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Series 39
Heat 7, 2026
The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
22/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Jennifer Niven
Author Jennifer Niven invites Take Four Books to ‘Meet the Newmans’ in her newest novel.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
St Nicholas church, Durweston in Dorset
Bells on Sunday comes from St Nicholas church, Durweston in Dorset.
Cunard Cruises, NaviLens on Ultra-Processed Foods
A campaign to help visually impaired people better identify ultra-processed foods.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Gentrification in Detroit and London
Failed gentrification in Detroit and the human cost of urban redevelopment in 1920s London
Transition Turriefield
Rose Ferraby meets a couple helping provide fresh food in Shetland.
The latest weather reports and forecast
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Encephalitis International
Actor Jemma Redgrave makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Encephalitis International.
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
A Journey Through Lent - Not by Bread Alone
Sunday Worship on this 1st Sunday in Lent is from the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool.
The discovery of the coelacanth
In 1938, a fish was found that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years
Liz Berry on the Wren
Poet Liz Berry on the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve in the Black Country.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Roula Khalaf, journalist
Roula Khalaf, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
Alice has a suggestion to put to Rex.
21/02/2026
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Series 96
3. Do I need to repeat myself?
Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth, Emma Sidi and Desiree Burch.
The latest weather forecast
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
Someone Else's Problem: Exporting the Housing Crisis
What happens when homeless families from London are rehoused in the North East?
Chaldon
Peter Gibbs and the GQT team are in Chaldon.
Gone with the Wind - Episode Three
John Yorke explores Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel Gone with the Wind.
Gone with the Wind: Episode 3
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
John Lanchester
James Crawford discusses Look What You Made Me Do and its connections to three other works
Heat 8, 2026
Birth of the G7
In November 1975, leaders of six nations met in France to solve an economic crisis.
Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance.
Andrew Peach
Andrew Peach presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Chelsea's getting more hopeful about her business plans.
The Extractor
Hilik Magnus reflects on the values that inspire him to rescue people for a living.
Power and Poverty
A series of personal reflections on power.
Language Extinction
Michael Rosen talks to Sophia Smith Galer about the languages we're losing from the world.
20/02/2026
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
John Keats
How one of the great Romantic poets produced so much in his brilliant but short life.
Thief by Tahmima Anam
A specially commissioned short story by the award-winning writer Tahmima Anam.
