The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bells on Sunday
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent. Show more
John Bolton is the moustachioed US national security adviser pushing a hard line on Iran. Show more
The latest national and international news headlines.
Academic Dr Sarah Goldingay searches for the moments of transcendence that can be encountered through the routine and ritual of the everyday. Show more
In 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake tore apart Derek and Jane Milton's farm. Nancy Nicolson finds out how they rebuilt their lives and their business. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Virtual Reality baptisms; Asia Bibi's lawyer
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by William Crawley. Show more
Podcaster and comedian Deborah Frances-White makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Young Women’s Trust. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Rev Canon Dr Christopher Collingwood leads a reflection on the theme of Boundless Openness. Show more
David Goodhart argues that recent events show that democracy - far from being in crisis - is actually thriving. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the ringed plover. Show more
News with Paddy O'Connell including the latest on the race to become prime minister. Show more
Elizabeth faces a blast from the past and Tom puts his heart on the line Show more
Derren Brown, illusionist and mentalist, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he want to take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Gyles Brandreth, Graham Norton, Lucy Porter and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
The Food Programme
An Education: Life lessons through food
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Food and Farming Awards finalists show how learning about food and cooking can deliver much more than just practical skills... Show more
The latest weather forecast
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
On the eve of the men’s Cricket World Cup, Jonathan Agnew unravels the qualities that make the perfect fast bowler. Featuring Jimmy Anderson, Emma John and Mike Selvey. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Correspondence Edition
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston is at Chelsea Flower Show for a correspondence edition of the show. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Friendship, Motherhood and Politcs
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Three conversations between women about friendship, motherhood and the power of politics. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Comedian Al Murray plays his great, great, great grandfather William Makepeace Thackeray as the unreliable narrator in this new dramatisation by Jim Poyser. Show more
Open Book
Mia Couto and Wayétu Moore, Mr B's Bookshop, Claire Alexander
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mia Couto and Wayétu Moore discuss two new African novels exploring colonialism and myth, and Mariella searches for reading inspiration at Bath's Mr B's Emporium. Show more
Karen McCarthy Woolf, the award-winning poet of Jamaican-British heritage, joins Roger McGough. Show more
File on 4
At Risk? Children in Residential Care
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
New research suggests children's homes face huge challenges. With frequent police call outs, and reports of children going missing - how safe are our most vulnerable children? Show more
John Bolton is the moustachioed US national security adviser pushing a hard line on Iran. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
26/05/2019 Hammond warns Conservative leadership candidates against no deal Brexit
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has hinted that Tory MPs might help to bring down the government - if Theresa May's successor pursues a no deal Brexit.
The best of BBC Radio this week with Johny Pitts. Show more
Jim tries to get to the truth and Shula doesn't get the reaction she was hoping for Show more
A stand-up performance recorded live from the razor sharp, savvy and more importantly hilarious, Jo Caulfield. From May 2019. Show more
Secrets from the past are revealed when a retired salesman takes his wife to the Pink Lemon's Advanced Rumba Class. Written by Bethan Roberts and read by Martin Jarvis. Show more
More or Less
Eurovision and fact-checking Naomi Wolf
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The stats behind making a successful song, plus misunderstanding Victorian court records. Show more
Last Word
Niki Lauda, Judith Kerr, IM Pei, Herman Wouk
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on racing driver Niki Lauda, children's author Judith Kerr, architect IM Pei, novelist Herman Wouk. Show more
Study says late-night online access to credit leads people to borrow more than they can afford. Plus new safeguards for victims of bank fraud and car finance contracts. Show more
Podcaster and comedian Deborah Frances-White makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Young Women’s Trust. Show more
In Business
Plastic backlash: the business response
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The last eighteen months have seen a global public backlash against plastic. Caroline Bayley asks how businesses have responded and what opportunities it has brought. Show more
Carolyn Quinn hosts live coverage of the European election results with expert analysts and reaction from a panel of politicians in the studio. Show more
Chris Mason and Adam Fleming, from the award-winning Brexitcast podcast, present coverage and reaction to the results of the 2019 election for the European Parliament. Show more
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.