BBC Radio Berkshire

BBC Radio Berkshire serves Reading, the Thames Valley and communities across the county with local reporting, music and conversation. Its output follows public services, transport, sport and cultural life, connecting everyday developments with the people affected by them. The station combines programmes rooted in Berkshire with shared regional and national BBC strands.

Lucy Horobin and Rich Clarke are among the programme names in its daytime offering. Need To Know Berkshire provides short explanations of local developments, while Secret Berkshire explores less familiar aspects of the county's past. A feature about Danish prisoners of war in Reading illustrates that historical interest. These short-form stories complement the longer presented programmes rather than limiting the service to a continuous sequence of headlines.

Reading FC has a prominent sporting place, with interviews and reports following the club. Your Voice invites accounts of issues that matter to local communities, Upload gives contributors a route to share creative work, and Make a Difference connects listeners with help and information. The resulting mix includes individual experiences as well as institutional news.

The wider schedule includes Kamilah McInnis' conversations and music from African and Caribbean communities across southern England. Her selections range from soul and R&B to newer sounds, while guests discuss culture, education and personal experience. Late Night Jo with Jo Good brings late conversation and music, and weekend overnight output joins BBC Radio 5 Live. Those shared periods sit alongside the station's distinct Berkshire reporting and county-focused features.