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03/08/2026
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
31/07/2026
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
Fields of stunning sunflowers
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rev Carolyn Skinner.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 9
Are we running out of people?
Is natalism the answer to population decline, or should we accept managed decline?
No World Order
2. The View from Beijing
The decade in which China reshaped its relationship with the international system.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Pieter
The story of a man who spent years in an Ecuadorian prison for drug trafficking.
1. Giving
Tony Hawks starts to investigate the thorny issue of inheritance.
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
1. Fire
Dan Richards looks to the past to gather knowledge and skills for an uncertain future
02/08/2026
Jazzer makes a controversial suggestion.
Series 4
Episode 4 - Ellie Retirement
An early retirement offer for Ellie leaves Mitch looking for a home. Stars Angus Deayton.
Rivers and the Rights of Nature
Does giving rights to rivers and forests change how we think about the world around us?
Dr Vee Kativhu and Susie Riddell
Harriett Gilbert meets an education activist and an actor to discover books they love.
History of Underwear: from shirts and stays to bras and briefs
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the history of underwear in the west.
Britain's Robot Army
Former army officer Will Robson investigates how today’s technology shapes modern warfare.
Series 53
Episode 6
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 97
Episode 3
Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Paterson Joseph.
Neil finds himself run ragged.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Part 2: How's the government doing on immigration?
Government policy on legal migration, overseas workers and indefinite leave to remain.
30/07/2026
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode One
Dr Primrose and his family must leave the parsonage.
3. Note to Self, Find Sharks/4. Safe Sex Santa
Liza gains ground on set, but rising tensions with Gary threaten her control.
Hollywood and The Adland Five
1. Transforming Ads, Transforming Movies
Sir Christopher Nolan and Sir Christopher Frayling tell a new story of British cinema.
04/08/2026
