This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop the BBC from closing down Radio 4 Extra.
Stop the BBC from closing down Radio 4 Extra, a radio station that costs next to nothing to run, just playing endless repeats from the BBCs archives from the very start of the corporation's History to the present without the interruption of NEWS.
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Radio 4 Xtra is the perfect sanctuary from the problems of the modern world with the absence of any news bulletins with classic comedies like Hancock’s Half Hour; Around the Horn, Old Harry’s Game, Claire in the Community, and so many more… Please ensure this channel remains on the air waves.
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