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{{wikipediainfo|BBC Radio 4}}
{{wikipediainfo|BBC Radio 4}}
'''Radio 4''', also called '''Radio Four''', and '''[[BBC]] Radio 4,''' was a [[radio]] station broadcast from the [[United Kingdom]].
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'''Radio 4''', also called '''Radio Four''', and '''[[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] Radio 4,''' was a [[radio]] station broadcast from the [[United Kingdom]].


== History ==
== History ==
In the [[1970s]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Corporal]] [[Maisie Hawke]] listened to Radio Four on the car radio while driving from [[Smallmarshes]] to [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')
In the [[1970s]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Corporal]] [[Maisie Hawke]] listened to Radio Four on the car radio while driving from [[Smallmarshes]] to [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scales of Injustice (novel)}})


In the [[1980s]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Miranda Dawkins]] listed to a news report on Radio Four on their car radio. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
In the [[1980s]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Miranda Dawkins]] listed to a news report on Radio Four on their car radio. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}})


In [[1984]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Mrs Browning]] listened to ''[[The Archers]]'' on Radio Four. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing O'Clock (short story)|Nothing O'Clock]]'')
In [[1984]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Mrs Browning]] listened to ''[[The Archers]]'' on Radio Four. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nothing O'Clock (short story)}})


In [[1997]], [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]] heard a Radio 4 newsreader state that reports of casualties amongst [[UNIT]] personnel in [[England]] had been denied. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'')
In [[1997]], [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]] heard a Radio 4 newsreader state that reports of casualties amongst [[UNIT]] personnel in [[England]] had been denied. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Battlefield (novelisation)}})


Later that year, UNIT listened to the news broadcast on the Radio Four Breakfast Programme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
Later that year, UNIT listened to the news broadcast on the Radio Four Breakfast Programme. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}})


In [[2001]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving through [[Belgium]]. Being from [[1963]], he was not familiar with it, and judged it to be the contemporary version of the Home Service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'')
In [[2001]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving through [[Belgium]]. Being from [[1963]], he was not familiar with it, and judged it to be the contemporary version of the Home Service. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)}})


The [[Eighth Doctor]] listened to Radio 4 while staying at a seaside cottage in [[Cornwall]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rip Tide (novel)|Rip Tide]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] listened to Radio 4 while staying at a seaside cottage in [[Cornwall]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rip Tide (novel)}})


[[Mike Thomson]]'s father had what Mike called "an unhealthy interest" in Radio Four. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sleep of Reason (novel)|The Sleep of Reason]]'')
[[Mike Thomson]]'s father had what Mike called "an unhealthy interest" in Radio Four. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sleep of Reason (novel)}})


During the [[Vore]] invasion of [[Earth]] in [[2005]], Radio 4 reported that [[battery|batteries]], [[petrol]] and fly spray were being [[ration]]ed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
During the [[Vore]] invasion of [[Earth]] in [[2005]], Radio 4 reported that [[battery|batteries]], [[petrol]] and fly spray were being [[ration]]ed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}})


In [[2012]], Lethbridge-Stewart listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving from his appointment with [[Cronin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
In [[2012]], Lethbridge-Stewart listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving from his appointment with [[Anthony Cronin]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}})


=== Undated events ===
=== Undated events ===
[[Bishop (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)|Bishop]] once appeared on Radio 4, and the experience boosted his ego. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'')
[[Bishop (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)|Bishop]] once appeared on Radio 4, and the experience boosted his ego. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)}})


==== Alternative timelines ====
==== Alternative timelines ====
In an alternate reality, [[Panda]] was an highly acclaimed author, and [[Mariella Frostrup]] from BBC Radio 4 tried to get an [[interview]] from him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Framed (short story)|Framed]]'')[[Category:Radio stations]]
In an alternate reality, [[Panda]] was an highly acclaimed author, and [[Mariella Frostrup]] from BBC Radio 4 tried to get an [[interview]] from him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Framed (short story)}})
 
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Radio 4
You may be looking for the real world station.

Radio 4, also called Radio Four, and BBC Radio 4, was a radio station broadcast from the United Kingdom.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 1970s, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Corporal Maisie Hawke listened to Radio Four on the car radio while driving from Smallmarshes to London. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice [+]Loading...["The Scales of Injustice (novel)"])

In the 1980s, the Eighth Doctor and Miranda Dawkins listed to a news report on Radio Four on their car radio. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])

In 1984, Amy Pond and Mrs Browning listened to The Archers on Radio Four. (PROSE: Nothing O'Clock [+]Loading...["Nothing O'Clock (short story)"])

In 1997, Doris Lethbridge-Stewart heard a Radio 4 newsreader state that reports of casualties amongst UNIT personnel in England had been denied. (PROSE: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (novelisation)"])

Later that year, UNIT listened to the news broadcast on the Radio Four Breakfast Programme. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])

In 2001, Fitz Kreiner listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving through Belgium. Being from 1963, he was not familiar with it, and judged it to be the contemporary version of the Home Service. (PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"])

The Eighth Doctor listened to Radio 4 while staying at a seaside cottage in Cornwall. (PROSE: Rip Tide [+]Loading...["Rip Tide (novel)"])

Mike Thomson's father had what Mike called "an unhealthy interest" in Radio Four. (PROSE: The Sleep of Reason [+]Loading...["The Sleep of Reason (novel)"])

During the Vore invasion of Earth in 2005, Radio 4 reported that batteries, petrol and fly spray were being rationed. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"])

In 2012, Lethbridge-Stewart listened to Radio 4 on his car radio while driving from his appointment with Anthony Cronin. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"])

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bishop once appeared on Radio 4, and the experience boosted his ego. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost [+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)"])

Alternative timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate reality, Panda was an highly acclaimed author, and Mariella Frostrup from BBC Radio 4 tried to get an interview from him. (PROSE: Framed [+]Loading...["Framed (short story)"])