The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection. Producer: Seamus Boyd Show more
Farming Today
12/01/22 - River pollution investigations reduced, shellfish exports and beef prices
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The Environment Agency has said it’s reducing it’s response to low-level water pollution incidents because of a lack of funding. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how the call of a tawny owl takes her back to her childhood, reminding her of people and a feeling that slipped into memory. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and a look at the government's promise on boosters. Show more
Oliver Burkeman explores how both natural selection and the construction of modern society suppress nuanced thinking. Show more
Woman's Hour
Safety of Women; Sarak Sak; Adjoa Andoh and Julie Cooper; Women on Coins; Adolescent Skin
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Emma meets Sarak Sak, whose son Anthony Walgate was the first victim of Stephen Port, and actor Adjoa Andoh and composer Julie Cooper talk about their new collaboration Continuum. Show more
80 years ago women were conscripted into the UK armed forces. The final few tell their extraordinary stories of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and how it changed their lives. Show more
Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends
Ballroom dancer Fred Astaire
28 minutes
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Professional dancer Oti Mabuse explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance. Sir Matthew Bourne talks to Oti about his dancing legend - Fred Astaire Show more
Yusuf begins his stay with Hamid and Maimuna, where he is required to act as their boy-servant, while Uncle Aziz goes off on another trading expedition. Show more
You and Yours
Care home isolation, Unwanted Gadgets, Prescription Charges
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The impact of more care home visiting restrictions.
How best to recycle unwanted gadgets from Christmas.
Plans to make people in England keep paying for prescriptions for longer. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
If People Can't Let Slip...
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Historian Greg Jenner seeks the help of Professor Steven Fielding and Sathnam Sanghera to navigate his way around a short news item from 1977. Show more
Ed makes his feelings known and Mike’s painting the town red. Show more
The rise and fall of Anna Delvey, who conned New York high society into believing that she was a multi-millionaire heiress. Vicky Baker and Chloe Moss dig deeper into the scandal. Show more
What support and money is available for young people leaving care? Show more
Why is the new Omicron Covid variant more infectious and are the existing drug treatments still effective? James Gallagher puts your questions to the experts. Show more
Strangers: Laurie Taylor explores Xenophobia, the fear or hatred of those we do not know. Show more
The Media Show
The Editor Planning to Shake Up News
27 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ben Smith aims to take on CNN, the New York Times and the BBC. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
12/01/2022 Boris Johnson has apologised after admitting attending a social gathering during the first lockdown.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Boris Johnson has offered what he called a "heartfelt apology" for attending a drinks party in the garden of Number Ten at the height of the first lockdown
Ellie Taylor shares controversial opinions, her dislike of exercise, and tries to convince the audience to avoid it. From 2021. Show more
Peggy’s kindness knows no bounds and Amy lends her shoulder. Show more
Front Row
Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Robert Preston on his award-winning biography of Robert Maxwell, and the problems in pressing plants caused by our rediscovered love of vinyl. Show more
Michael Buerk chairs debate examining a moral issue from the week's news. With panellists Melanie Phillips, Tim Stanley, Ash Sarkar and Mona Siddiqui. Show more
Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings which were due to be thrown out. Show more
What makes someone family? Paris speaks to a woman who found out her father wasn't exactly her father and another woman who will probably never even meet her offspring. Show more
The Media Show
The Editor Planning to Shake Up News
27 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ben Smith aims to take on CNN, the New York Times and the BBC. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Johnson admits attending party during lockdown
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Yusuf begins his stay with Hamid and Maimuna, where he is required to act as their boy-servant, while Uncle Aziz goes off on another trading expedition. Show more
Bunk Bed
Series 9
A comic pillow fight between Patrick Marber and Peter Curran, with a ghostly visitation from science fiction godfather H.G Wells
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. This time, musings in the dark on HG Wells, national pride and Seamus Heaney. Show more
Sophie Willan explores being 'polite' in a middle class world and how her upbringing has changed her perception. From 2018. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The death of the car manufacturing industry in Detroit created a new urban ecosystem of abandonment. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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