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23/08/2026
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.
The parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
18/08/2026
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Searching for My Samurai Mother
Rimi Tanaka finds out about her mother's samurai ancestry.
A Dales Chorus
A new three-movement choral work celebrates farming in the Yorkshire Dales.
The latest weather reports and forecast.
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
International Animal Rescue
Actor Peter Egan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Animal Rescue.
From the Festival City of Edinburgh
Philip Blackledge looks at adopting different personas in a city filled with performers.
Roddy Doyle writes Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction.
Sophie Pavelle on the Skylark
Author and science communicator Sophie Pavelle on why the skylark is an iconic avian muse.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Isle of Wight Festival
Artists and organisers of the biggest pop festival of the 20th century are reunited.
Emotions run high for Lynda, and the Malik family have a bone to pick.
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
Series 97
5. How to win at rock, paper, scissors
Who gets their first ever minute this week?
The latest weather forecast.
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
The WhatsApp Underground
Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.
21/08/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Midnight Cowboy
John Yorke looks at Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy.
Episode 1
Joe Buck, a naïve young Texan, leaves his dead-end job to be a hustler in 1960s New York.
Valeria Luiselli
Presenter James Crawford speaks to the award-winning Mexican American novelist.
Brain of Britain - Heat 5, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on WWE wrestling, St Luke's Gospel and guinea pigs.
Norway's WWII railway sabotage plot
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
Conor
A man whose gaming almost led to 100 years in a US prison.
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Lily has a confession to make.
Ringing the Bullring
Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?
Snack Smartly
How to snack smartly, to improve your mental health, reduce cravings and help weight loss.
The Deadliest Book in England
Susie Dent investigates a small book that made a big impact.
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme.
Toast - Series 7
Izal Medicated Toilet Paper
How did Izal medicated toilet paper reach the end of the roll? Sean Farrington finds out.
22/08/2026
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
The Trickster: A Thistle up the Backside of Society
Trickery - is it what we need to keep society moving forward?
Reginald D Hunter selects Eugene V Debs
Five time socialist presidential candidate Eugene Victor Debs picked by Reginald D Hunter.
2. The Wizard of Sussex
A body is discovered and an eccentric solicitor takes a surprising chance.
Song of The Ocean by Natasha Carthew
A young Cornish lad named Jago dares to dream of a life beyond the small fishing village.
24/08/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Raiders of the lost art
New York's Antiquities Trafficking Unit works to track and return stolen art.
