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09/08/2026
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
St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
The War Veterans who may lose their homes; Commonwealth Games
Blind war veterans fearing eviction, and reflections on the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Faith and revolution in the Philippines
How Catholicism helped overthrow a dictator and restored democracy to the Philippines.
Return of the Native
Reviving a long-lost county breed of Somerset.
The latest weather reports and forecast
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Peace Direct
Founder Scilla Elworthy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Peace Direct.
"If you only knew your power...."
Bishop Rosemarie Mallett marks the founding of the Mothers' Union 150 years ago.
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
Isabella Tree on the Common Whitethroat
Conservationist Isabella Tree on the success of the common whitethroat at Knepp in Sussex
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Neurologist Professor Dame Pamela Shaw joins Lauren Laverne.
Bert comes a cropper, and one resident faces an emergency dash.
Lay this body down
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
Series 97
3. The fourth rule of Just a Minute
Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Paterson Joseph.
The latest weather forecast
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
Burnham's Pledge
Andy Burnham has pledged to tackle rough sleeping before. Can it work this time?
07/08/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Libra - Episode One
John Yorke explores Don DeLillo’s 1988 novel Libra.
Libra
Episode 1
Adaptation of Don DeLillo’s fictionalised reimagining of the assassination of JFK.
David Sedaris
American author and humourist David Sedaris on his new collection of essays.
Heat 3, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Apollo 13, Russian Far East and Catherine of Aragon.
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France, with a collection of 400 perfumes.
Pieter
The story of a man who spent years in an Ecuadorian prison for drug trafficking.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Nick Ahad
Nick Ahad presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
There’s controversy at the summer fete.
James Hutton and The Restless Earth
Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.
Get an Early Night
How getting an early night could boost your brain, your heart and help you lose weight.
06/08/2026
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
Toast - Series 7
EasyCinema
Stelios, the EasyJet founder, tells Sean why his low-cost movie theatres didn't take off.
08/08/2026
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
It Must Be Wonderful to Be Free
Novelist Megan Nolan goes in search of one of Ireland’s first true beatniks, Brendan Behan
Lauren Cuthbertson on Margot Fonteyn
The Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson on quintessential British ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
5. Extraordinary People
What is awe, and where do we find it?
Parys, Anglesey by Fflur Dafydd
Cara reconnects with an old friend on Anglesey. By Fflur Dafydd. Read by Lois Meleri Jones
10/08/2026
Getting Gaza back online
How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub.
