BBC to axe Radio 4's The World Tonight after more than 50 years

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/17/bbc-boss-compulsory-redundancies-cuts

by mellosouls • 1 month ago

17 7 1 month ago

mellosouls• 1 month ago

And the midnight news. Next it will be the shipping forecast, the national anthem and the chimes...

bxk76• 1 month ago

The platforms produce too much content. Flooding the field as Steve Bannon calls it. When Supply vastly exceeds Demand what else is going to happen? Systems start destablizing. After costs multiply some one will start building dams to control the flood.

RugnirViking• 1 month ago

This particular platform has a tradition going back literally 60+ years, and is well loved by most thinking people regardless of politics.

davidwritesbugs• 1 month ago

If i don’t know the weather forecast for Forties I’m going to be very sad

stuaxo• 1 month ago

I love the shipping forecast and sailing by but never wanted to hear the national anthem, a weird mix of being relaxed then jumping up to turn off the radio.

zeristor• 1 month ago

Bells on Sunday?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x3rq

VSpike• 1 month ago

I've always loved The World Tonight. I often listen to it the next day, since it's less driven by drama than the morning news programmes. It has a sober and considered tone combined with a more global outlook, which means it often covers items from parts of the world other programs skip. Its timing at the end of the day also means the dust has settled on the day's back and forth and underlying core of the story can be given.

This is a very short-sighted decision and big loss to the network.

BBC to axe Radio 4's The World Tonight after more than 50 years

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