The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol Show more
Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, delivered a bombshell ruling this week. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Rabbi Harvey Belovski examines the benefits of living in the moment, highlighting the importance of accepting and understanding the unpredictable nature of the future. Show more
Naturalists Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark discuss another pick from the Living World archive. Today they discuss the dormancy habits of one of most familiar insects, Ladybirds. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Handel's Brockes Passion; Unparliamentary language; Religious education
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme with Emily Buchanan. Show more
Radio presenter Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity SafeHands Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Live from St John’s parish church in Devizes, Wiltshire, to mark the Harvest Festival. Show more
Michael Morpurgo reflects on old age and how to deal with growing old. Show more
Kate Humble presents the goosander. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including calming Parliament and apple tasting. Reviewing the news - Labour's Baroness Prosser, radio's Dotun Adebayo and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen. Show more
It’s an emotional night for the Aldridge family and Justin’s nose is pushed out of joint. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter
52 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter, shares the eight tracks, books and luxury she'd want with her if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
The Food Programme
Food Additives, Part 2: The Debate
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sheila Dillon is joined by an expert panel to discuss the role of additives in our everyday lives and diets; with input from a live audience of listeners and industry professionals Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Ben Ferguson explores corporate sponsorship in the arts and the murkier area of brand-artist collaboration and asks what selling out really means in today's art world. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Highclere Castle: Correspondence Edition
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Highclere Castle for a correspondence edition of the show. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Global Citizenship, Modern Migration
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Three conversations with German, American, Scottish and English voices and sentiments. Fi Glover presents. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lady Shonagon is banished from the palace and separated from her policeman and sent back to her brother. Stars Ruth Gemmell. Show more
Open Book
Dana Czapnik, Black Death novels, Imani Perry on Corregidora
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dana Czapnik discusses her debut novel The Falconer and two writers explain why they were drawn to the Black Death as the backdrop for their recent novels. Show more
Radio 4 celebrates the coming of autumn with a day of poetry Show more
BBC reporter Jordan Dunbar (pictured) investigates the therapy industry after a bad experience when he sought help for his mental health in the private sector. Show more
Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, delivered a bombshell ruling this week. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
29/09/2019 Boris says Benn Law wont stop Brexit
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Boris Johnson says he's confident that the law voted for by MPs to prevent a No Deal Brexit -- will not stop Britain's withdrawal next month.
Poet and songwriter Stewart Henderson makes his pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Ian begins to have doubts and Tracy makes herself at home Show more
Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha’s definitely over Deepak. Or so she says. Stars Nikesh Patel. Show more
Lydia Wilson continues Cynan Jones' gripping series set in the tangible near future. Today: tensions rise up in the Lakes, where the Water Train begins its long journey south. Show more
More or Less
Austerity Deaths, C-Sections and being struck by lightning.
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Has Austerity caused 120 thousand deaths in the UK and does God hate men? Tim Harford and team investigate these claims and more. Show more
Last Word
Jacques Chirac, Sir Michael Edwardes, Cokie Roberts, Pat Cavendish O’Neill
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Julian Worricker on former French president Jacques Chirac; Sir Michael Edwardes, chairman of British Leyland; TV journalist Cokie Roberts; racehorse trainer Pat Cavendish O'Neill. Show more
One in every 200 adults in Stoke-on-Trent became insolvent in 2018 - the highest rate in England and Wales. We find out why. Show more
Radio presenter Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity SafeHands Show more
In Business
How Politics Broke Up with Business
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Why have politicians gone from cosying up to businesses to turning a deaf ear to their concerns? Spoiler alert - it's not just Brexit. Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme live from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester . Show more
Asif Kapadia talks about Cyclo, the film that influenced Amy, Diego Maradona and The Warrior. Show more
Adam Fowler records artists at work in different locations - from the ramparts of a ruined castle to a small, echoing chamber - to test how acoustics affect their creativity. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Julia Langdon was so concerned about her elderly father’s driving that she reported him to the DVLA. Julia asks if we need to force the over 70s to have their driving assessed. Show more
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.