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07/05/2026
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
05/05/2026
The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.
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.
Joseph Roth
One of the great writers on Central Europe after WW1 and author of Radetzky March.
Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Michael Frayn
Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn reveals his formative cultural influences.
Episode 4: Rosebud
Marine microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Exposing the secret techniques criminals use to steal your money.
Ergonomic Keyboards and Mice
Do ergonomic devices like split keyboards and vertical mice help with comfort and health?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
African Wild Dogs and Democracy
Can we take notes on democracy from a pack of sneezing wild dogs?
06/05/2026
Ruairi gets some food for thought.
Series 9
Episode 2
Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.
Wildlife Artists on Massingham Heath
Martha Kearney meets the artists documenting the return of this ancient grassland habitat.
RNID
KT Tunstall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of RNID
Michael Rosen and Dara Ó Briain talk about time
Michael Rosen in conversation with Dara Ó Briain on how we talk about and understand time.
David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Full coverage of the day's news
Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club S2
S2 E3: Baby Daddy
Geoff asks: what does it mean to be a “good dad” to a baby?
Brian fears the worst.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Triumph for a medical guinea pig
A bike crash and medical trial transforms a ‘speed freak’.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode Nine
The sequel to Sally Carson’s rediscovered masterpiece Crooked Cross.
Coverage of the 2026 local elections in England, plus Scottish and Welsh elections.
