The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. Show more
The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing. But are they The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, or marketing BS? Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
As winter gives way to spring and early summer, Helen Mark takes a walk around her family farm near Limavady in Northern Ireland, spotting the signs of the changing seasons. Show more
The latest on the National Food Strategy, the plight of racehorse trainers in lockdown, the worth of tiny farms and finding solace in silence. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Guests include comedian Sarah Millican, writer and cyclist Helen Moat, escape room afficionado Sarah Dodd, and lockdown dance star Joe Tracini. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
What damage are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and what could happen next? David Aaronovitch finds out. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
China and Africans : A Pandemic of Prejudice
28 minutes
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Stories from Italy, Lebanon, South Africa, Ireland and how the coronavirus has compounded discrimination in China where many Africans are being evicted, harassed and scapegoated. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
How salary cuts and furlough may affect your ability to get a mortgage and problems with the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme. Show more
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
The latest weather forecast
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Any Questions?
Dr Michael McBride, Dame Esther Rantzen, Rachel Reeves MP, Andy Street.
23 hours
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Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London with Dr Michael McBride, Dame Esther Rantzen, Rachel Reeves MP and Andy Street. Show more
Are you looking forward to or are you fearful of the app being trialled on the Isle of Wight? Would you download it? Show more
Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of Daniel Kehlmann’s play. It’s 1939. An ocean liner leaves Germany with 900 Jewish passengers on-board, all hoping to escape persecution. With Toby Jones Show more
Woman's Hour
Anna Lapwood, Women leaders, Getting children back to school
44 minutes
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The organist Anna Lapwood. Why might women leaders be handling the global health crisis of Covid-19 better than the men. Getting children back to school, how will it work? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
The Inquiry
Why are so many ethnic minorities dying in the UK and US?
23 minutes
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Data from the UK shows a disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths are among Black and ethnic minority groups. In the US data is showing a similar story. So what’s going on? Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
09/05/2020 Airlines' quarantine fears
15 minutes
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British airlines warn quarantining passengers could devastate their industry
Loose Ends
Christopher Eccleston, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Big Zuu, Richard Thompson, Vilray, Arthur Smith, Nikki Bedi
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Nikki Bedi and Arthur Smith are joined by Christopher Eccleston, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Big Zuu for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Vilray. Show more
Mark Coles looks at the life of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is being heralded for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Antony Gormley
60 minutes
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Sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North, Field for the British Isles, and Quantum Cloud drops by to talk to Simon Armitage in his shed. Show more
Archive on 4
Being Bored: The Importance Of Doing Nothing
58 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Boredom is under threat from the distractions of our digital age. Luckily the happily bored Phill Jupitus can show us why we still need to sometimes do nothing. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Starring Paul Hilton and Lee Ross. In search of the Radiant Boy, Pilgrim comes to a village cursed with a dangerous collective madness. Show more
Harry meets his wife’s lover. He argues with Jill and is astonished that she is starting to fall for him. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Louis Theroux speaks to writer and documentary-maker Jon Ronson, who is grounded in New York. They discuss their professional rivalry and how Jon is handling the lockdown. Show more
Russell Davies hosts the fifth heat in the nationwide general knowledge tournament, with competitors from Chichester, Cardiff and London. Show more
Irish poet Jane Clarke walks the Miners' Way in County Wicklow, Ireland, which has inspired a new sequence of poems. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie and feels moved to music by its straight lines and blocks of colour. Show more
An entrepreneur visits her estranged, bohemian brother—a single father of two—in a final bid to fix his children. A Short Work by Caoilinn Hughes. Read by Fenella Woolgar. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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