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24/08/2026
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.
21/08/2026
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme.
A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Why is public perception that the crime rate is increasing when in fact it's coming down?
No World Order
5: Bonfire of the Agreements
Obama's peace prize, populism's rise, and America walks away from its own order.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
All Kinds of Minds
The Language of Neurodiversity
How is the language of neurodiversity changing the way we understand difference?
Episode 1
The story of a museum guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
The latest weather forecast.
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Conversationalists
Voltaire
Voltaire’s sharp mind, letters, and fearless challenge to authority and superstition.
23/08/2026
Lily has a confession to make.
Series 11
The Pump Rubicon
Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
Midnight Cowboy
John Yorke looks at Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy.
Eric Ashby, Silent Watcher of the New Forest
Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.
Henry Cyril Paget: the dancing marquess of Anglesey
Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century Wales to learn about Henry Cyril Paget.
The WhatsApp Underground
Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.
Sweet Caroline
Piecing together how a song released in 1969 became a sport anthem.
Full coverage of the day's news.
Series 97
6. Has Paul joined TikTok?
Paul Merton, Rachel Parris, Gyles Brandreth and Lucy Porter.
George attempts to make a good impression
Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
20/08/2026
Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations.
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Episode Six
Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
There's Something I Need to Tell You
1. Tennis Buddies
A global thriller of espionage, money and murder.
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
1. Fake it. Make it. Podcast it.
People mistake Jamie Bartlett for Steven Bartlett. Jamie wants to know why.
25/08/2026
