The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool Show more
50 years after taking on the character for the first time, Sir Ian McKellen is preparing to play Hamlet in an “age blind” show at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Arts journalist Marie-Louise Muir draws on her own experiences as a mother to reflect on the significance and value of human touch. Show more
Caz Graham joins Annabel Makin-Jones and a team of 350 planters, pickers and packers busily trying to meet our insatiable appetite for strawberries. Show more
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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
Cycling Sisters; Leicester in Lockdown; Children's Mental Health
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton. Show more
Richard Osman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network. Show more
The latest weather forecast
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
The Rev Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Church, Piccadilly, and composer Bob Chilcott explore the power of music to speak into troubled times. Show more
Bernardine Evaristo discusses how we historicise the past. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the stonechat. Show more
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Elizabeth takes the first step and Freddie realises what’s important. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tweet Take 5 : Garden Warbler and Blackcap
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the garden warbler and blackcap with Sir David Attenborough and Penny Anderson. Show more
Helen Fielding, writer and creator of Bridget Jones, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
A simple word for a significant mark. Where would we be without the dot? Janet Ellis dashes between its many appearances across history, from cave art to the polka-dot. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
David Mitchell persuades Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Sindhu Vee and Neil Delamere to talk with deliberate inaccuracy. From 2020. Show more
The Food Programme
Is it harder to make it in the food industry if you’re black?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jaega Wise meets a chef, a food writer and a farmer to hear their views on how the food industry and media is holding black people back. Show more
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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today and preserve it for future generations. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Fourteen
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston and the panel answer gardening questions sent in by listeners. Show more
In the final episode of Watching Us, Jamie explains how reality TV produced a president, and the impact of living in a world where we share our lives online. Show more
Primo Levi's The Periodic Table
Gold. Cerium. Sulphur
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Henry Goodman and Akbar Kurtha star in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements, introduced by Janet Suzman, dramatised by Graham White. Show more
Scott Turow talks about his first legal thriller, Presumed Innocent, with James Naughtie and a group of readers Show more
We join Helen Mort in Sheffield as she chooses her favourite poems. Including works by Wordsworth, Norman MacCaig and Karen McCarthy Woolf. Show more
File on 4 explores concerns black and ethnic minority officers in the UK suffer race discrimination and continue to be underrepresented in number and seniority throughout forces. Show more
50 years after taking on the character for the first time, Sir Ian McKellen is preparing to play Hamlet in an “age blind” show at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
05/07/2020 NHS boss demands social care reforms
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The head of the NHS in England, Sir Simon Stevens, gives the government a year to reform social care.
Lindsey Chapman makes her pick of the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more
Can Thomas's encounters with the Tragedy Queen help him reach the next stage of the TV quiz? Stars Anand Tiwari. Show more
Carolyn has a reunion - with orchids galore. The ups and down of a tiny charter airline. Stars Stephanie Cole. From July 2009. Show more
Old Spice by Susmita Bhattacharya. Charles wants to know more about the new member of the weekly poetry group. Show more
Should the study of crowd control be considered a science? Radio 4's The Life Scientific featured an expert in the field which upset some listeners who thought not. Show more
Last Word
Milton Glaser, Terry Dicks, Professor Tom Arie, Else Blangsted
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on designer Milton Glaser, MP Terry Dicks, psychiatrist Tom Arie, music editor Else Blangsted. Show more
Tiny win ratios on loot box games duping children into what some say is gambling, UC claimants missing out on £100's and chargeback - what to do if your request is contested. Show more
Richard Osman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network. Show more
Big government sustained Britain during Covid-19. Now what? Thinkers of left and right discuss with Edward Stourton past political pivots and what the state can and should do next. Show more
Carolyn Quinn is joined by former Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan, Labour frontbencher Jo Stevens and David Linden for the SNP, with additional analysis from the FT's George Parker Show more
Directors Mark Jenkin, Carol Morley and Andrew Kotting share their audio diaries, in which they chart their lives in lockdown. With Antonia Quirke. Show more
Arts journalist Marie-Louise Muir draws on her own experiences as a mother to reflect on the significance and value of human touch. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Traders and finance: Laurie Taylor explores the world of trading and banking. Show more
Bells on Sunday
The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Bells on Sunday comes from The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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