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27/03/2015

Behind the scenes at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Westminster ahead of the general election, and a nostalgic look back at Radio 1's Sunday night chart show.

Roger Bolton goes behind the scenes at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Westminster to see how they're gearing up for the 2015 General Election. He talks to Katy Searle, the Editor of Political News about the pressures on journalists, while Deputy Political Editor James Landale reveals how he got a headline story from Prime Minister David Cameron.

And changes to the layout of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news website have dismayed some Feedback listeners who feel they are being force fed certain stories. Robin Pembrooke, the General Manager for News Products, supervised the revamp and explains how the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is adapting to changes in the way people access information.

After nearly 50 years, a radio institution is coming to an end in July. The Radio 1 Chart Show has been a fixture on Sunday evenings since 1967 but Radio 1's controller Ben Cooper has announced the programme is moving to Friday afternoons and being shortened. He says he had little choice after the Official Charts Company announced they were going to release the chart on Fridays - making a Sunday show seem a little late. Music journalist Pete Paphides gives Feedback his personal memories of a childhood obsession with the Charts.

Producer: Will Yates
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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28 minutes

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Sun 29 Mar 2015 20:00

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  • Fri 27 Mar 2015 16:30
  • Sun 29 Mar 2015 20:00

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