The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams. Show more
Farming Today
07/01/22 The Secretary of State for the Environment at the Oxford Farming Conference
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Land use change for nature won’t impact food production, says Defra secretary George Eustice. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde creates an installation inspired by migrating barnacle geese. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Amol Rajan and guests look at our rapidly ageing world and ask how governments, and individuals, can prepare for a very different sort of future. Show more
Woman's Hour
Preet Chandi/'Polar Preet'; 'Collector culture'; Playwright, Nell Leyshon; Drones & night street safety; Novelist, Nikki May;
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
'Polar Preet' faced temperatures of -50C, skied 700 miles across Antarctica in 40 days, 7 hours and 3 mins, & narrowly missed setting a new world record by a woman for the trek Show more
Tim Hayward falls down a rabbit hole into the world of fungi, both ancient and largely hidden from view - and the research that’s changing how we understand life on Earth. Show more
New comedy starring Rosie Cavaliero about the trials of a train crew, as they try their best to arrive on time. By The Now Show's Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Show more
Bill Nighy and Anna Calder Marshall star in AL Kennedy's romantic comedy about growing older but no wiser. The identity of the village lurker is revealed. Show more
You and Yours
Active Transport, Pay TV and Online Returns
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How sustainable is the boom in walking and cycling we saw in lockdown? And 'it's TV, Jim, but not as we know it' - how Star Trek fans were left stunned by TV's streaming wars. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Greg Jenner questions whether a 1962 clip of Porton Down tells the whole story. Show more
Someone receives an unexpected gong and Jennifer promises help. Show more
Joleen learns how the world fell apart and must escape captivity with the help of a convict and a blind boat captain. A thriller starring Jessica Barden. Show more
Can we break our addiction to the car? Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT From The Archives: Sustainability Special
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs takes a look through the GQT archives for top tips on sustainable gardening. Show more
Short Works
Because Swiping Made My Grandson Stop Believing in Love
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Eighty year old Louise is determined to show her grandson that love exists and is waiting for him. Written by Emily DeDakis. Show more
Last Word
Lord Rogers (pictured), April Ashley MBE, Joan Didion, Ray Illingworth
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on architect Lord Rogers, transgender pioneer April Ashley, writer Joan Didion, cricketer Ray Illingworth. Show more
In the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal, cricket writer and medic Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
Hollywood actor, Sidney Poitier, has died aged 94 07/01/2022
30 minutes
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The actor, Sidney Poitier, whose pioneering films in the 1950s and 1960s, shone a light on racism and social prejudice, has died. He was 94.
As the News Quiz returns for 2022, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Chris McCausland, Katie Perrior and Ahir Shah to take on the news headlines from the UK and beyond. Show more
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
The Lambeth Walk
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Greg Jenner explores a clip picked at random from the BBC archive in 1939 about a dance craze - The Lambeth Walk. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore David Bowie's impact on cinema. Show more
Any Questions?
Joanna Cherry QC MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Nigel Farage, Kit Malthouse MP
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Reading Minster with Joanna Cherry QC MP, Nigel Farage and Kit Malthouse MP. Show more
Zoe Strimpel reflects on the impact of rapid home delivery on the way we live our lives, and asks what our human experience might lose from this democratisation of laziness. Show more
Belfast writer Glenn Patterson explores the background to the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history - the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Sydney Poitier, actor who broke down racial barriers, is dead
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Bill Nighy and Anna Calder Marshall star in AL Kennedy's romantic comedy about growing older but no wiser. The identity of the village lurker is revealed. Show more
Great Lives
William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland, picks the man behind Unilever, William Lever Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports on how the new year has begun for the government, worries over spiking in nightclubs and the threat from Russia.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50
Melissa Chemam - An Installation by Lubaina Himid
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Five writers on looking at art, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing - the 1972 TV series presented by John Berger, which was turned into a best-selling book. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
