BBC R4 FM Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-10-18 The former Home Secretary speaks to Nick about identity, personality and religion. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-10-18 Hundreds have been arrested across France during major protests over the cost of living. 2026-10-18 Clive Anderson is joined by writer Alexander McCall Smith, comedian Marc Jennings and director Vicky Featherstone. Plus music from Big Country Redux and Zoe Graham. 2026-10-18 Former UN Commissioner on Human Rights and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2026-10-18 Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford step back and encounter the first people in Britain. 2026-10-18 Angela Barnes tells the story of Hormone Replacement Therapy which shot into the public consciousness in 1966 with the hit publication of Dr Robert A Wilson's book Feminine Forever. 2026-10-18 Do brilliant minds become even greater when one retreats from the world and does all their thinking in isolation? Naomi Alderman explores the brains of five reclusive thinkers. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 Farming Tomorrow: Does regenerative farming change the nutritional value of what we eat? 2026-10-18 7/8. Laura Smyth is joined by comedians Lindsey Santoro and Bella Hull to hear about the mark their mothers left on them. 2026-10-18 Nationwide general knowledge competition for the title Brain of Britain. Spotlights on organelles, Japanese horror films, Formula 1 and British pipe organs. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 The award-winning Jamaican novelist Marlon James on his Booker-shortlisted novel The Disappearers, as he and presenter James Crawford explore its connections to three other books. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-18 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-18 Bells on Sunday comes from the freestanding bell tower of the Church of All Saints and Saint Lawrence, Evesham in Worcestershire. 2026-10-18 In Touch has brought together a group of sporty visually impaired people to provide tips and advice on how to start a fitness regime - and how to keep it going. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 Twenty years ago, journalist Gary Wolf coined the term 'New Atheism'. Giles and the panel discuss this moment in history and the impact it had on belief and culture. 2026-10-18 Mali Harries visit the third of three finalists in the Farming for the Future category at this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 2026-10-18 Broadcaster John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. 2026-10-18 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-10-18 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-18 A live service from the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton to mark the Feast of St Luke - the beloved physician. 2026-10-18 In 1997, the remains of a Native American chief were returned to his Lakota people after more than a century in a London cemetery. His great-granddaughter tells his story. 2026-10-18 Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour. 2026-10-18 The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 2026-10-18 Doctor and writer Miriam Stoppard joins Lauren Laverne to share the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. 2026-10-18 There's a spanner in the works for Pip, and Freddie's feelings are hurt. 2026-10-18 Former UN Commissioner on Human Rights and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2026-10-18 1/6. What items would you banish? Miles Jupp tells Paul Merton his choices - including touchscreens and people who take the aisle seat when the window seat is available. 2026-10-18 The latest weather forecast. 2026-10-18 A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 2026-10-18 How has Childline changed in the four decades since it started? 2026-10-18 Kathy Clugston presents a special Potting Shed edition of GQT. Visitors drop in for advice on rhododendrons, jasmine, climate resilient hedging and trees, and much more. 2026-10-18 Ben Johnson's 100m victory over Carl Lewis at Seoul in 1988 was spectacular - but the events that followed were even more dramatic. 2026-10-18 When a stranger appears at an isolated house in Scotland, he discovers a woman standing over the body of her husband, gun in hand. It looks like a straightforward case of murder. 2026-10-18 The best-selling American author John Grisham speaks about his novel, The French Illusion, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its links to three other works. 2026-10-18 Nationwide general knowledge competition for the title 'Brain of Britain'. Spotlights on fighting video games, Billy Wilder films, Nuremberg Trials and Emmy Noether. 2026-10-18 In 1948, the foundation was laid for a "utopian" town designed by America's greatest architect. Frank Lloyd Wright's mission was to create a social collective of affordable homes. 2026-10-19 A globe-trotting episode of The Verb sees Ian joined by poets and performers from Brazil, Australia and Leeds! 