Archive on 4 explained

Italic Title:Archive on 4
Archive on 4
Other Names:The Archive Hour
Runtime:57 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Episodes:425

Archive on 4, previously The Archive Hour,[1] is a BBC Radio 4 programme which uses audio clips mainly sourced from the BBC Sound Archive to illustrate a different theme in each edition.[2] [3]

A variety of guest speakers, often with a connection to the week's subject, present the show.[4]

The programme is broadcast on Saturday evenings at 8pm in the United Kingdom, and an archive of past issues is available to listen again.[5]

The first edition of The Archive Hour, presented by Claire Rayner, was broadcast on 11 April 1998.[6] The programme title was changed to Archive on 4 from 3 January 2009.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Archive Hour. BBC Online. 24 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Archive on 4. BBC Online. 24 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Archive on 4 – radio review. Iqbal. Nosheen. 2013-09-06. The Guardian . 24 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Archive on 4 - Episode guide. BBC Online. 24 January 2014.
  5. Web site: The Archive Hour - Episode guide. BBC Online. 24 January 2014.
  6. Web site: BBC Genome Project. 4 March 2019. The Archive Hour: Frontline Females.
  7. Web site: BBC Genome Project. 4 March 2019. Archive on 4: The Bow Dialogues.

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