BBC R4 FM Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-09-13 The Housing Secretary joins Nick for the first episode of a new series of Political Thinking. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-09-13 Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record. 2026-09-13 Stuart Maconie welcomes food critic Jay Rayner, comedian Sindhu Vee and author Helen Rebanks. With music from Laura Veirs and Arab Strap. 2026-09-13 The writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel - We Chase Shadows, the second book in his We Solve Murders series. 2026-09-13 Actor Ray Winstone talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences and inspirations. 2026-09-13 Horatio Clare explores the idea of First Contact. What do we mean by the term - and must there always be a winner and a loser? 2026-09-13 Michael Buerk and the panellists examine how we should respond to warnings of end times and catastrophe? 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 Dan Saladino reports from the Oxford Food Symposium on its theme of 'poverty food', where stories ranged from the history of breadfruit to cooking demos for Edwardian Londoners. 2026-09-13 2/8. Laura Smyth is joined by comedians Josh Jones and Jen Brister to hear about the indelible mark their mothers left on them. 2026-09-13 Nationwide general knowledge competition for the title Brain of Britain. Spotlights on the Shardlake novels, the Moon landings, crows and salads. 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 The award-winning Scottish writer Irvine Welsh speaks to Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, about his era-defining 1993 debut novel, Trainspotting. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-13 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-13 Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire. 2026-09-13 The charity Guide Dogs is helping visually impaired expectant parents get to know their unborn babies, by rendering 3D tactile models of the 20-week scan. 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 What does it mean to walk in Mary Magdalene's footsteps today? 2026-09-13 When John Cross's son David went into livestock farming in the country's biggest arable area...he learned from his forebears and added new ideas, combining agility and resilience. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 How should religious leaders respond to growing concerns over the potential for artificial intelligence to harm humanity? 2026-09-13 Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. 2026-09-13 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-09-13 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-13 Manon Ceridwen James journeys from the Ll?n Peninsula to Bangor as she prepares to become Bishop of Bangor, reflecting on vocation and faith. 2026-09-13 On 26 February 1974, geologist Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in New South Wales, Australia. 2026-09-13 Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour. 2026-09-13 The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 2026-09-13 The films of director Bill Forsyth blazed a trail for the 1980s Scottish movie industry. Cast members from two of his landmark films Gregory's Girl and Local Hero are reunited. 2026-09-13 Carol takes surprising action, and the ground shifts for Fallon. 2026-09-13 The writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel - We Chase Shadows, the second book in his We Solve Murders series. 2026-09-13 2/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Jenny Eclair, Charlie Higson and Ria Lina. 2026-09-13 The latest weather forecast. 2026-09-13 A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 2026-09-13 Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Does it have to be this way? Jonathan Ford sheds light on the past, present and future of the UK's energy system. 2026-09-13 Kathy Clugston is joined by James Wong, Matthew Pottage, Pippa Greenwood and Frances Tophill at RHS Garden Wisley for a Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party special. 2026-09-13 Becky Ripley and Emily Knight chase the big win, with some master gamblers: rats. What can they tell us about the psychology of risk, and the toxic allure of the slot machine? 2026-09-13 2/2. Alpha Company digs one of their own out of the Vietnam mud. The guilt of that night will follow them home. Tim O'Brien must decide how much of it he is ready to tell. 2026-09-13 Sebastian Barry speaks to Take Four Books about his latest novel, The Newer World, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its connections to three other books. 2026-09-13 General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain. 2026-09-13 In 1962, cameras were allowed into the renovated White House for the first televised tour. And, acting as the guide, was one of America's most famous first ladies, Jackie Kennedy. 2026-09-14 3/4. Nathan Filer explores what it means for adults who are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders, and how they navigate its impact in work, relationships and everyday life. 2026-09-14 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-14 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-09-14 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-14 Jan Carson presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC. 2026-09-14 Harrison has a confession to make, and Leonard hatches a generous plan. 2026-09-14 Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us? Emily Knight takes a journey deep into the flowing rivers and still pools of the human body. 2026-09-14 People have called Dr Ittai Gradel a kind of Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems. He's an antiquities dealer with an eye for stolen goods. 2026-09-14 Jane Setter talks to Michael Rosen about negative attitudes to vocal traits seen as exclusively female, from vocal fry to higher pitch. Can men really not talk in a sexy voice? 2026-09-14 The feminist journalist Gloria Steinem, innovator of close-up magic Juan Tamariz, the judge of Johnny Depp's UK libel case Sir Andrew Nicol and WWII ballerina Pauline Clayden. 2026-09-14 If you're a pensioner due to receive the Winter Fuel Payment you have until 20 September to opt out if you want to. 2026-09-14 Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. 2026-09-14 Concerns are rising in Kyiv as Russia's daily attacks intensify and another winter of war approaches. Meanwhile in rural towns, elderly Ukrainians are relying on food parcels. 2026-09-14 Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme. 2026-09-14 Matthew Parris is joined by film and TV journalist Ellen E Jones to discuss the colourful escapades of larger-than-life American lawyer and activist Florynce Kennedy. 2026-09-14 How did a survival good news story descend into allegations of fakery? Dr Tori Herridge uncovers the night parrot. From 2023. 2026-09-14 Conway's early morning run veers off course when he encounters a strange figure by the Clyde. Written by Liam McIlvanney. 2026-09-14 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-14 What do you do if your first language also belongs to your country's enemy? The battle within Ukraine over use of Russian, which is increasingly restricted by law. 2026-09-14 Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire. 2026-09-14 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-14 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-09-14 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-14 Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate whether the law should be changed to allow assisted deaths. 2026-09-14 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-09-14 Spiritual reflection to start the day with Sian Wyn Rees, Bible Society's Head of Wales. 2026-09-14 Calls for more 'cooperative working', to give farmers a louder voice in the food supply chain. 2026-09-14 The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers. 2026-09-14 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-09-14 In a world hungry for answers, Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason explore uncertainty, belief and the stories we tell ourselves, with Naomi Alderman. 2026-09-14 Chris Sylvester, founder of Getting Clean, tells Rachel Burden how his recovery from heroin addiction made him want to help other recovering addicts. 2026-09-14 Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 2026-09-14 1/4. Ros Atkins investigates how technology is changing what we value, from friendship and culture to finance and work, and asks whether these changes amount to a crisis. 2026-09-14 1/5. The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story of Cold War espionage set in 1980s Tehran during the Iranian Revolution. Jamie Parker reads. 2026-09-14 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-14 News and discussion of consumer affairs. 2026-09-14 The latest weather forecast. 2026-09-14 News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 2026-09-14 1/11. 21 April, 1945, Eastern Germany, a plane crashes. A few iron boxes are salvaged. Rumour spreads that Hitler's personal effects are in those boxes. Could there be diaries? 2026-09-14 Harrison has a confession to make, and Leonard hatches a generous plan. 2026-09-14 4/6. Danny and Alok's stag and hen party business is still causing chaos in Lenzie, and the Local Traders are on the warpath. Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. 2026-09-14 4/3. It's 1953 and the sinking of a passenger ferry brings back painful memories for Hope Kiffin. 2026-09-14 Natural England's Dr Tony Juniper picks the American biologist EO Wilson. 2026-09-14 1/5. Merryn Glover's heart-rending story set in the Australian bush is the first contender for the 2026 BBC National Short Story Award, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. 2026-09-14 Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Does it have to be this way? Jonathan Ford sheds light on the past, present and future of the UK's energy system. 2026-09-14 Landslide was written by Stevie Nicks in 1973 on the cusp of huge change in her life. For many, it has become an anthem of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time. 2026-09-14 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-09-15