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17/04/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Stepping out of your Expertise
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
New report suggests ways to transform uplands to support communities and landscapes.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Iraq War Peace Bus
Kirsty Wark reunites peace campaigners who travelled to Baghdad to act as human shields.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
A Day in the Life of a Hospital Chef
Frank Fiore is the chef leading a new approach at Milton Keynes hospital. This is his day.
Asghar and Pari
Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Super skinny celebs
What does Hollywood’s ultra-thin trend mean for body positivity?
The latest weather forecast
Should Ollie Robbins have been sacked from the Foreign Office?
His close friend questions whether he did anything wrong.
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
16/04/2026
Pip goes to her appointment.
Sabine
Episode 3
After a terrifying night, Elly is sure she knows who killed Sabine.
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
Bolton
Kathy Clugston and the panel visit the outskirts of Bolton in Lancashire.
All the Brightest Colours by Rebecca F John
Life's full of beauty and hardship for Annie, on the remote Welsh coast. By Rebecca F John
Asha Bhosle, Sir Neil Cossons, Professor Harold Ellis, Daphne Selfe
Matthew Bannister on a singer, a curator, a surgeon and a model.
40 years to find my birth father
Dr Sian Williams talks to a woman whose long search for her birth father ends just in time
Did the prime minister lie to parliament?
Sir Keir Starmer denies he knew Lord Mandelson failed security checks ahead of US posting.
Paul Quinn found guilty of rape that saw an innocent man jailed
Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted for the crime and spent 17 years in jail
Series 120
1. Messiah or Doctor?
After six weeks off air, Andy is back with a brand new series. What have we missed?
Alice thinks she needs to take action.
Boxing
Ellen and Mark explore cinema's most heavyweight genre, 50 years on from Rocky.
Live:
Andrew Griffith MP, Danny Kruger MP, Helen Morgan MP, Baroness Smith
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Adastra Hall, Hassocks, West Sussex.
On Next:
April 13th to April 19th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Sinéad O'Connor - A Life in Ten Songs
Jo Whiley looks back at the artist's music and legacy.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 5
Alex learns more about Sandra.
Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?
Why an oyster fisherman with a controversial past is splitting the Democrats
Alicia McCarthy reports on the rush to make new laws before the parliamentary session ends
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