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25/07/2026
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
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
East Neuk
Richard King meets Ellie Deas in Anstruther harbour.
Roma Agrawal
Writer and structural engineer takes Martha Kearney to Kilburn Grange Park in London.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
The latest weather reports and forecast
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
What Happened to Counter-Culture?
1. Absolute Beginners
Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.
How can you look after your eyes?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the intricacies of eye health.
Akhenaten and Nefertiti: religious revolution in ancient Egypt
Join Greg and his guests to learn about Tutankhamun’s parents, Nefertiti and Akhenaten.
Series 53
Episode 5
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
23/07/2026
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Episode 1
Lucy Porter and three comedian guests chew over the stories everyone is talking about.
The latest weather forecast
24/07/2026
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
Fallon is rocked by an unexpected discovery.
Episode 2
Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously dark comic classic.
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Shall we talk about death?
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
3. Modern boarding
Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience.
The People's Pool
One Glasgow swimming pool reveals the story of public baths and wash houses in Britain.
Dead Rabbit
Omnibus Episode 1
Twenty dead animals left outside a school - but why? Journalists Dan and Lucy investigate.
What Happened Next?
Leyla Kazim asks: What happened next?
Series 1
4. 'A financial, legal, humanitarian and ecological disaster'
Parish council fights a festival gone bad. Comedy from somewhere in Ulster near the border
2. Africa
Which country celebrates divorce?
26/07/2026
Liz Nugent
The Irish writer on her latest novel The Truth About Ruby Cooper and its three influences.
