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01/07/2026
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 as the long-awaited defence investment plan is published.
Prayers from the Hymnal: It Is Well with My Soul
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
01/07/2026 Muirburn, grain that's too dry, intercropping
New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Claudia Hammond presents the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal.
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
Tim Harford examines ‘Manchesterism’, hot cities, whales and CO2, and prime numbers.
Stolen Years
1. Contaminated Memories
Andrew Malkinson tries to rebuild his life and learns how he was wrongly identified.
Child mental health services, Amanda Wakeley, murder of Annabel Rook
A new report highlights growing demand and long waits in child mental health services.
Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
June 29th to July 5th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Enlightenment
A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Energy Price Cap, Spam Texts, Buyers Remorse
How will today's increase in the energy price cap impact households?
The latest weather forecast
Will the next Prime Minister have more money for defence?
Questions remain over military spending. Our PMQs panellists have their say.
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
3. The Ecologist
The story of an influential green magazine and the man who created it.
30/06/2026
The Borchester Show hits a snag.
Keeping the Wolf Out
Red Pen
Crime drama set in communist Hungary. Bertalan renews his battle with the Miklos gang.
Buying a flat: stepping stone or millstone?
Money Box Live considers what buying a flat means for your finances?
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
Just Answer the Question
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss whether refusing to take questions is good PR.
Jamie Murray, Sky ITV deal, Building a media business
Tennis champion Jamie Murray on why he’s starting a YouTube channel with his brother Andy.
President Trump makes more than a billion dollars in crypto in first year back in office
Donald Trump discloses he earnt more than a billion dollars in crypto and business deals.
Two police officers are being investigated over the arrest and handcuffing of Henry Nowak
The officers arrested the student after he was fatally stabbed in Southampton
Series 1
3. John Robins & Michelle De Swarte
John Robins and Michelle De Swarte talk to Ivo Graham about what they're obsessed with.
George struggles to say no.
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on his passion for films featuring trains
Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains
Are America's founding ideals a reality or a myth?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Being Greek
Star of Stage and Temple
Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy
Can you change your personality?
How much control do you have over your personality traits?
Kane's rescue act sends England into World Cup last 16
Harry Kane's two late goals against DR Congo spare England from a humiliating exit
The Three of Shoes by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Frank Cottrell-Boyce reimagines the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker.
Online comedy sensation Humphrey Jackson
Alistair gets insight into the world of online comedy from viral star Humphrey Jackson.
The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 4
Episode 1
Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions.
02/07/2026
