The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more
Farming Today
Farm Payment extension, Short farm tenancies, Seasonal worker folk song
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Farms in 'higher level' environmental schemes can keep claiming for five years - good news, or signs of more delays? Plus a folk song for 'hidden' migrant seasonal workers. Show more
Chris Packham presents the nocturnal red-necked nightjar of the Spanish countryside. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Positive Thinking
A solution to climate change inaction?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sangita Myska meets Anab Jain who believes visceral ‘pre-experiences’ of the future will propel decision-makers and the public into meaningful action to solve the climate crisis. Show more
Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet, including changes in Antarctica that will flood coastal cities for centuries to come. Show more
Woman's Hour
Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa . Abortion stories. Nancy Pelosi Taipei visit.
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa. Abortion stories - today Alison's story. Plus author Chrysta Bilton on her new book A Normal Family. Show more
Crossing Continents
Ukraine: Collaboration and Resistance
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The dilemma facing the citizens of Kherson: go along with what Russia wants, or resist? Show more
Exploring the Gershwin song A Foggy Day and its place in the story of two artists - Rufus Wainwright and Judy Garland. Show more
How Kate Griggs, author, campaigner and founder of Made By Dyslexia, found a gap in society by shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths. Show more
We watch paint dry for you to find out if pricey paint that promises to be better for you, your walls and your environment is worth it. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Laura McDaid is searching for the birth mother of a close friend who died 20 years ago.
Justin needs help with a crisis, and Oliver needs to be heard. Show more
Set in 1934, a woman becomes stranded on a train journey through the desert forcing her to reflect on the past events of her life. Show more
Emily Knight explores the radical history of back-to-the-land pacifist communes in Essex. Show more
Television and radio presenter Angellica Bell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Innovations for Learning. Show more
Chris Power is joined by writers Margie Orford, Lavie Tidhar and Andrew Harding to discuss the ethical questions authors confront as they research and write about crime. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Alan Davies and brain experts Uta Frith and Sophie Scott as discover why two brains are definitely better than one. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Shaun The Sheep Jumps Over The Moon, Bronze Age Kissing and PPE Rubbish
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
ESA announce that Shaun The Sheep will fly around the moon this month aboard Artemis-1 mission. Philippe Deloo tells Gaia Vince what's in store for the woolly astronaut this month. 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
Six O'Clock News
04/08/2022 Recession Warning as Interest Rates Jump
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The Bank of England forecasts a lengthy recession for the UK as it raises interest rates
A special edition of the show where Marcus Brigstocke is put in charge - of Covid. What did we get right, how has society changed, and are there any of those baked potatoes left? Show more
Is Tom having a change of heart? Alistair is full of compliments. Show more
Front Row
Bullet Train & Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man reviewed, conductor Semyon Bychkov
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Reviews of new movie Bullet Train & Mohsin Hamid's latest novel, The Last White Man. Plus Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov Show more
Why does Scotland have the worst record in Europe on drug deaths? Show more
We all cheat, some of us in family games of monopoly others on their taxes. Aleks asks if the digital era has made that easier, with less consequence and therefore more tempting? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Shaun The Sheep Jumps Over The Moon, Bronze Age Kissing and PPE Rubbish
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
ESA announce that Shaun The Sheep will fly around the moon this month aboard Artemis-1 mission. Philippe Deloo tells Gaia Vince what's in store for the woolly astronaut this month. Show more
Positive Thinking
A solution to climate change inaction?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sangita Myska meets Anab Jain who believes visceral ‘pre-experiences’ of the future will propel decision-makers and the public into meaningful action to solve the climate crisis. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UK heading for "long and deep" recession
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Mrs Bridge broaches the idea of psychoanalysis. A family event causes turmoil. Show more
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Daliso Chaponda: Lilongwe, Malawi
36 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Shaun Keaveny hears about the delights of Lilongwe, Malawi, from Daliso Chaponda. Show more
Dr Phil's Bedside Manner
Dr Phil visits Birmingham City Hospital
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a city centre hospital. How does humour help us cope? From 2021. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Angela Hui recalls growing up in her parents’ Chinese takeaway, Lucky Star, in a small Welsh town. The local customers can affect the mood of the takeaway - for good and bad. 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.