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The Week: The War In Iran Escalates
Has President Trump lost control of the war in Iran?
20 Mar 2026,·31 mins
20/03/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
20 Mar 2026,·179 mins
Shoplifters and garden gnomes
Jeremy discusses tackling shoplifters, pheasant shooting, reporting in Russia and gnomes.
20 Mar 2026,·117 mins
US demands thanks despite war raising energy prices
Defence Secretary Hegseth says allies should be grateful as strikes send gas costs soaring
19 Mar 2026,·59 mins
Trump vs Anthropic... the battle over who controls AI
The AI company is labelled a national security risk after saying NO to the Pentagon
20 Mar 2026,·26 mins
World faces "most severe" energy crisis in history
The International Energy Agency warns the impact of the Iran war is being underestimated.
20 Mar 2026,·45 mins
Israeli PM denies dragging US into war with Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu says President Trump is acting in the interests of the US
19 Mar 2026,·45 mins
Iran vows 'zero restraint' as it launches new attacks
The focus of the war shifts to key oil and gas infrastructure across the Middle East
19 Mar 2026,·30 mins
Can You Spin ChatGPT?
David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at the secretive world of influencing the chatbots.
18 Mar 2026,·22 mins
The Legacy of Empire: How to Reckon with the Past (Simukai Chigudu)
Is removing statues and decolonising the curriculum the answer?
19 Mar 2026,·56 mins
19/03/2026
Adrian Chiles with original journalism and surprising news stories.
19 Mar 2026,·180 mins
Why did NI secretary of state suggest £81m electricity fund could be used elsewhere?
20 Mar 2026,·81 mins
Croydon
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Croydon
Crime - would you intervene?
Nicky Campbell takes your calls on the day's talking points.
20 Mar 2026,·120 mins
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
20 Mar 2026,·30 mins
Top of the Pots
Matt Chorley and guests run down the top 20 best-selling political Toby Jugs.
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
30. The mystery of Noah's Instagram
Three members of a family deny trying to freeze Noah’s Instagram account.
19 Mar 2026,·15 mins
'It's been a whirlwind': Zack Polanski on storytelling, Zionism and Zackonomics
Nick Robinson talks to Zack Polanski about early life and his rapid rise to political fame
21 Mar 2026,·54 mins
Cost of war
Felicity Hannah learns how surging gas prices are impacting energy intensive businesses.
20 Mar 2026,·53 mins
Netanyahu is not dead. So why did the internet think he was?
Is Iran the first AI slop war?
Tony Livesey with late night conversation and in-depth interviews.
Adrian Chiles gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
'Mortgage shock', Andrew investigation & 'Tina Returner'
A look at what's making the headlines in today's newspapers.
20 Mar 2026,·2 mins
William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to the people making the headlines.
Whistleblowers, dolphin memes, and a million dollar toilet
The algorithmic arms race driving the spread of harmful content
Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
Tehran continues to fire missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours
20 Mar 2026,·33 mins
How can rewilding help combat climate change?
As rewilding initiatives grow there’s a concern some risk doing more harm than good
19 Mar 2026,·23 mins
Politics Show: Greens, Swinney and bills galore
Natalie Higgins and Lynsey Bews on the latest political stories.
20 Mar 2026,·24 mins
News from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.
20 Mar 2026,·180 mins
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
20 Mar 2026,·4 mins
