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04/10/2026
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
The Church of St James in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St James in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire.
Cost of Living Research, Non-Visual Noticing in Poetry
In Touch celebrates National Poetry Day with two visually impaired poets.
Texts of Terror
Giles and the panel grapple with the horrific passages in holy scripture.
BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist: FarmED
Charlotte Smith and Mali Harries visit FarmED in the Cotswolds.
The latest weather reports and forecast
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)
Singer Sabrina Washington makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PEAS.
Open thou our lips - A Celebration of Choral Evensong
A celebration of Choral Evensong.
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for 'unpatriotic activity'
Sophie Pavelle on the Merlin
Nature writer Sophie Pavelle has been searching for the merlin, but is yet to see one.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar
Doctor Prof Dame Parveen Kumar shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Reality sets in for Amber, and there’s light at the end of the tunnel for Lily.
03/10/2026
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
Series 4
5. Time Files When You're Having Fun?
Time flying too fast, rose-tinted spectacles and the curse of autocorrect.
The latest weather forecast
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
America’s Gerrymandering Arms Race
What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
02/10/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Allan Wells
Defying Thatcher to race behind the Iron Curtain
The Soldier's Return
A Son of War
Melvyn Bragg’s story of a Cumbrian family trying to rebuild after the war.
Daniel Mason
The American writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about his 2023 novel, North Woods.
Brain of Britain - Heat 11, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights: crime fiction, makeup brands and Friday Night Dinner.
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, cave art found in Indonesia challenged the idea that storytelling began in Europe
Poems that shake up autumn from Contains Strong Language
Ian McMillan with poems and poets that shake up autumn - from Contains Strong Language
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Felicity Finch
Felicity Finch presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Fallon decides two can play that game.
Third Man Syndrome
Kathleen Jamie on the unseen presence that walks beside climbers at the edge of survival.
Thief at the British Museum
4. Seeds of Doubt
Ittai is convinced he’s found his thief, but not everyone is so sure.
Where Did Punctuation Come From?
Michael Rosen discovers punctuation through the ages with writer Florence Hazrat.
From Childline to assisted dying: the campaigning life - and death - of Dame Esther Ranzten.
Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter and campaigner, a civil servant and a physicist.
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.
Casablanca
The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting.
Night Eater by Louise Welsh
An original short work for BBC Radio 4.
05/10/2026
Nepal: In the shadow of a glacier
The 1000-year-old Himalayan community now facing an existential threat.
