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24/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Susan Hulme reports on a top civil servant's evidence on the vetting of Peter Mandelson.
Climb the tree
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills.
24/04/26: Cover crop scheme proposal, sourcing thatching materials, gene-edited Barley
Calls for government funding to grow green manures on land left fallow due to war in Iran.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Eden Project
Kirsty Wark reunites the team of people who created Cornwall's Eden Project.
Sophie Raworth, Maternity deaths, Sarah Finch, Stalking
The BBC newsreader on getting hooked on running and why she wants other women to do it too
A Life Through Food: Matt Tebbutt
Jaega Wise spends an afternoon with chef and broadcaster Matt Tebbutt.
Lust
Historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of Lust in Self-Help from the Middle Ages.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Is the UK a Christian country?
A report suggesting a spike a in church attendance reignites a long-standing debate.
The latest weather forecast
Iranian UN envoy lays out terms for peace.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN outlines what the country would require for a peace deal.
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
23/04/2026
Miranda moves into Home Farm.
Sabine
Episode 4
A dangerous side of Sabine’s life is revealed via a USB drive of secret recordings
Series 1
Phreaks
Biella Coleman explores the earliest hacking subculture - Phone Phreaks.
The Great Barn: Chillies, Camellias and Consciousness
Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel visit the historic Great Barn in Harmondsworth.
A Timeshare in the Heart by Michael Pedersen
A tale of wonder, heartbreak and tenderness during one boy’s trip to the Scottish seaside
Andy Kershaw, Dame Averil Cameron, Dr Judith Rapoport, Desmond Morris
Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a historian, a psychiatrist and a zoologist.
I fell 900ft to the ground - and survived
A mid-air collision plunged Rob Bugden 900ft to the ground - miraculously, he survived.
Time runs out on assisted dying bill
The bill won't become law this parliamentary session. Is this the end of the road?
The European anti-fraud office formally opens an investigation into Lord Mandelson's time as trade commissioner
The peer is also being investigated by police in the UK
Series 120
2. The art of vetting
Tune in for the stories that 'beggar belief' this week.
David is looking for help with the Borchester Show.
Nudity
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore nudity on screen.
Live:
Poppy Coburn, Richard Fuller MP, James Murray MP, Hannah Spencer MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Lymm High School in Cheshire.
On Next:
April 20th to April 26th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Purity
David Aaronovitch, Catherine Coldstream and Louise Brangan join Matthew Sweet.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 10
Marion must decide how to move on with her life.
Democrats fight back against Trump in Virginia… and win
Has Trump’s plan to redraw America’s political map backfired?
Alicia McCarthy reports on the end of the assisted dying bill.
25/04/2026
