The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley Show more
Today, picking for Britain: we hear from farmers trying to recruit British people to pick their crops. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite about their shared experiences and are joined by campaigner Jill Morrell. Show more
Woman's Hour
Homemade sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How to make sourdough; Increase of traffic on porn sites since Coronavirus; Material scientist, Ainissa Ramirez & ‘The Alchemy of Us’ Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10. Return to the Mill
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 4 months
Tom is now master of the Mill with no gladness or triumph and Maggie despairs. Can love win through all this? Stars Will Kirk. Show more
Alex Beard investigates what it means to know in a future where AI are our intellectual companions, and we face environmental, political and social uncertainty. Show more
In this week's episode, Alfie explores the police's use of informants and takes us through a real life case from his time on the Humberside force. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping novel following a mother and son on the run from a Mexican drug cartel. Today: can they all survive the final desperate miles into the US? Show more
You and Yours
Delivery drivers; Care Homes; British Gas
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Demand for home deliveries is really high, what's life like for a delivery driver? 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.
Neil MacGregor, continues his series retelling humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today, the story of early human settlement moves to North America. Show more
Ed gets a wake-up call, and has Lynda found her voice again? Show more
Would-be writer Mark and artist Lisa long to escape from their uncreative lives as estate agents. A chance encounter with a wealthy client offers them an unexpected ray of hope. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Three
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show from home. Show more
Julianne Pachico's specially commissioned short story is a beguiling tale about the art of contemporary writing. Katherine Press reads. Show more
Last Word
Sir Stirling Moss OBE, Professor Margaret Burbidge, Mahmoud Jibril, Tim Brooke-Taylor OBE
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on racing driver Sir Stirling Moss, astronomer Margaret Burbidge, politician Mahmoud Jibril, comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
17/04/2020 MPs and scientists criticise government's handling of coronavirus pandemic
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock has faced criticism from MPs and scientists about the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic
First in the series. Angela Barnes hosts series 102, leading a panel of regular News Quiz comics and journalists in rounding up the news stories of the week. Show more
Front Row
Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adam Macqueen on his novel, Beneath the Streets, a thriller set in London in the 1970s which imagines that Jeremy Thorpe did successfully murder his ex-lover Norman Scott. Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10. Return to the Mill
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 4 months
Tom is now master of the Mill with no gladness or triumph and Maggie despairs. Can love win through all this? Stars Will Kirk. Show more
Any Questions?
Thérèse Coffey, Vaughan Gething AM, Dame Donna Kinnair, Richard Walker
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London with Thérèse Coffey, Vaughan Gething AM, Dame Donna Kinnair and Richard Walker. Show more
In lockdown with her daughters, Rebecca Stott ponders the meaning of projects that we may never complete. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
Making Us Human
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, presents an omnibus edition of the first five items in his history of humanity as told through the objects it has made. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Total covid-19 deaths for city of Wuhan revised upwards
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping novel following a mother and son on the run from a Mexican drug cartel. Today: can they all survive the final desperate miles into the US? Show more
Great Lives
Frank Cottrell Boyce on Tove Jansson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Acclaimed author and screen-writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce champions Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins. Show more
Being sampled by Jay-Z made singer Hannah Williams a bit better known. But it didn't make her rich. So she leaves her teaching job to go on tour. Does the gamble pay off? Show more
The Listening Project
Joe and Charlie: The Relaxation of Running
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Friends who met through their shared love of running talk about how it's helped them in stay in touch with the world around them. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell
5. Getting Spicy
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 8 months
The history of eating out looks at how Indian cuisine established itself in the UK. Read by Lesley Sharp. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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