You and Yours
| Other names | You & Yours |
|---|---|
| Genre | Consumer affairs |
| Running time | Weekdays: 12.04 - 13.00 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Hosts | Winifred Robinson, Peter White, Julian Worricker |
| Air dates | since October 1970 |
| Website | Website |
| Podcast | Podcast |
You and Yours is a British radio consumer affairs programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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[edit] History
It began broadcasting in October 1970, its first presenter was Joan York. In the great rescheduling of April 1998 it was increased from a 25 minute programme to 55 minutes. In the 1980s it briefly ran seven days a week. On 14 October 2008, there was a large change of format, with two presenters being replaced by one. The breadth of topics covered was extended to global problems as well as those closer to home. It is edited by Andrew Smith. It has a weekly audience of three million.
[edit] Transmissions
It is transmitted every weekday at 12.04 p.m. after the midday news, and has run for nearly an hour since 1998; previously it had a slot of 25 minutes.
The programme has three types of podcast available for disability, the environment and health.
[edit] Presenters
- Winifred Robinson
- Peter White
- Julian Worricker (formerly of Radio Five Live)
[edit] Former presenters
- Carolyn Atkinson
- Liz Barclay (her Northern Irish accent has been imitated by Jan Ravens)
- Michael Collie
- John Howard
- Sheila McClennon
- Diana Madill
- Ken Sykora
- John Waite (now presents Face the Facts)
- Tasneem Siddiqi
- Sue McGregor
- Pattie Colwell
- Derek Cooper (1970s)
- George Luce (1970s)
[edit] In popular culture
The series has been the subject of jokes[1], especially from the Radio 4 comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue:
| “ | We kick off this week with a game called Worst Things To Hear, and it's all about those little phrases you might inadvertently overhear, and immediately wish you hadn't. One that instantly springs to mind is: "...and now an extended edition of You and Yours... | ” |
| “ | ...we've received this letter, and it comes from a Mrs. Trellis of North Wales. She writes: Dear You and Yours, I see you now have a 'listen again' facility. Why? Yours sincerely, Mrs. Trellis. | ” |
| “ | Humphrey Lyttleton: Please complete these similes. As boring as? Sandi Toksvig: As boring as You and Yours. | ” |
In the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama series, Being Human, Hal (a vampire) listens to You and Yours everyday as it helps to stop him killing people.
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