The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Salma El-Wardany. Show more
Farming Today
28/05/20 - Re-opening rural communities, AI in goats and free range eggs.
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Should rural tourism businesses be allowed to "un-lock"? Show more
Conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the rarely heard sound of the stone curlew. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the paradoxes attributed to Zeno of Elea (c490-430BC) which have stimulated mathematicians and philosophers for millennia. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women, alcohol & lockdown; Jenny Colgan; Michele Roberts
46 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
How do you cope with an alcohol problem under lockdown? And what support is out there? Show more
As the nights draw in, Syrian refugee Yana learns more about her fellow runners and her strange new home. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Israel's prime minister in the dock
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Stories from Zimbabwe, Sweden, Siberia, Malta, and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial in Jerusalem. With Kate Adie. Show more
Knights fighting snails, murderous rabbits, mischievous monkeys. The images in medieval margins range from the playful to the bizarre. With Dr Alixe Bovey. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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The fourth of five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis. The Revenge. (William finds that 'doin' deeds of kindness' isn't always a good idea.) Show more
You and Yours
Flight refunds; Charity shops; Airbnb rentals
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Airline passengers complain of lengthy delays in getting refunds for flights cancelled because of the Coronavirus. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
The Great Post Office Trial
4. Navigating the Matrix
16 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by its own sub-postmasters. Today, the campaign finds some important allies in Westminster. Show more
Josh faces some tough decisions in locked down Brookfield and it’s the day of reckoning for Harrison. Show more
We rejoin Rumpole and Hilda in the late 1950s. Rumpole is seduced into defending an attractive woman violinist accused of murder. Starring Timothy West and Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more
In a joyful celebration of 20 years spent walking on air, Clare Balding digs deep into the exhilarating archives of Ramblings to share the best moments from her favourite walks. Show more
Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide. Show more
Open Book
Daniel Mason, Pride and Prejudice, Bob Geldof
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Mariella Frostrup talks to psychiatrist-turned-author Daniel Mason about his highly anticipated short story collection, A Registry Of My Passage On Earth. Show more
Surfing the British New Wave. Francine Stock presents this week's lockdown choice, which is not a movie, but a whole movement. Featuring Sir Tom Courtenay, Shirley Anne Field and Murray Melvin. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Marnie Chesterton on testing and tracing coronavirus, and the traces that our everyday movements can leave behind. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
28/05/2020 Johnson & Sturgeon announce further easing of coronavirus lockdown
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Small groups will be allowed to meet outdoors in England and Scotland, while keeping two metres apart if they're from different households.
Sitcom about a fraudster dad on parole featuring Steve Speirs, Katy Wix and Elis James... Show more
David attempts to restore peace at locked down Brookfield and Josh makes his choice. Show more
Front Row
Can arts venues survive social distancing?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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With such reduced capacity can venues ever make the finances stack up, and what is lost when the audience, and performers, must be so far apart? Show more
Kennedy interviews the arresting officer at the siege in Pawtuxet where Joseph Curwen died back in 1980. Starring Barnaby Kay. Show more
The Law Show
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: pragmatic but unprincipled?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Earlier this year, Airbus was ordered to pay billions in fines in a deferred prosecution agreement. But Airbus has not been convicted of any crimes. Joshua Rozenberg investigates. Show more
Businesses mothballed, fears of mass unemployment. Welcome to postwar Britain in 1945. Ring any bells? What can the UK economy learn from the postwar period? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Marnie Chesterton on testing and tracing coronavirus, and the traces that our everyday movements can leave behind. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the paradoxes attributed to Zeno of Elea (c490-430BC) which have stimulated mathematicians and philosophers for millennia. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
More easing of lockdown restrictions
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Sheila has her heart set on getting married at the village church, but Moran has other ideas. Read by Lloyd Hutchinson. Show more
Andrew Maxwell introduces comics in Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik performing to an audience in London. From 2017. Show more
Jarvis Cocker continues his prowl through the dark. This evening he invites you on a curb crawl around the seamy side of town as he explores the theme 'night manoeuvres'. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Dara and family prepare for the new term, but they manage to spend some sunny days out before school, and autumn, begin. Show more
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