News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Jonathan Freedland compares Donald Trump's trade plans with tariffs proposed by Alexander Hamilton, just a few years after the founding of the American Republic. Show more

Derek Mooney explores whether the maligned grey squirrel deserves its reputation as an unstoppable interloper. From 2016. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music. Led by Monsignor Tony Rogers. Show more

Birth stories as part of our series, Birth, Bump and Beyond, Winnie Mandela, a history of women in Holloway Prison and being a young feminist in Myanmar. Show more

Now at art school in London, Claudia despairs of British cooking – then her Egyptian parents join her. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman. Show more

As we dream of sending humans to Mars, the psychological problems of a mission loom large. Claudia Hammond investigates the mindset behind the drive needed to reach the red planet. Show more

An intimate portrait of the American singer-songwriter and actor Sharon Van Etten, whose elegant voice has been described as being wrapped in 'rasp and sorrow'. Show more

On this day in 1918, the British scuttled several of their own submarines off the Finnish coast, and in Folkestone, Sylvia jeopardises her comfortable life. Show more

Consumer phone-in. If you're thinking of making cuts to your budget, what's going - your holiday, your car or your morning cappuccino? Show more

The latest weather forecast.

Analysis of news and current affairs.

Airmen recall the Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen, being shot down in April 1918. Show more

Jim wants answers, and Emma feels the pressure. Show more

By Declan Dineen. Rom-com set in the Antarctic. Scientist Rory McLelland cannot believe his luck when his university crush arrives at his research station in the Antarctic. Show more

Josie Long present stories about ventures into the woods, from tree climbing to getting lost in the forest. From 2018. Show more

Donald Trump met fierce opposition when he built a golf course on Scottish sand dunes. Today a new course is planned for dune habitat in the Highlands. Peter Gibbs investigates. Show more

Documentary. Entrepreneur Natalie Campbell investigates the consequences of our modern obsession with leadership. Show more

Comedian Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, chooses Don Van Vliet – aka musician Captain Beefheart. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

A 17-year-old girl becomes the latest person to be shot dead in the capital.

The group discover that Simon has been keeping another big secret – and it’s not just him! Starring John Hannah. From 2016. Show more

Will jumps to conclusions, and Rex slips up. Show more

Aminatta Forna on her novel Happiness, set in modern London from the perspective of those passing through. And how is the #MeToo movement changing romantic fiction? Show more

Now at art school in London, Claudia despairs of British cooking – then her Egyptian parents join her. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman. Show more

Documentary. How is it that trans people have come out of the shadows and become so visible when for decades their lives were hidden? Maria Margaronis investigates. Show more

Lee Kumutat is joined by Karina Jones, Sam Latif and Kerry Campbell to discuss what it means, and how it feels, to be a blind woman. Show more

Peter Curran investigates the history and psychology of our 100-year-old compulsion to consume snacks and movies at the same time. Show more

Jonathan Freedland compares Donald Trump's trade plans with tariffs proposed by Alexander Hamilton, just a few years after the founding of the American Republic. Show more

A former senior Homeland Security official says the plan to deploy the military on the Mexican border would be 'illegal'. Netanyahu cancels a proposed deal on African migrants. Show more

Nelson brings home Melanie, apparently his new girlfriend. But the two do not act like lovers. Melanie seems particularly unperturbed by having to have separate rooms. Show more

Critically acclaimed comedian Carey Marx unexpectedly suffered a heart attack a few years ago. He survived and turned his experience into a stand-up show. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores life in the digital world. Aleks explores whether technology can change our perspective by allowing us to walk in another man's shoes. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Remembering his early years as a doctor, Professor Hans Rosling graphically demonstrates how fear can cloud our judgement and stop us thinking rationally. Read by Adrian Rawlins. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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