Popular BBC Show Is Axed After 56 Years as Fans Slam 'Disappointing' Decision
The broadcaster will replace some shows with new formats as it seeks £500 million in savings and shifts more speech audio online.
- The BBC announced a major shake-up of its Radio 4 schedule, axing long-running programmes including You And Yours and Thinking Allowed as part of wider cost-saving measures.
- These changes are part of "difficult decisions" to deliver £500 million in savings, as the BBC's financial outlook "deteriorated" in the second half of 2025.
- You And Yours will end after 56 years, though the production team is developing a "refreshed" consumer programme designed to work on air and on demand.
- Thinking Allowed and Free Thinking will be replaced by new weekly shows, while the BBC reduces podcasts on BBC Sounds to "make space for new formats."
- Jonathan Wall, director of BBC Sounds, said the broadcaster is "reshaping BBC speech audio" to focus investment on fewer programmes that work across broadcast and digital platforms.
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BBC wields axe on beloved shows after making 'difficult decisions' in cost saving drive
The BBC is to axe several long-running Radio 4 programmes as part of a major overhaul of its output, with the corporation seeking to make £500 million in savings by 2028/29. Among the programmes being discontinued are consumer affairs show You And Yours, social sciences programme Thinking Allowed and arts and ideas series Free Thinking. The Artificial Human, which examines developments and applications in artificial intelligence, will also be dr…
Cuts announced for several BBC Radio 4 programmes – RadioToday
BBC Speech and Sounds will cut its budget by at least 10 percent and close several long running programmes from April 2027. The changes mean Radio 4 will lose You and Yours alongside Open Country as well as Thinking Allowed and Free Thinking. The Artificial Human is also ending. The corporation wants to invest in new commissions that work on air and on demand as audiences move towards podcasts. A refreshed consumer programme is being developed b…
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