The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with The Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns which succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Open Country
A circus of puffins on the Isle of May
24 minutes
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Every year on Scotland’s Isle of May, thousands of puffins return from a winter at sea. As they arrive in spring, so do a team of ornithologists and conservationists. Show more
Charlotte Smith asks what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about our food systems, with contributions from a range of speakers as part of BBC Radio's Rethink week. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Yesterday in Parliament
Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, sand sculptor Jamie Wardley, actor Denise Welch, music executive and pub landlord Miles Leonard and the Inheritance Tracks of musician Norah Jones. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
Steve Richards presents Radio 4's analysis of the political week. Show more
Stories from Colombia, the United States, and Italy's Lombardy region, the former epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. With Kate Adie. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Paying to access holiday refunds on your credit card, the parents using lockdown as an excuse not to pay child maintenance and scam fundraising ads on Instagram and social media. Show more
If there’s comedy in Covid, the team will find it. World leaders, the media, experts, celebrities, Michael Gove, no one is off limits. Recorded in five different kitchens. Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Any Questions?
Andy Burnham, Dr Liam Fox MP, Emma McClarkin and the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House with a panel including Andy Burnham, Dr Liam Fox MP, Emma McClarkin and the Rt Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin. Show more
Easing lockdown. Tell me what’s happening in your local area? Show more
John Berger's extraordinary work about a GP and the rural community he served, adapted for radio by Matthew Broughton. Starring Peter Marinker, Adrian Scarborough & Barbara Flynn. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?, Public Speaking, Pregnancy
54 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with the leading epidemiologist, Neil Ferguson. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
27/06/2020 Travel companies demand clarity on quarantine changes
15 minutes
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Firms urge the government to clarify which countries will be exempt from the UK's quarantine rules.
Loose Ends
Jeanette Winterson, Nigel Slater, Travis Alabanza, Luke Wright, Nadine Shah, Beans on Toast, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Jeanette Winterson, Nigel Slater, Travis Alabanza and Luke Wright for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the head of the No 10 policy unit, whose appointment on a new race inequality commission has caused controversy. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Judge Melanie Plimmer
40 minutes
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Simon Armitage sorts out the arguing of the birds in the poem he's translating with the help of Trinidadian-born judge Melanie Plimmer who joins him in the Poet Laureate's shed. Show more
Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar explores the history of the relationship between poetry and advertising. Show more
Fifth in a nine-part thriller starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Helen is confined to her hospital bed. Show more
Sybil will do whatever it takes to see her daughter Lucia fall in love. A tale of love, loss and white magic read by Ruth Gemmell. From January 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Mona Siddiqui, Andrew Doyle, Tim Stanley and Giles Fraser. #moralmaze Show more
Stuart Maconie hosts the quiz that tests contestants' knowledge of events from different decades across the past 60 years Show more
Poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz brings us a selection of her favourite poems, from Wendy Cope to Raymond Antrobus, Matthew Arnold to Jay Bernard. Producer Becky Ripley. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
A decade after Big Brother hit UK screens a new type of reality programme launched that subtly changed our ideas about truth. Show more
Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week’s news.
Times are changing for Henry Dundas, the tallest and arguably most important statue in Edinburgh. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
