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Roleplay
Blanche DuBois
One big role. Actors who have played the part tell their stories. Today: Blanche DuBois.
21/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Episode 5: The myths of motherhood
A writer’s journey through the experience of otherness.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
Bedtime or Wake-up time?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Paul Kerensa.
Life Without Rats
Surely a world without the rodents we look to exterminate anyway would be fine?
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
The Mourne Mountain Fires
How this landscape, often shrouded in cloud and rain, is affected by recurrent fires.
21/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: farm vets, sheep shearer visas, 25 years since Foot and Mouth
Farm vets, shearer visas, and 25 years since the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Jack Thorne, Hostage Negotiation, Family History, and the Inheritance Tracks of Marian Keyes
Jack Thorne joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
History of Spices: commerce, colonialism and culinary innovation
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the global history of spices and the spice trade.
Series 51
University College London
Jay Rayner's panel answer questions at University College London's Institute of Making.
Social Mobility: How to Break the Link Between Background and Opportunity (Joe Seddon)
Regional inequality is holding people back, and Joe Seddon wants to do something about it.
Ukraine: Four years of war
Soldiers and civilians share their stories of grief, resistance and desire for peace.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Motor Finance Claims and Pay by Bank
Claims management firms for customers mis-sold car finance are being warned over fees.
Series 119
7. The worst birthday ever
Mark Steel is back on the panel and top of the agenda is some royal breaking news.
The latest weather forecast
Simon Hoare MP, Anne McElvoy, Layla Moran MP, Luke Pollard MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Chittlehampton Village Hall in North Devon.
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
20/02/2026
It’s party time in the events barn.
Double Exposure
Documentary drama about civil rights photographer Ernest Withers, by Sol B River.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rosamund Pike, Nadiya Hussain, Gisele Pelicot memoir, Dr Punam Krishan, Ketamine & young people
Actor Rosamund Pike on motherhood and masculinity.
Full coverage of the day's news
'We're appeasing the tech bros': Beeban Kidron, from film-maker to lawmaker
What links Bridget Jones to social media regulation?
President Trump announces 15% global tariffs
President Trump is increasing the tariffs he announced yesterday.
Lucy Beaumont, Gizzi Erskine, Alasdair Beckett-King, Jonny Balchandani, Jesca Hoop & Lail Arad with The Songs of Joni Mitchell
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Gavin Newsom
Californian governor and Trump’s political nemesis.
Surrogacy
Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical debates around the start and end of human life.
The Choke
Brains behaving badly: how talented people are fooled into failing.
Impulsive: Omnibus (part 1)
Noel Titheradge uncovers the devastating side effects of dopamine agonist drugs.
Chefs, Creativity and the Cost of Living Crisis
Sheila Dillon talks to chefs about creativity in a cost of living crisis.
Comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa walks us through British immigration law.
Series 39
Heat 7, 2026
The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
