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Archive on 4, previously The Archive Hour,[1] is a BBC Radio 4 programme which uses audio clips mainly sourced from the BBC Sound Archive to illustrate a different theme in each edition.[2][3]

Archive on 4
Other namesThe Archive Hour
Running time57 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Original release11 April 1998 (1998-04-11)
No. of episodes425
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hg8dq/episodes/player

A variety of guest speakers, often with a connection to the week's subject, present the show.[4]

The programme is broadcast on Saturday evenings at 8pm in the United Kingdom, and an archive of past issues is available to listen again.[4][5]

The first edition of The Archive Hour, presented by Claire Rayner, was broadcast on 11 April 1998.[6] The programme title was changed to Archive on 4 from 3 January 2009.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The Archive Hour". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • ^ "Archive on 4". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • ^ Iqbal, Nosheen (6 September 2013). "Archive on 4 – radio review". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • ^ a b "Archive on 4 - Episode guide". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • ^ "The Archive Hour - Episode guide". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  • ^ "BBC Genome Project". The Archive Hour: Frontline Females. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  • ^ "BBC Genome Project". Archive on 4: The Bow Dialogues. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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