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Ever since Tyrone Guthrie’s voice proclaimed “Hello, hello, this is 2BE, the Belfast station of the British Broadcasting Company” in September 1924, BBC Northern Ireland has shaped the culture, politics and parameters of acceptable debate here. Now it is in trouble.

Dame Esther Rantzen (pictured), this week questioned whether her stage four lung cancer -which is a type not linked to smoking - might have been caused by exposure to asbestos at the BBC.

A report has shown that BBC Radio 2 lost a million listeners following Ken Bruce's departure, while BBC Radio 1 has increased in listeners.

So, this is a radio drama studio. hello, im john wilson. welcome to this cultural life, a radio four podcast in which i ask leading creative figures about the influences and inspirations that have fired their artistic imagination. my guest in this episode is sir kenneth branagh. a huge talent, a star of stage and screen for more than four decades now. hes an actor, director, writer and film—maker whose credits range from hamlet to tenet, from henry v to thor. we spoke in the very atmospheric r...

So, this is a radio drama studio. hello, im john wilson. welcome to this cultural life, a radio four podcast in which i ask leading creative figures about the influences and inspirations that have fired their artistic imagination. my guest in this episode is sir kenneth branagh. a huge talent, a star of stage and screen for more than four decades now. hes an actor, director, writer and film—maker, whose credits range from hamlet to tenet, from henry v to thor. we spoke in the very atmospheric ...

So, this is a radio drama studio. hello, im john wilson. welcome to this cultural life, a radio four podcast in which i asked leading creative figures about the influences and inspirations that have fired their artistic imagination. my guest in this episode is sir kenneth branagh. a huge talent, a star of stage and screen for more than four decades now. hes an actor, director, writer and film—maker whose credits range from hamlet to tenet, from henry v to thor. we spoke in the very atmospheric...

The former presenter worked at a now-demolished London building that may have been riddled with the material

Brit-pop band Blur are back but frontman Damon Albarn has confessed he is now feeling like a sad 55-year-old in a new interview.

With leading designers queuing up to dress her, Catherine, Princess of Wales could wear a brand new outfit at every single appearance if she chose. But Kate has taken a different approach.

Dragons Den host Evan Davis has revealed that shortly after his and husband Guillaume Baltzs wedding ceremony he discovered that his elderly dad had committed suicide.