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04/03/2026
Sean Curran reports as Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face each other at PMQs.
05/03/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Episode 3: Heart
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.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
Out of the Shadows
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones.
05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.
The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Margaret Beaufort
How one woman helped her son survive the Wars of the Roses to become the first Tudor king.
Get Real (with Hugo Rifkind)
Who is a 'real person' in politics? How do politicians use language to change reality?
Allergy training, A Woman of Substance, Ramadan & 'sandwich generation', Model Charli Howard
Schools in England to provide allergy awareness training for staff in new guidance.
Assisted dying
Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life.
Episode 4: Suffering
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Entrepreneurs: Your Questions Answered
Three top entrepreneurs answer your questions about starting and managing a business.
Dough - Trains
Could ticketless travel be coming to our future rail network? Greg Foot investigates.
The latest weather forecast
War widens in the Middle East
A well-known dissident inside Iran tell us he is not hopeful the regime will fall.
Waugh: What Is He Good For?
4. A Handful of Dust - The Cheating Game
Russell Kane delves into seven of Evelyn Waugh’s most important works: A Handful of Dust.
There’s an upset at Bridge Farm.
Good People
4. The Miracle
The group is making waves, with Abbie's help. But they need funding. And fast.
Hedgerow havens
Martha Kearney finds out about hedgerows, learning about their history and their ecology.
Build It International
Supporter Liseli Sumbwanyambe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Build It International
News Avoidance, Counterpoint, and Ukrainecast Follow-Up
Andrea Catherwood discusses news avoidance, the conflict in Iran and positive news.
Why did the US and Israel launch a war with Iran, and what comes next?
What will happen to the Iranian regime now?
How is war being fought in space?
Space warfare, space manufacturing and satellite data at Space Comm Expo
Keir Starmer defends his approach to Iran war
The prime minister says he has provided "calm, level-headed leadership" in response.
Sir Keir Starmer rejects criticism of his response to war in the Middle East
The prime minster says the UK is sending four fighter jets to Qatar
Randy Feltface
4. Water
Randy Feltface cries a river.
It all comes down to head or heart for Helen.
Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein
Plus Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley and award-winning film Sound of Falling.
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?
Joanna Scanlan, Adèle Anderson, Faye Tozer, Elles Bailey, ERNIE
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Trump tells Iranian diplomats to defect
President Trump tells Iranian officials to leave their posts and apply for asylum
Murmuration
A spaceship returns to Earth after a long journey seeking other habitable planets.
The Decline of Marriage: Why We Need to Prioritise Family Life (Ed Davies)
Marriage rates have fallen to historic lows, but what are the consequences?
Susan Hulme reports on plans to help Britons stranded in the Middle East.
