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30/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Mentorship or friendship?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Furaha Mussanzi.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cybernetics
The origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines.
Armando Iannucci and Natalie Haynes decode the baffling world of political language.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.
Episode 4
1856: At just 19 years old, Mary Ann Patten captains a merchant clipper ship.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Exposing the secret techniques criminals use to steal your money.
Vibration Plates
Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Grace & The White Album
James Peak buys old things for Tony's antiques stall in Enfield Town, and hears stories…
29/04/2026
Bert doesn’t want to be alone.
King's Pawn
The Prince and the Peloton
Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.
Roadside Verges
Martha Kearney explores the forgotten and neglected world of roadside verges.
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
Hugh Bonneville makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the National Youth Theatre
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Full coverage of the day's news
Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club S2
S2 E2: Angry Middle-Aged White Men
Geoff asks why middle-aged white men are so angry online.
Natasha sees an opportunity.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Cammy Barnes, Chris Forbes, Edith Bowman, Danielle Jam, Alys Williams, Ant Thomaz
Edith Bowman and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The sequel to Sally Carson’s rediscovered masterpiece Crooked Cross.
01/05/2026
