Editing BBC Home Service (section)

===1945–1967: Post-war era===

On 29 July 1945, the BBC resumed its previous regional structure. Following the wartime success of the [[BBC Forces Programme]] and [[BBC General Forces Programme]], [[light entertainment]] was transferred to the new [[BBC Light Programme]], whilst "serious" programming – news, drama and discussion – remained on the regionalised Home Service. Popular light programming such as ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' remained on the Home Service, and some speech programming of the type pioneered by the Forces Programme – the newly launched ''[[Woman's Hour]]'' being very much in this mould – was on the Light Programme.

Following the end of the war, the Home Service adjusted its broadcasting hours, now commencing at 6.25 am each weekday and 7.50 am on Sundays, and ending at around 11.10 pm each night. By 1964, the Home Service was on the air each day from 6.35 am (7.50 am on Sundays) and would conclude each night at the precise time of 11.48 pm.

On 30 September 1967, the BBC split the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] into separate [[pop music]] and entertainment stations, becoming [[BBC Radio 1]] and [[BBC Radio 2]] respectively. The [[BBC Third Programme|Third Programme]] became [[BBC Radio 3]], with the Music Programme losing its separate identities (the Third, Study Session and Sports Service were retained under the banner of Network Three until 4 April 1970), and the Home Service was replaced by [[BBC Radio 4]].