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30/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Mentorship or friendship?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Furaha Mussanzi.
30/04/26 Agro-forestry pioneer, Welsh election, decline in dawn chorus birds
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cybernetics
The origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines.
Game On (with Natalie Haynes)
War memes, prediction markets, protecting your streaks - is everything a game now?
Philippa Perry, Antisemitism, Undiagnosed children, Simone Pennant
Artist and psychotherapist Philippa Perry on writing a cosy crime novel in her late 60s.
Lubaina Himid
Artist Lubaina Himid reveals her formative influences.
Episode 4
1856: At just 19 years old, Mary Ann Patten captains a merchant clipper ship.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The Podcast Scam
An elaborate hoax that all sounds so real.
Vibration Plates
Can vibration plates boost fitness, bone density, and even lymphatic drainage?
The latest weather forecast
Golders Green stabbing suspect was known to Prevent
The man suspected of yesterday's attack was referred to the counter-terrorism programme.
Grace & The White Album
James Peak buys old things for Tony's antiques stall in Enfield Town, and hears stories…
29/04/2026
Bert doesn’t want to be alone.
King's Pawn
The Prince and the Peloton
Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.
Roadside Verges
Martha Kearney explores the forgotten and neglected world of roadside verges.
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
Hugh Bonneville makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the National Youth Theatre
Fergal Keane, Doing Death Differently, and Visualisation
Andrea Catherwood talks to Foreign Correspondent Fergal Keane as he leaves the BBC.
Can Europe build digital sovereignty?
Europe relies on US tech but can it find away to wean itself off it?
Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?
We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.
Golders Green suspect named
The attacker had been referred to Prevent. Is it fit for purpose?
UK terrorism threat level raised to 'severe'
It follows the stabbing attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green
Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club S2
S2 E2: Angry Middle-Aged White Men
Geoff asks why middle-aged white men are so angry online.
Natasha sees an opportunity.
Review: Spanish master Zurbarán at the National Gallery
The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles
Trouble at the FBI
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on how to fight claims of going missing in action.
King Charles's US visit, attacks on journalists, I'm a Celeb editing row
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Cammy Barnes, Chris Forbes, Edith Bowman, Danielle Jam, Alys Williams, Ant Thomaz
Edith Bowman and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
UK terrorism threat level raised to 'severe' following Golders Green stabbings
The raised threat level suggests an attack is highly likely in the next six months
The sequel to Sally Carson’s rediscovered masterpiece Crooked Cross.
Going for Growth: Can We Make Britain Wealthy Again? (Matt Clifford)
The former AI advisor to No 10 argues that technology is essential for Britain’s future.
Northern Sky
Exploring why Nick Drake's song from the album Bryter Layter means so much to so many.
01/05/2026
