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20/09/2026
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 Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London
Bells on Sunday comes from St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield in London.
15/09/2026
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
26/06/2026
Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
OxFarmtoFork - Connecting Growers to Oxford Institutions
How the OxFarmtoFork initiative is building short veg supply chains around Oxford.
The latest weather reports and forecast
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Child Poverty Action Group
Writer Armando Iannucci makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group.
Holy Coasts - Northumberland Pilgrimage
Jackie Kennedy renovates the White House
In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House.
Susan Calman on the Goldfinch
Comedian Susan Calman has gone to great lengths to entice goldfinches into her garden.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Blair's Education Reforms 1997
Reflecting on the education reforms of the Blair government.
Harrison has a confession to make, and there’s a race against time for Anna.
19/09/2026
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
Series 4
3. Outrageous Behaviour
Problematic packaging, beautiful outrageousness and zen fury.
The latest weather forecast
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
Taiwan: The Pacific Breaking Point
Will the world go to war over Taiwan? Experts from Taipei, Beijing and Washington explain.
18/09/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
African Wild Dogs and Democracy
Can we take notes on democracy from a pack of sneezing wild dogs?
Where We Belong
A Mohegan artist retraces ancestral journeys while studying Shakespeare.
Donal Ryan
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
Brain of Britain - Heat 9, 2026
Nationwide general knowledge competition for the title Brain of Britain.
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena.
Poems to help us brave the elements
Ian McMillan with elemental haiku, poetry that moves mountains, and the best new writing.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Paulette Edwards
Paulette Edwards presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Natasha throws a spanner in the works.
Izabela in Peru
Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk, born blind, guides us into the rainforest of Peru.
Thief at the British Museum
2. White Paper Dots
Ittai Gradel discovers a seemingly endless supply of precious gemstones.
Voices of Manchester
Rob Drummond talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Manchester.
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
Thomas More's Utopia
How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.
Magpies and Altruism
Why do we help each other out? Even when it gets us nothing? Magpies might know.
21/09/2026
Turkey on Trial: Can Courts Control a Nation?
From jailed mayors to comedians, Emily Wither investigates Turkey's crackdown.
