iPlayer. Plus we talk to Radio 3's head of Speech Matthew Dodd and hear your suggestions for how to keep concert intervals interesting. And we've your views on the first interview with the new BBC Director General, Tony Hall.
Vanessa Whitburn the longest-serving editor of The Archers is leaving after 22 years. She tells Roger about bullying from listeners, hints at plans for the Ambridge murder that never was and confesses that she often keeps quiet about her job for fear of being hijacked at social events. Also this week, Radio 4 listeners have been treated to a series of five "playful and surprising audio interventions" - three-minute creations by contemporary artists. More like "baffling" and "bizarre" say many listeners. Is The Bottom Line too focussed on fat cats? And why did Radio 4 ruin the afternoon of so many Formula 1 fans?
Why was a classic Elvis Costello track censored? Is broadcasting the star-studded drama Neverwhere on Radio 4 Extra short changing analogue listeners? And how should the Today programme cover mental health issues?
Where are Radio 4's right wing comics? And how accurate are radio dramas? Plus, you celebrate the moments when broadcasters show their emotions. And what's it like to report for the Today programme for the first time?
Should you be warned before strong language is broadcast? How easy is it to win over the Radio 4 audience with new comedy? And could you make it onto Brain of Britain?