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Reinventing Local Radio

Roger Bolton on the reinvention of local radio and listening to the 主播大秀 on smart speakers, and audience views on whether Michael Jackson's music should be played on the 主播大秀.

Roger Bolton on the future for radio listening using smart speakers and the reinvention of 主播大秀 local radio, and audience comment on whether or not Michael Jackson's music should be played on the 主播大秀.

The 主播大秀 has recently launched plans to find a new generation of local radio presenters in an effort to turn around declining audiences. Feedback reporter Rob Crossan has travelled to 主播大秀 Radio Leeds to see how the plans are working out in practice.

The conversation over whether Michael Jackson's music should be played on the 主播大秀 rumbles on. This week, Feedback listeners weigh in.

Smart speakers are now included in the list of items used to measure inflation in the UK. With their increased popularity, what does the 主播大秀 hope to develop for the new technology? Roger goes to the heart of the 主播大秀's research and development programme, the Blue Room, to find out what's in the pipeline.

And listeners give their thoughts on The Absence of Normal - a new series of comedy plays by anarchic comedian Alexei Sayle.

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Robert Nicholson
Executive Producer: Will Yates
A Whistledown production for 主播大秀 Radio 4

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28 minutes

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  • Fri 15 Mar 2019 16:30
  • Sun 17 Mar 2019 20:00

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