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BBC Radio 4

British national radio station
Organization radio_station Q795598
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Summary

BBC Radio 4 is a radio station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.045% of radio station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,839 views/month, #3 of 6,625).[2]

Key Facts

Product Details

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  • Type: Broadcaster[30]

  • Country: GB[31]

  • Began / founded: 1967-09-30[32]

  • Community tags: podcast, radio[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6fe7add8-b855-45f3-a471-39cb0659b717[34]

Why It Matters

BBC Radio 4 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did BBC Radio 4 receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[3].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga', 'gd', '
    Image → Just a Minute.jpg
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Frequency → {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+756'}, {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+774'}, {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+1449'} +4
    Instance of → radio station
    Replaces → BBC Home Service
    Owned by → British Broadcasting Corporation
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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