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05/05/2026
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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
Gifts of the garden
Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
05/05/26 Ash tree propagation, clinical waste on beach, DIY bat monitoring
A new growing technique which could help save the ash.
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.
Toxic work behaviours, mind blanking, and why spending time with friends makes you more yourself
Facing impolite emails, tackling knowledge theft, and mind blanking.
Baby sleep influencers. Christine Dawood, Selena Kay & Cerys Hogg, David Attenborough
We look at concerns around the unregulated industry of so-called baby sleep influencers.
Teachers
Ellen and Mark head back to class 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.
Call You & Yours: How does your family afford the cost of care?
The latest weather forecast
Who has the upper hand in Hormuz?
US claims the "lane is clear" after Iran insists "we have not even begun yet".
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?
Inked
Giles Fraser and the panel discuss the spiritual side of tattoos.
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.
US says the ceasefire with Iran is still holding despite yesterday's skirmishes
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran ceasefire still holds despite clashes.
Four activists from Palestine Action are found guilty of criminal damage
They broke into the UK factory of an Israeli defence firm
Series 5
5: Mind-controlling Caffeine & Kinky Lamprey
Fish, caffeine and tomatoes wow the guests.
Ruth has a lot to think about.
Antony Gormley in 2D
Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.
Duped in Dubai
The investment course that didn't deliver.
Video Games: A Call for Regulation
In Touch discusses updates within the accessible video gaming space.
Serbia: Under the Canopy
A disaster at a Serbian station sparked mass protests. What is its political legacy?
Peter Cook picked by Jon Harvey aka 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
Case 5: The Sandown Clown
Danny Robins investigates the bizarre mystery of the Sandown Clown - who, or what, was it?
I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
06/05/2026
