The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Grace Thomas. Show more
Farming Today
31/03/22 - Fertiliser, food waste and Australian sheep farmers
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
We look at the discussion around food security and food waste. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the ring ouzel. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this extraordinary achievement of Michelangelo in the Vatican with frescoes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgement on the altar wall. Show more
Woman's Hour
Donna Ockenden and The Ockenden Review
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Ockenden Review. Donna Ockenden on her conclusion that 201 babies and 9 women could have survived if the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust had provided better care. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Russia's path of destruction
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Moscow casts a long shadow over Europe, as buildings are destroyed and the dead lay unburied in cities and towns across Ukraine. Show more
Marking 50 years since its release, director James Watkins explores the impact of The Godfather movie on his life and work. Show more
The BBC Talks department was led by the endlessly energetic Miss Matheson, who was also able to find work for her lover, Vita Sackville-West. Show more
You and Yours
Council tax rebate, VAT on Hospitality, Gleaning
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
People in England in council tax bands A to D, have been promised a rebate of £150, but now there are warnings some could miss out if they don't pay by direct debit. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
Life on the Canals
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Greg Jenner explores a fragment of archive about the last working canal boatmen in the 1960s, and speaks to Julian Dutton about the new era of life on Britain's waterways. Show more
Chris attempts to be honest and there’s bad news at Berrow. Show more
Playwright and screenwriter Peter Flannery has rewritten his multi-award-winning and highly acclaimed TV series Our Friends in the North as an audio drama for BBC Radio 4. Show more
The Saxon Shore Way is a long distance path that runs through East Sussex, Kent and the Medway. It was built by the Romans and fortified to guard against further invasion. Show more
Afghanistan veteran and broadcaster JJ Chalmers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Halo Trust. Show more
Open Book
Here Again Now, Readers guide to Gogol, Lessons in Chemistry
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Elizabeth Day talks to Okechukwu Nzelu about his novel Here Again Now, and explores the work of Nikolai Gogol. Show more
Unreal: The VFX Revolution
A Long, Long Time Ago...
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The story of how visual effects changed and how they changed cinema, told from the inside by Oscar-winner Paul Franklin. 1975, Industrial Light & Magic is born out of necessity. Show more
BBC Inside Science
How can the UK get to zero carbon?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With energy bills soaring, and a commitment to get to net zero carbon by 2050, we discuss the options for cutting our fossil fuel use at the same time as keeping the lights on. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
31/03/2022 Rotherham child sex abuse scandal
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
No police officers will lose their jobs over the child sex abuse scandal in Rotherham.
Why do we care? Why is altruism attractive? Is fairness built into our brains? With Jon Culshaw and Susy Kane. From 2017. Show more
Alice realises what’s important while rules are broken at Bridge Farm. Show more
Front Row
A Clockwork Orange, the National Poetry Competition winner announced, Slow Horses and Coppelia reviewed
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We mark the anniversary of A Clockwork Orange, the winner of the National Poetry Competition is announced, Slow Horses and Coppelia reviewed. Show more
Terrorism and the Mind
The Mental Health Frontline
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What role does mental illness play in violent extremism? Raffaello Pantucci explores a ground-breaking programme which is tackling terrorism by prioritising mental health needs. Show more
Dr Joanne Paul has decided enough is enough. This summer, she'll leave her coveted position as an academic. She asks why so many academics like her are departing the ivory tower. Show more
BBC Inside Science
How can the UK get to zero carbon?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With energy bills soaring, and a commitment to get to net zero carbon by 2050, we discuss the options for cutting our fossil fuel use at the same time as keeping the lights on. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this extraordinary achievement of Michelangelo in the Vatican with frescoes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgement on the altar wall. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Putin threatens to suspend gas supplies to Europe
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The BBC Talks department was led by the endlessly energetic Miss Matheson, who was also able to find work for her lover, Vita Sackville-West. 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 Stephen Tompkinson and Sally Lindsay. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
In Lucy Easthope's memoir about her career in disaster recovery she recalls the response to the Fukushima disaster and averting a nuclear catastrophe. Rebekah Staton reads. 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.
