The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells of St George's Church, Benenden. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the British hip hop artist Loyle Carner. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Michael Symmons Roberts wonders what we mean when we say we are 'not out of the woods yet' and if being 'out of the woods' is really where we want to be. Show more
Caz Graham visits Growing Well, a mental health charity on an organic farm in Cumbria to hear how farming can be a lifeline to recovery for people affected by poor mental health. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Sri Lanka attacks; Catholic Primate of All Ireland
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton. Show more
John Simpson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The chaplain of Rugby School, the Rev Richard Horner, celebrates the second Sunday of Easter with a service of worship from the Chapel of Rugby School. Show more
Sarah Dunant proposes a National Anger Day – a great cathartic moment to help us all be less… angry! Show more
Tweet of the Day
Helen Moncrieff on the Black Guillemot
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland reflects on encounters with the Black Guillemot, or Tystie as they are known locally in Shetland after their piercing whistle. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
The pressure piles on Mia and Tom's world starts to crumble Show more
Sue MacGregor brings together those who campaigned for and secured a Scottish Parliament – the country's first in almost 300 years. But tragedy and resignations were to follow. Show more
David Mitchell gets Richard Osman, Holly Walsh, Luisa Omielan and Jack Dee to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more
The Food Programme
How reassuring are food assurance labels?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What's the purpose of food assurance labels? How much does the average shopper know about them? And what role could they play in future food systems? Sheila Dillon investigates. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Who sits around the tech table determines how society is shaped. Mary Ann Sieghart reveals the hidden and disturbing consequences of having so few women in the tech industry. Show more
Eric Robson and the team are in Manchester for a historic edition of GQT - Eric’s last as chairman after presenting the programme for 25 years. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Challenges of Parenthood
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Fi Glover presents the omnibus edition of the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen with three conversations about the challenges of parenthood. Show more
In the build-up to war, arms expert Alec Graham has become a high-value target. Can he get home from Istanbul in one piece? Daniel Rigby stars in Eric Ambler's wartime thriller. Show more
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the rich heritage and bright future of working class writing and consider how it can be defined today. Show more
John Hegley joins Roger McGough to make his selection of poems. Show more
Yascha Mounk meets the populists governing European nations on the route of the former Iron Curtain. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the British hip hop artist Loyle Carner. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
28/04/2019 Government to warn of painkiller addiction risk
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
New cigarette-style health warnings are to be introduced on all UK opioid painkillers.
The best of BBC Radio this week with Chris Hawkins. Show more
Tom is distracted following recent events and Jolene has a brainwave. Show more
Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy, after becoming a middle-aged orphan mum of two. From 2019. Show more
Every Thursday evening a young woman finds herself waltzing with a stranger at the Pink Lemon Dance Studio. Written by Bethan Roberts and read by Nelly Harker. Show more
More or Less
Hottest Easter, Insects, Scottish villages
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Should we be surprised Easter Monday was the hottest recorded? Plus, will insects be gone in 100 years? Show more
Last Word
Lyra McKee, Una-Mary Parker, Mira Markovic, Doreen Spooner, Edward Kelsey
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Bannister on journalist Lyra McKee, writer Una-Mary Parker, politician Mira Markovic, photographer Doreen Spooner, actor Edward Kelsey Show more
Money Box
The difficulties of renting on benefits
25 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Renting on benefits, the firm changing pay day for 30,000 of its workers leaving them without a week's money and the long term effect of Universal Credit on income. Show more
John Simpson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience. Show more
In Business
Green Shoots: Growing Food in UAE’s Deserts
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The United Arab Emirates plans to grow vegetables in the desert. But with little soil and hardly any rain can a home-grown fruit and veg business blossom? Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts political discussion with Conservative MP Gillian Keegan, Labour's Meg Hillier and Joanna Cherry from the SNP, with analysis from George Parker of the FT. Show more
Guy Raz explores how words and methods of communication affect us, more than you might expect. Show more
Sarah Dunant proposes a National Anger Day – a great cathartic moment to help us all be less… angry! Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thinking Allowed
No-Go Zones and Dangerous Holidays
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Should Western powers reconsider their treatment of some no-go zones and what happens when soldiers become tourists and tourists enter war zones? Show more
The bells of St George's Church, Benenden. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.