You and Yours

You and Yours is a British radio consumer affairs programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

History [edit]

It began broadcasting in October 1970, when its first presenter was Joan York. In the 1980s it briefly ran seven days a week. In the great rescheduling of April 1998 it was increased from a 25 minute programme to 55 minutes. It still runs for this duration, except on those days when immediately followed by the investigative consumer affairs feature "Face the Facts". 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 continues to broadcast on a wide range of topics, and now broadcasts on themes of medical interest as well as consumer issues. For example, on May 8, 2012, a considerable proportion was devoted to cancer care. Other medical themes that have been discussed on the programme include dementia and diabetes mellitus. It is edited by Andrew Smith and currently has a weekly audience of three million. On a Wednesday, it normally finishes half an hour before The World at One begins, to be followed by Face the Facts.

Transmissions [edit]

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.

Presenters [edit]

• Winifred Robinson
• Peter White
• Julian Worricker (formerly of Radio Five Live)

Former presenters [edit]

• 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)

In popular culture [edit]

The series has been the subject of jokes,^[1] especially from the Radio 4 comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue:

In the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama series, Being Human, Hal (a vampire) listens to You and Yours as part of his daily routine designed to keep him occupied and away from killing people.

The comedian Paul Merton has also made jokes about You and Yours. Although he spoke about the programme when given the topic "The Best Programme on Radio Four" on the Radio Four comedy programme Just a Minute, he once said that "You and Yours" sometimes gets called "Up You and Yours".

See also [edit]

• List of BBC Radio 4 programmes
• Watchdog on BBC One

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• You and Yours at BBC Programmes
• Big departures in 2008

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