BBC Radio 4 Today coverage
The gist
Dame Judi Dench, 91, told BBC Radio 4 she can no longer do plays, films or read.
Her remarks aired a day before the BBC announced £500m in cuts.
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2026Dame Judi Dench, 91, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme, in an interview with Emma Barnett, that she can no longer be on stage, do a play, do a film or read, due to AMD diagnosed in 2012.
- Oct 22, 2026Her memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, written with Brendan O'Hea, is due for release at the end of October in the UK.
- Oct 23, 2026The BBC announces £500m in cuts, including axing Radio 4 shows Open Country, Crossing Continents, Money Box Live, Thinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking, and Radio 4 Extra.