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Oct 2022
27m 41s

14/10/2022

Bbc Radio 4
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In the first programme of a new series, Andrea Catherwood discusses BBC coverage of the Queen’s funeral with Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond and the BBC’s Director of Journalism, Jonathan Munro.

Kate Bush’s musical renaissance featured in a recent Archive on 4. We put two young listeners in our Vox Box to review Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things.

And a panel of listeners from across the UK give us their take on the future of the BBC.

Presented by Andrea Catherwood

Produced by Gill Davies A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4

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