''Archive on 4'', previously ''The Archive Hour'', is a

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

programme which uses audio clips mainly sourced from the

BBC Sound Archive The BBC Sound Archive is a collection of audio recordings maintained by the BBC and founded in 1936. Its recordings date back to the late 19th century and include many rare items, including contemporary speeches by public and political figures, fol ...

to illustrate a different theme in each edition. A variety of guest speakers, often with a connection to the week's subject, present the show. The programme is broadcast on Saturday evenings at 8pm in the United Kingdom, and an archive of past issues is available to listen again. The first edition of ''The Archive Hour'', presented by

Claire Rayner Claire Berenice Rayner, OBE (; Berkovitch, later Chetwynd; 22 January 1931 – 11 October 2010) was a British journalist, broadcaster, novelist and nurse, best known for her role for many years as an advice columnist. Early life Rayner was bor ...

, was broadcast on 11 April 1998. The programme title was changed to ''Archive on 4'' from 3 January 2009.

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* Archives in the United Kingdom BBC Radio 4 programmes British documentary radio programmes {{UK-radio-show-stub