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07/05/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Toxic work behaviours, mind blanking, and why spending time with friends makes you more yourself
Facing impolite emails, tackling knowledge theft, and mind blanking.
Winning and losing
Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
07/05/26 Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus
Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus.
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.
Technological Republic (with Stewart Lee and Carole Cadwalladr)
Why are tech companies releasing manifestos? We look at the language of the tech bro.
AI fitness instructors, Rosalia, Brazilian jiu jitsu
The online avatars selling women unrealistic body aspirations.
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.
The Customer Service Returns Scam
You really don't want to give your data to these websites.
Ergonomic Keyboards and Mice
Do ergonomic devices like split keyboards and vertical mice help with comfort and health?
The latest weather forecast
Deal or no deal between US and Iran?
US President says agreement "very possible", key Iranian calls it "an American wish list".
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 Norfolk grassland.
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.
Are we still going to Mars?
David Aaronovitch discusses the future of space exploration
Should Pluto become a planet again?
We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor threatened near Sandringham home
Police arrest a "balaclava-clad" armed man for allegedly threatening the former prince.
Two British-Chinese dual nationals have been convicted of spying for China
The Security Minister is to summon the Chinese Ambassador
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.
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.
The King's Speech
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why the King's speech to Congress was high-risk PR.
AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi Arabia's media strategy, covering climate change
AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi media strategy, climate change.
The Jobs Revolution: Is AI Working for You? (Reid Hoffman)
Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, on the future of work in the age of AI.
Triumph for a medical guinea pig
A bike crash and medical trial transforms a ‘speed freak’.
Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales
Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England.
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.
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