BBC Radio 4 statement on the station’s new theatre show and Libby Purves
Last month, BBC Radio 4 announced schedule changes that included the creation of two new arts programmes and the closure of Midweek.
Published: 23 January 2017
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Libby again for her years as the brilliant host of Midweek and I look forward to hearing her back on Radio 4 this autumn
At the time, it was announced that Libby Purves would present one of the new programmes, a monthly theatre show. Libby has since decided that she will not be presenting the programme and Radio 4 will confirm new arrangements for the show in the coming months.
Gwyneth Williams, Controller Radio 4, says: “We are sorry to hear that Libby has decided not to take on the presenting duties for Radio 4’s new monthly theatre programme as planned. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Libby again for her years as the brilliant host of Midweek, which comes to an end in March 2017, and I look forward to hearing her back on Radio 4 this autumn to present her documentary on the creation of The Bridge Theatre in London.”
Details of the new arts programmes announced in December can be found here
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