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03/03/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
04/03/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Episode 2: Brain
Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
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.
The Chancellor's Spring Statement Forecast - with Sean Curran.
Beyond Procrastination
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones.
04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site
MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
83. Dangerous Ideas
Matthew Syed considers whether some ideas are simply too dangerous to explore.
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
Matrescence, Mexico's 'searching mothers', New novel The Night Nag
Neurologists report a change in grey matter in pregnant women's brains.
Bogus self-employment - who pays the price?
Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us?
March 2nd to March 8th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Episode 3: Heart
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Disputed Wills, Energy Bills, Selling Your Property
The number of people contesting wills is increasing.
The latest weather forecast
US submarine sinks Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
New attacks, apparently from Iran, have been reported in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Waugh: What Is He Good For?
3. Black Mischief - Not Black and White
Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works: Black Mischief.
Brian is economical with the truth.
The Lion
News of an escaped lion turns the lives of the residents of an Estonian town upside down.
The plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales
Will the Courts and Tribunals Bill bring down the backlog in the criminal courts?
Is AI the future of learning?
Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if artificial intelligence is the future of learning.
The Generation Game
David Yelland and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty on the struggle to cut through to Gen Z.
Media coverage of Middle East conflict, Green Party’s by-election victory chances "missed" by journalists? Nonagenarian podcast
Media reporting of the Middle East conflict, Green Party victory "missed" by journalists?
US submarine torpedoes Iranian warship
US-Israeli airstrikes continue in Iran as Pentagon confirms it torpedoed an Iranian ship.
America torpedoes an Iranian warship
140 people are presumed dead after the ship was sunk close to Sri Lanka
Live from the UK
S2 E2: Do You Prefer Individual or Group?
Suzi Ruffell, Kyrah Gray, Alana Jackson and Danny McLoughlin join Angela Barnes.
There’s an upset at Bridge Farm.
Will Self on The Quantity Theory of Morality
Will Self on his latest satirical novel which looks at the alienation of modern life.
Is it moral to attack Iran?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
The Long View: Deep Fakes - Seeing is Believing
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Deep Fakes.
Why are men getting penis fillers?
James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
Israel and the US begin new wave of strikes on Iran
More bombing in Iran tonight as US Senate bid to limit Trump war powers fails
Windfall
What to do in a world where it seems increasingly irresponsible to have children?
Slim's Guide to Life
3. Twenties
Climb aboard for Slim tales of being a bus driver, and an unforgettable first comedy gig.
Aurie Styla: Tech Talk
S2 E2: Sounds Good to Me
The strange world of music without tapes, CDs… and maybe eventually, artists.
Sean Curran reports as Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face each other at PMQs.
