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21/04/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Sean Curran reports as MPs dial up the pressure on the PM over the Mandelson affair.
Open to new light
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills.
21/04/26 Sustainable pork production, biochar and chicken muck, rare breed cattle
New 'roadmap' for producing pork to reduce environmental impact of pig farming.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
Episode 3
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
Jo Whiley on Couch to 5k, Coercive control and suicide, Queen's legacy
As the Couch to 5k app turns 10, we hear from its most popular coach, Jo Whiley.
Boxing
Ellen and Mark explore cinema's most heavyweight genre, 50 years on from Rocky.
Pride
Historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of Superbia, or as we know it - pride.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: What's the rental market like now if you're a tenant or a landlord?
The latest weather forecast
Fired civil servant accuses PM of 'dangerous misunderstanding' over Mandelson affair
Sir Olly Robbins tells MPs that Lord Mandelson never failed his vetting.
The funeral
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
20/04/2026
Adam thinks about the future.
Series 1
Episode 1
High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy.
Nellie Bly Goes Undercover
Can a young reporter expose the horrors of a New York asylum?
Can yoga be Christian?
Can yoga be Christian? We meet practitioners and teachers debating a new type of practice.
Portrait Miniatures by Nicholas Hilliard
A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
How do we care for our voices?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can take better care of our voices.
Where do Olly Robbins revelations leave Starmer's authority?
The civil servant, who was sacked last week, said he felt pressured by Downing Street.
The senior civil servant sacked from the Foreign Office defends Lord Mandelson's vetting
Sir Olly Robbins accuses Downing Street of taking a "dismissive approach"
Series 5
3: Unwise Tawny Owls & Mischievous Mitten Crabs
Mischievous Mitten Crabs wow the guests.
Ruth has things on her mind.
Vivaldi film, author Ben Lerner and V+A East's Music Is Black exhibition
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
The Today Debate - The future of the monarchy
Anna Foster chairs a debate on the future of the monarchy.
Seeing with My Dog
In Touch discusses Seeing with My Dog, a semi-autobiographical play about sight loss.
In Iceland's Defence
Iceland is one of the few nations without a military. Is this a sustainable strategy?
William Gladstone, four-time PM
Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal
Official sacked by Starmer says No 10 attitude to vetting "dismissive"
Sir Olly Robbins insists he followed proper process for Mandelson appointment as US envoy
Episode 7
Alex and Darragh disagree about the future of the Ark.
Cold Cases
Case 3: The White Mountain UFO
Danny Robins has a close encounter with the original UFO abduction case.
Sean Curran reports as the former Foreign Office mandarin Olly Robbins is grilled by MPs.
22/04/2026
