The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

The latest news from BBC Radio 4

Spiritual reflection to start the day with Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose

Reaction to the latest news on the transport of live animal for export, and Anna Hill speaks to Bronagh Dempster, a young farmer with unlimited access to a whole food chain. Show more

Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Clarke Peters presents a new series uncovering the surprising history of black music in Europe, from the late 1970s through to the present day. Show more

Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it. Show more

Priti Patel on the Afghan crisis, Aisha Jawando who is playing Tina Turner in London sings live, and how a woman conceived by rape secured the conviction of her mother's attacker. Show more

Ian Hislop tells the story of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England, looking for traces of their legacy today. In today’s programme he goes in search of Mercia. Show more

In a desperate bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational. With Jo Enright. From 2017. Show more

Priscilla schemes to punish David and make money out of Aycayia, with the help of Superintendent Porthos John. Show more

A new visitor attraction has opened up to celebrate the Great British car journey. You can even drive some of the cars. Show more

The latest weather forecast

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

Neil MacGregor is this week focusing on European encounters around the world between 1450 and 1600. Today he is one of the great objects of the Aztecs - a turquoise serpent. Show more

Elizabeth is left disappointed and Tracy braces herself for a challenge. Show more

A plastic-eating enzyme could rid the world of toxic waste in a matter of weeks. As long as it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Comedy thriller starring Reece Shearsmith. Show more

Being hopeless at meeting people. Bittersweet comic tales written and performed by Chris Neill. With Martin Hyder. From 2020. Show more

In a new four-part series, Felicity Hannah meets households, businesses and local councils to ask, who are the financial winners and losers of the pandemic? Show more

Having documented more than four years as a 'prison wife' in a blog, Josie Bevan now confronts the failings of the prison system. Show more

Una Stubbs tells Victoria Coren Mitchell about her childhood, motherhood and acting from Summer Holiday to Sherlock. From 2018. Show more

Are we now living in the 'Creator Economy'? Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

House prices have risen at their fastest rate for seventeen years

Ab Fab star Jane Horrocks tells of sunny days and crazy nights at the disco in Italy in 1980. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more

Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic and Jennifer is at a low ebb Show more

Isaac Julien on his film Lessons of the Hour; playwright and poet Hannah Lavery's play Lament for Sheku Bayoh; comedy from Just These Please; Scottish singer Siobhan Miller. Show more

Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir. Show more

Figen Murray and Bryn Hughes both have children who were murdered. They share their stories, the different choices they have made about forgiveness, and exchange a gift. Show more

Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken put the spotlight on the brain's seahorse-shaped seat of memory: the hippocampus. Show more

Are we now living in the 'Creator Economy'? Show more

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

Priscilla schemes to punish David and make money out of Aycayia, with the help of Superintendent Porthos John. Show more

Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2019 Jordan Brookes looks at mental health by talking about his own mental health problems. Sunil Patel helps with some audio description. Show more

Drag Race’s Ellie Diamond and trainee priest Molly Boot discuss coming out with comedian Paul Black and porn performer Kayden Gray. Show more

An examination of the way manners, mores and etiquette have evolved over the centuries, with guides to behaviour from Erasmus to modern bloggers. Show more

Mark D'Arcy and the team report as MPs and peers are recalled from their summer break to debate the crisis in Afghanistan.

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Philosopher Will Buckingham explores the history of our complex relationship with strangers. Today: how fear, threat, trust and codes of honour mark our encounters with the unknown Show more

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.