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01/10/2026
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
30/09/2026
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life
Rest is hard to keep to at times
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.
4. The Friendly Arctic
Stefansson turns bestselling author, selling the Arctic as a paradise ripe for settlement.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show.
Sliced Bread - Series 18
Acne Treatments
What really helps to treat acne?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen
6. Marvin Sordell's in his 30s
Former footballer Marvin Sordell opens up about his breakdown and new life after 30.
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Lily.
A Place Called Home
3. Meanwhile
When a van-dweller falls for a landlord's son, a coastal housing row turns personal.
Walter Scott country
Martha Kearney explores Walter Scott country in the Scottish borders.
Lymphoma Action
Beneficiary Jacqueline Durban makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoma Action.
Where Did Punctuation Come From?
Michael Rosen discovers punctuation through the ages with writer Florence Hazrat.
Rethink: manufacturing or services?
Does "servitization" boost the economy?
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Full coverage of the day's news
Omid Djalili: Namaste
4. Still Human
Omid Djalili asks what might save us from all this noise.
Pip has a decision to make.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Farzana Baduel.
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
John Cooper Clarke, Jackie Kay, Antony Szmierek, Hannah Maxwell
Stuart Maconie and guests live at the BBC's Contain's Strong Language festival.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 4
Róisín settles into life in the squat in Pimlico.
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
Ruby Tandoh on Brian Jacques author of the Redwall series
Ruby Tandoh picks the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques.
02/10/2026
