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Bong! Big Ben broadcasts to return to Radio 4’s regular schedule

Westminster’s famous bell will be heard live from next week after years of only occasional appearances

The Guardian - UK

The sound of Big Ben’s bongs to return to BBC Radio 4 next week

This New Year’s Eve, live at midnight, Big Ben will help Radio 4 listeners ring in the New Year, with the sound of 12 live chimes.

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes ‘appalled’ at herself for swearing at Jeremy Hunt on Radio 4

Actor swore at the newly appointed chancellor while on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

The Independent UK

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Functional fungi: can medicinal mushrooms really improve people’s health?

The boom in sales of mushroom products has led to many claims for their wellbeing and curative properties, but is there any scientific evidence to back them up?

The Guardian - UK

Emma Barnett: ‘Maternity leave is a land where time bends’

The Woman’s Hour host on feeling ‘pumped’ about returning to work after her second baby, dealing with tough subject matter – and her love of fishing

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Oliver says he’d choose ‘a normal life’ over fame if given the choice again

TV chef shot to fame in his early twenties thanks to the launch of his BBC cooking show, ‘The Naked Chef’

The Independent UK

JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe lead tributes to Harry Potter star Michael Gambon

The Dublin-born star found a legion of new fans in recent years after starring in six of the eight Harry Potter films.

The Independent UK

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The week in audio: The Gift; Political Currency; When It Hits the Fan; Newscast – review

Jenny Kleeman on the downside of DNA kits; two ex-chancellors for the price of one; a former ex-tabloid editor and a PR guru are more snooze than news; and Laura Kuenssberg shows how it should be done

The Guardian - UK

11 biggest revelations from Miriam Margolyes’ hilarious new memoir

From her most-despised famous people to her encounters with ‘smug’ Mick Jagger and ‘horrid’ Steve Martin

The Independent UK

The Queen raises a glass to mark ‘quarter of a million minutes of Archers magic’

Camilla described herself as one of the programme’s ‘greatest fans’.

The Independent UK

Comedian Maddy Anholt dies of brain cancer, aged 35

Comic had her own Radio 4 series, and appeared in TV comedies including Sunny D, Jerk, and The Emily Atack Show

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Parkinson suffered from ‘imposter syndrome’ throughout career

The veteran broadcaster’s son, director Mike Parkinson, said his father was ‘constantly questioning’ himself despite his onscreen confidence.

The Independent UK

The week in audio: The Rest is Football; Terribly Famous; File on 4: Jon Holmes, Generation Shame; This Cultural Life

Gary Lineker tackles some offside topics in his new podcast, while a celebrity series discusses all things Adele. Plus, Jon Holmes on the painful search for his birth parents, and the return of a Radio 4 favourite

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage FUMES as BBC host 'teases' him about election record

NIGEL Farage was left fuming with BBC Radio 4 host Nick Robinson after he “teased” the former Ukip leader about his election record.

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The Independent UK

Modern slavery reports have doubled in UK care industry

Victims have been described as extremely vulnerable.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's Janey Godley opens up on life, death and counselling with BBC Radio show

Glasgow comedian Janey Godley has a new show on BBC Radio 4 talking about growing up in the east end and how she decided to start attending counselling after her cancer diagnosis.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Windrush: A Family Divided; Janey Godley: The C Bomb; The Skewer; Sport’s Strangest Crimes – review

To stay or return to Jamaica: 75 years after Windrush; a comedian with true confidence and charisma; Jon Holmes’s brilliant news mashup; and Hugh Dennis on his private passion

The Independent UK

Adam Kay says his ‘life has been transformed’ after ‘welcoming two young babies’ via surrogate

The former doctor-turned-comedian and writer revealed he recently welcomed a baby son and daughter with his husband.

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Adam Kay tells of life ‘transformed’ by two babies

Writer of comic medical memoir This is Going to Hurt reveals surrogacy on BBC’s Desert Island Discs

The Independent UK

Adam Kay says his ‘life has been absolutely transformed by birth of my children’

The former doctor-turned-comedian and writer revealed he recently welcomed a baby son and daughter with his husband.

Daily Mirror

Creator of comedy-drama This Is Going To Hurt becomes dad to surrogate twins

Adam Kay, whose book about the overstretched NHS was turned into This is Going To Hurt for BBC, celebrated with husband James Farrell but joked the joy has both 'transformed' and 'ruined' their lives

The Guardian - UK

Jen Wilson obituary

Other lives: Academic historian interested in the stories of Welsh women in jazz

The Week

Abortion law reform: a question of safety?

Campaigners, healthcare organisations and some MPs are calling for reform of UK abortion law after a woman was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal limit during the first national lockdown.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Witch; Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried; History’s Secret Heroes – review

From the host of 28ish Days Later, a wonderfully written defence of witchcraft; the ‘schaden-fraud’ story of a crypto bro; and fascinating tales of wartime derring-do with Helena Bonham Carter

Wales Online

Ex-BBC Radio 4 host felt show 'wouldn't work' with move to Cardiff

BBC Radio 4 presenter Richard Coles left his show after the programme moved to Cardiff

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