The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston, part of the Jesuit Mission to St Dominic's Roman Catholic Church, Newcastle. Show more
Farming Today
23/12/21 Cornish oysters, new NI farm policy, migrant farm workers, Christmas meat
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Today, the UK oysters still not going to Europe, and the new post-Brexit agriculture policy for Northern Ireland. Show more
Chris Packham presents the wild turkey. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire based in the Land of Hatti during the Late Bronze Age, in modern Turkey, and the discoveries there over the last century. Show more
Woman's Hour
Joan Collins, Prof Sharon Peacock, Jacquie White & Mary Bousted, Kayley Inuksuk Mackay & Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik, Usma Saeed
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The BBC documentary This is Joan Collins airing over Christmas charts the star's relationships, literary career and worldwide fame as Alexis in the TV series Dynasty. Show more
How Kadiatu, from Sierra Leone, was tricked into working as a housemaid in Oman – and how she’s coping now with life back home. Show more
Composer Sir James MacMillan considers Mahler’s complex faith life at a time of anti-Semitism and great personal tragedy. Show more
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley
4. The Second Gift
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Mary, Joseph and 12 year-old Jesus travel to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. On the way back Jesus is missing. They retrace their steps. And discover something extraordinary. Show more
You and Yours
Festive deliveries, Carer update, Plant-based meat
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
No-one can compete with Santa when it comes to delivering parcels. Sadly, listeners have been emailing to say they've had poor service from the delivery firm, Hermes. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Biella discovers the different reasons people hack their own bodies. Show more
Jazzer’s got stage fright and Susan’s kindness knows no bounds. Show more
Paul, Ros and Sarah’s lives become fatally entwined in the season finale. Show more
Open Country
Bright lights and bees at Blenheim
24 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Helen Mark explores the parkland, farmland and ancient woodland of the Blenheim Palace estate near Woodstock in Oxfordshire. Show more
Nozandulela (Nozi) Samela makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity mothers2mothers. Show more
Open Book
Twelve days of Christmas with Laura Barnett, A literary postcard from Moscow; Best of 2021's non-fiction
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Johny Pitts talks to Laura Barnett about her novel Gifts, explores a range of non-fiction titles from this year, and takes delivery of a wintery literary postcard from Moscow. Show more
Should we eat, drink and be merry or make sacrifices now to benefit our future selves? Professor Steven Pinker's guide to thinking better. Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain?
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Victoria Gill hears of ancient DNA evidence for an unrecognised mass migration into Britain 3,000 years ago, tentative omicron optimism, reindeer farming, and seal pup fostering. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
23/12/2021The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, is warning that the NHS is in danger of being overwhelmed by the surge in Omicron.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, is warning that the NHS is in danger of being overwhelmed by the surge in Omicron.
The chat show where the audience are the stars, hosted by the inimitable Tim Vine. Show more
Someone comes knocking for Alan and opportunity knocks for one of the stars of The Mysteries. Show more
Front Row
Joan Didion remembered, Call the Midwife, The Tragedy of Macbeth and a review of the year in culture
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Essayist Olivia Laing remembers writer Joan Didion, Heidi Thomas on Call the Midwife and critics Briony Hanson and Ekow Eshun review The Tragedy of Macbeth and the year in culture. Show more
Space satellites destroyed by missiles or blinded by lasers. Could that be the future of conflict above our heads? David Aaronovitch talks to the experts about war in space. Show more
Helen Lewis talks to Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven about what recent research reveals of how testosterone shapes all our lives. Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain?
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Victoria Gill hears of ancient DNA evidence for an unrecognised mass migration into Britain 3,000 years ago, tentative omicron optimism, reindeer farming, and seal pup fostering. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire based in the Land of Hatti during the Late Bronze Age, in modern Turkey, and the discoveries there over the last century. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UK Health Security Agency say Omicron news is "encouraging"
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley
4. The Second Gift
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMMary, Joseph and 12 year-old Jesus travel to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. On the way back Jesus is missing. They retrace their steps. And discover something extraordinary. Show more
Great Lives
Jeanne Baret, first woman to sail round the globe
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The first woman who sailed round the globe did so dressed as a man. Nina Sosanya chooses an extraordinary great life. Show more
No amount of yuletide joy nor a festive stable, can hide Tom’s despair of working on Christmas day. With Tom Basden. From 2015. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Actor and epicure Stanley Tucci is navigating life as a widower when an encounter at a friend's wedding changes everything.
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