2026-10-19 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-19 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-10-19 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-19 Dr Hannah French presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC. 2026-10-19 It's Pip and Stella's wedding day, and Vince proves a knight in shining armour. 2026-10-19 Lois Pryce investigates a forgotten Victorian mystery after an ancient apple tree leads her to Annie Elizabeth, a child whose remarkable story still lives on in England's orchards. 2026-10-19 The museum shares details about how they think the thief covered their tracks. Peter Higgs is sacked, but the boss of the British Museum turns on Ittai. 2026-10-19 Andrea Catherwood hears your reactions to recent BBC Radio 4 cuts, and interviews Lisa Webb, consumer lawyer from Which?, about the impact of axing of You and Yours. 2026-10-19 Software engineer Margaret Hamilton, Bosnian Serb politician and war criminal Biljana Plavsic, fashion journalist Felicity Green and TV and film composer George Fenton. 2026-10-19 What might plans for major reforms in the rules for ISAs - Individual Savings Accounts - mean for you? 2026-10-19 Broadcaster John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. 2026-10-19 A deadly attack on Riyadh airport has exposed the limitations of Saudi Arabia's air defences, as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis prove a far tougher challenge than first anticipated. 2026-10-19 Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme. 2026-10-19 Misha Glenny and guests discuss the Battle of Antietam, the single bloodiest day of the American Civil War and a crucial step toward emancipation. 2026-10-19 A holiday excursion to some underground tunnels beneath a palace takes a sinister turn for Grace and her family. Read by Seána Kerslake. 2026-10-19 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-19 Can the UK hold its own in the age of AI? Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong explore the challenges and opportunities facing Britain's ambitions to remain a global AI leader. 2026-10-19 Bells on Sunday comes from the freestanding bell tower of the Church of All Saints and Saint Lawrence, Evesham in Worcestershire. 2026-10-19 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-19 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-10-19 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-19 Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss the first-ever severe drought recorded in the UK. And - why heritage pubs needed to be protected. 2026-10-19 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-10-19 A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur. 2026-10-19 The Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs tells us she's working with farmers to avoid a repeat of this year's funding application chaos. 2026-10-19 The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers. 2026-10-19 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-10-19 Michael Lewis, Jill Rutter and Andrew Roberts explore public service, leadership and the people who hold states together when systems come under strain. 2026-10-19 As part of BBC 5 Live's Teen Summit, Imogen and Joshi, from youth group While We Still Can, tell Rachel Burden how they're trying to stop people using plastic water bottles. 2026-10-19 Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 2026-10-19 In a moment of uncertainty for the countryside we hear from rural workers in and around three English villages, exploring their inner lives and hopes and fears for the future. 2026-10-19 1/5. A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire. It's the early 1930s and Kim Philby is the first to be recruited by a Soviet agent. 2026-10-19 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-19 News and discussion of consumer affairs. 2026-10-19 The latest weather forecast. 2026-10-19 News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 2026-10-19 1/11. Derren Brown explores how a runaway immigrant named Eric Weisz first found the motivation to morph into the ultimate showman, Harry Houdini. 2026-10-19 It's Pip and Stella's wedding day, and Vince proves a knight in shining armour. 2026-10-19 3/4. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star as respected novelist Florence and movie star Selina, in a sparkling comedy series about two sisters at war, by Veep writer David Quantick. 2026-10-19 The sprinter whose trail-blazing outfits were matched by her breathtaking speed over the summer of 1988. 2026-10-19 Poet Raymond Antrobus and writer Guy Gunaratne share favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert. 2026-10-19 3/13. Is yawning the body's way of cooling down our brains? Hannah and Dara investigate why it can be contagious and discover the fishes who do it underwater. 2026-10-19 How has Childline changed in the four decades since it started? 2026-10-19 James Fox asks how Michelangelo's David became one of the most famous artworks in the world. 2026-10-19 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-10-20