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05/05/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
How to Spend Billions – Fast: Carney’s Defence Deadline
Inside Canada's sprint to hit NATO’s 2% by 31 March 2026
Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 3
1. Twins - Part 1
The special bond between two twin sisters is tested in an almost inconceivable way.
The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Teachers
Screenshot heads back to school to learn how teachers have been depicted in film and TV.
Episode 2: Woods Hole
Marine microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Riverbeds and the Sedimentation of Ideas
What if all the ideas surrounding our lives are like pieces of sediment in a river?
04/05/2026
Leonard has a proposition for Carol.
Series 1
Episode 3
High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy.
Charles Dickens and the Train Crash
How did Charles Dickens rescue passengers from a railway disaster?
Exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
Uneasy Listening
Celebrating the challenging music of Stockhausen, Cage and Feldman and why it's overlooked
Why do you snore?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are exploring why we snore.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 5
5: Mind-controlling Caffeine & Kinky Lamprey
Fish, caffeine and tomatoes wow the guests.
Ruth has a lot to think about.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Award-winning current affairs documentary series
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Serbia: Under the Canopy
A disaster at a Serbian station sparked mass protests. What is its political legacy?
Peter Cook picked by Count Binface
Comedian Jon Harvey picks Peter Cook as his hero for Great Lives.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode Seven
The sequel to Sally Carson’s rediscovered masterpiece Crooked Cross.
Cold Cases
Episode 5
Danny Robins takes a deep dive into a classic supernatural case from the past.
I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
06/05/2026
