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Many of the station's best-loved programmes, such as Woman's Hour, Start the Week, Book at Bedtime and, of course, the Archers are still there.
The lauded news programmes, Today, The World at One, PM and The World Tonight, still occupy their regular time slots.
It is in the detail that much of the change can be found. Today, the network's flagship news programme, has been extended to three hours.
The long-running foreign analysis show, From Our Own Correspondent, will gain a permanent presenter in Kate Adie, the BBC's Chief News Correspondent.
Woman's hour is moved forward to 10am on weekdays and, together with the Archers, gains an extra edition at the weekend.
Kaleidoscope, The Afternoon Shift, Going Places and Breakaway are among a crop of programmes to be axed, in the drive towards more drama and current affairs, comedy and books programmes.
Martin Bashir, the Panorama journalist, will be the new voice of sport on the station as Sport on 4 makes way for a new programme, Late Tackle.
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A new prime-time programme, called The Candidate and presented by Jonathan Dimbleby, will replace the Moral Maze at 9am on Thursdays. Michael Buerk will explore dilemmas in a new interview programme called The Choice.
Children's drama on a Sunday evening has been scrapped and there is a new look to much of the weekend schedule.
Radio One disc jockey John Peel will front a new family-oriented programme on Saturday morning called Home Truths.
New wave - Radio 4 prepares for change
(03 Apr 98 | UK)
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