The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
23/06/20 - Rethink: Barbara Bray MBE on nutrition and food systems
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Director of the Oxford Farming Conference and Nuffield Scholar Barbara Bray discusses the importance of nutrition with Anna Hill, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Gary Moore on the Manx Shearwater
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore tells how he became a launching pad for migrating Manx shearwater when he took a trip to the island of Skomer off the coast of Wales. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Rosie Campbell speeds into the future as she reveals how the Covid-19 crisis accelerates changes to our world that were not expected until at least 2025. Show more
Join Greg Jenner in the Stone Age to meet the Neolithic people of Skara Brae. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Prison Doctor, Public Speaking, Holiday Clubs, Contraception & Lockdown
52 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dr Amanda Brown on working as a GP at a women-only prison; Theresa May on the speaker circuit; the situation re holiday clubs and out-of-school childcare this summer. Show more
In 1962, prison guard Thomas Scott investigates the story of condemned man William Telfer - and begins to believe he is innocent. Read by Jimmy Chisholm. Show more
The physicist Maurice Wilkins, alongside Watson and Crick, was awarded the Nobel Prize for elucidating DNA's structure. Why did he end up as the 'Third Man of the double helix?' Show more
Verity Sharp listens to how the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets are responding to the loss of species. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 7/10 Mr Knightley invites Harriet to dance. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: How are you taking care of your mental health? email youandyours@bbc.co.uk
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Everyone has been affected in one way or another by the coronavirus lockdown. How have you been looking after your mental health during it? 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.
Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed. Show more
Kirsty attempts to make the best of a bad situation and there’s panic at Brookfield. Show more
Revelations about Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions presents the UN with a difficult dilemma in Guy Hibbert's two-part drama. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound about remixing and reinventing the world presented by Josie Long. From 2020. Show more
"What’s the point of wasps?" Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate the role of wasps in the world. From 2020. Show more
Is the West losing a technological race with China? Amid controversy over the role of Huawei, Western nations are scrambling to avoid dependency. But is it already too late? Show more
Crime writer Val McDermid and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they really love, including an exciting new book about Shakespeare. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
23/06/2020 Lockdown to be relaxed in England from July 4
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Two households will be able to meet, and pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can reopen
Policeman turned comic Alfie Moore gives an audience police powers in a case reminiscent of a Bruce Lee film. From 2017. Show more
Helen hatches a plan and Susan’s confidence takes a knock Show more
As part of the BBC’s Rethink season, Front Row talks to four people with big ideas for changing the arts world after Covid-19. Show more
Lynne Truss observes the people of Meridian Cliffs, a small wind-battered town on the south coast, where a white van is proving a menace on the roads. Show more
A global network of neo-Nazis is recruiting in the UK. Reporter Daniel De Simone unmasks some of its most concerning figures. Show more
Peter talks to three blind people about how lockdown has affected them and asks whether the so-called "new normal" will roll back the advances made by the blind and VI community. Show more
A new therapy to help with memory and concentration in bipolar disorder; brain differences in owls and larks; online status indicators. Show more
Rosie Campbell speeds into the future as she reveals how the Covid-19 crisis accelerates changes to our world that were not expected until at least 2025. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Relaxation of social distancing rules from two metres to one
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 7/10 Mr Knightley invites Harriet to dance. Show more
You'll Do
Body Image with Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Comedians Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson join Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to talk about finding confidence and couples therapy. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Helen Lewis examines the lives of women who have made a difference: who rose above their circumstances to effect urgently needed change in society. Some of them were difficult. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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