The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. Show more
Land can be used for so many things - habitat restoration, carbon capture, solar panels, flood prevention, housing... and of course growing food. Do we need a land use strategy? Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet. Linnets gather in large flocks to feed on weed-seeds and the seeds of oilseed rape and flax left behind after harvesting. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how Weber drew on the idea of charisma in religion to explain why people follow some leaders loyally rather than dutifully, for better or worse Show more
Woman's Hour
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe's release
58 minutes
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The Foreign Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister Liz Truss MP joins the programme. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Crossing into unknown territory
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Refugees cramming onto trains brings back memories of the Second World War, amid an invasion that heralds a grim new political reality. Show more
Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil
The pursuit of excellence
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good and asks if the cut-throat culture around contesting is worth it. Show more
By Alix Nathan. In Hawkswith, Edward and Hester try to piece together what happened to Sarah. In London, Eve makes a decision. Show more
You and Yours
Homes for Ukraine, Food Banks and YouTube music copyright
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Homes for Ukraine, food banks, NHS continuing care and YouTube music copyright. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The Museums That Make Us
The Hepworth, Wakefield
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil follows the road signs to Wakefield, where the new Hepworth Gallery now stands amidst old spinning mills and industrial decay, inspiring a very different local pride. Show more
Justin fears the worst and Fallon reaches out. Show more
Playwright and screenwriter Peter Flannery has rewritten his multi-award winning and highly acclaimed TV series Our Friends in the North as audio drama for BBC Radio 4. Show more
Ramblings
Around Dulwich Woods with Floella Benjamin
24 minutes
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Clare Balding joins Baroness Floella Benjamin on a walk in a favourite London greenspace. Show more
Actor, writer and single parent Arabella Weir makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Gingerbread. Show more
Elizabeth Day talks to Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James about the second installment of his Dark Star trilogy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Why are tide times and ranges so different around the UK? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2022. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Global food security during Ukraine conflict
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We discuss possible food shocks of the Ukraine conflict, lead poisoning in birds, the future of Covid monitoring, and a landmark moment in the plan to return humans to the moon. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
17/03/2022 P&O Ferries sack eight hundred staff with immediate effect
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Russian forces in Ukraine continue to pound civilian targets.
How is our perception of women affected when 'normal' has meant 'male' for centuries? With Jon Culshaw and Susy Kane. From 2017. Show more
It’s a big day for Harrison and tension mounts at the shop. Show more
Front Row
Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed
42 minutes
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Mark Rylance on new film The Phantom of the Open, Julian Knight on The Unboxed Festival, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed Show more
The Briefing Room
Russia's invasion: what could a peace deal look like?
29 minutes
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Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have been underway this week. If some sort of peace is to be brokered what compromises might be required to get there? Show more
Evan Davis and guests examine the prospects for business from this government priority for increasing economic activity beyond the south east of England. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Global food security during Ukraine conflict
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We discuss possible food shocks of the Ukraine conflict, lead poisoning in birds, the future of Covid monitoring, and a landmark moment in the plan to return humans to the moon. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how Weber drew on the idea of charisma in religion to explain why people follow some leaders loyally rather than dutifully, for better or worse Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis - UN emergency meeting
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Alix Nathan. In Hawkswith, Edward and Hester try to piece together what happened to Sarah. In London, Eve makes a decision. Show more
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Joining team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor are Rachel Parris and Stephen Tompkinson. Show more
News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen
The Accidental Historian
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The Italian writer and playwright, Niccolo Machiavelli, whose History of Florence is seen as a landmark in the way history is written. 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.
