The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Krish Kandiah. Show more
Farming Today
02/04/20 Abattoirs and coronavirus, Commerical forestry, Audio diary from Archdeacon of Cardigan
13 minutes
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The coronavirus crisis is having a big impact on abattoirs and the supply of meat. Sybil Ruscoe asks the Association of British Meat Processors for an update on the situation. Show more
Kate Humble presents the curlew. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the economic and social factors that led to the craze for gin in the 18th century and the moves to control it Show more
Woman's Hour
Women in detention; Kayleigh Llewellyn; Regula Ysewijn; Corona diary – Angela Crawford
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We hear about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on women in prisons and detention centres. Show more
William Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem The Prelude, written in the language of common speech, read by Sir Ian McKellen with specially composed music by John Harle. Show more
Romania has Europe's largest tracts of virgin forest - but protecting its trees is a dangerous job. Now a young ranger is dead after a row in the woods. Who shot him -and why? Show more
One year since the Christchurch Mosque attacks, a group of artists reflect on how poetry, music and visual art can help the country heal in the wake of one of its darkest days. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Anton Lesser continues the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Cromwell is imprisoned in the Tower. Can he regain Henry's favour? Show more
You and Yours
Universal Credit Confusion; Tourism Slow-down; Viral Videos
Available for over a year
Comedian Dom Joly on all those pandemic inspired videos that are going viral online. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Sending sensitive financial data is no easy matter. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication solved some of the problems. But has it created a new one? Show more
Elizabeth uses the benefit of her experience, and Fallon has a bright idea. Show more
An opposition activist returns home to Hay El Matar. Syrian writer Hozan Akko provides a rare glimpse of how life is lived in contemporary Damascus. Show more
Open Country
Closed Country: Helen Glover in her Buckinghamshire back garden.
24 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Helen Glover discovers what's in her own back garden with the help of her husband, Steve Backshall. Show more
Steph McGovern makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of In2Science UK. Show more
Open Book
Maggie O'Farrell, Sophie Hannah and Reading in Isolation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about Hamnet, her new novel exploring William Shakespeare's family in a time of pestilence. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Unpicking the models and graphs informing government strategy; 520-day isolated Mars500 crew member’s tips; and science at home for parents and younger listeners. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
02/04/2020 Government virus testing pledge
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, says he wants to see 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April.
Matt has cerebral palsy only speaking via an app. Will his carer pretend to be him for an online date? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2018. Show more
Johnny attempts to support a friend and Kate puts her foot in it. Show more
Front Row
Dua Lipa, Sara Collins, Edinburgh festivals cancelled, Molly O’Cathain
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dua Lipa on her new album, author Sara Collins on the pressure to write about race, the Edinburgh festivals cancellation and Molly O’Cathain on recreating famous paintings online. Show more
Series of five short stories by Anton Chekhov on the subject of marriage. A beautiful tale of love and betrayal. Show more
How close to a vaccine are we? David Aaronovitch looks at how the science is progressing and how important mass testing is likely to be. Show more
How coronavirus is putting global delivery networks under severe strain. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Unpicking the models and graphs informing government strategy; 520-day isolated Mars500 crew member’s tips; and science at home for parents and younger listeners. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the economic and social factors that led to the craze for gin in the 18th century and the moves to control it Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UK announces plans to significantly increase tests for coronavirus
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
UK announces plans to significantly increase tests for coronavirus Show more
Anton Lesser continues the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Cromwell is imprisoned in the Tower. Can he regain Henry's favour? Show more
Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests.
Journalist Kirran Shah explores the intimacy and spirit of Bradford’s spoken-word counter culture, and discovers how these evenings are crucial to her own health and wellbeing. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Already a hard working writer, Dickens finds a theatrical performance changes the course of his life. Read by Penelope Wilton. Show more
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