BBC Three Counties Radio

BBC Three Counties Radio serves Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire with conversation, reporting and music. Its regional name reflects a programme that moves among three counties, following individual places and people as well as subjects that affect the wider area. Local features and consumer stories give that geographical range a more personal scale.

JVS: Consumer Champion is one of the service's distinctive strands. Published cases include a mother targeted by someone pretending to be her son, showing how an individual experience can become a warning and a subject for wider discussion. Consumer issues sit beside the station's broader mix of music, entertainment and community conversation.

The three counties also have their own local-discovery collections. Secret Bedfordshire has explored stories around Hockliffe; Secret Hertfordshire has visited Old Thundridge; and Secret Buckinghamshire has investigated underground and unexplained subjects in Aylesbury. The audio collection includes The Captain Tom Story too, connecting a nationally familiar figure with a more detailed account rather than limiting coverage to a short news item.

The live schedule incorporates shared programmes, including community conversation with Angelle Joseph, late-night company from Jo Good and some overnight BBC Radio 5 Live output. Local features associated with Justin Dealey and a Saturday breakfast quiz add further ways to participate. Upload welcomes creative material, while Make a Difference brings help and information from the area. Together, the strands make room for entertainment and practical concerns without treating the three counties as a single interchangeable place.