BBC R4 FM BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-04 A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 2026-04-04 A series of personal reflections on power. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 The spring series of Open Country begins at Thriplow Daffodil Festival in Cambridgeshire. Martha Kearney celebrates the humble vergeside flower. 2026-04-04 The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. 2026-04-04 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-04-04 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-04-04 Bear Grylls joins Adrian for you extraordinary stories from remarkable people. 2026-04-04 Tom Stoppard wrote numerous radio dramas over the course of his career - John Yorke asks why he loved the medium so much and why it served him so well. 2026-04-04 Tom Stoppard's first play for BBC Radio, written in 1964. Dominic has a taxi and a fare that keeps mounting. His plan to pay for it is dissolving fast. 2026-04-04 Actors, directors, producers and editors give us a glimpse behind the scenes into working with playwright Tom Stoppard; delivering a new play, in rehearsal and more. 2026-04-04 Hélène Landemore argues that traditional electoral systems fail to represent society fairly and proposes a radical alternative. 2026-04-04 Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world. 2026-04-04 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 The latest news from the world of personal finance. 2026-04-04 5/6. Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news. 2026-04-04 The latest weather forecast. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 James Cook presents political debate from Stanley Arts Centre in Croydon, South London. 2026-04-04 Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions. 2026-04-04 Brian tries to speak to Miranda, and Robert finally comes clean to Lynda. 2026-04-04 Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet. 2026-04-04 Tom Stoppard's existential comedy about two minor characters from Hamlet. 2026-04-04 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-04-04 Greg Foot investigates the wonder products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Does Collagen rejuvenate your skin, hair and nails - and even help with bone health. 2026-04-04 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-04 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 Clive Anderson's guests include the comedian Jen Brister, actor Giles Terera and novelist Jojo Moyes. With music from Angélique Kidjo and Tessa Rose Jackson. 2026-04-04 From over-worked medics to bent coppers, for the last 30 years Jed Mercurio has been responsible for some of the UK's most successful TV series, including Line of Duty and Bodies. 2026-04-04 Award-winning photographer Sir Don McCullin talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and formative experiences. 2026-04-04 In tribute to Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation, this programme features the playwright's life story in his own words. 2026-04-04 As part of the Celebrating Stoppard season, another chance to hear 2013's drama by Sir Tom Stoppard that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 Jaega Wise investigates how economics and social media are effecting how young people eat. 2026-04-04 4/6. Top political comedian Matt Forde is joined by comedians, politicians and political thinkers to chew the fat in front of a live theatre audience. 2026-04-04 13/13. Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras. 2026-04-04 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-04 Presented by James Crawford, Take Four Books, speaks to Canadian writer and former Booker Prize winner Yann Martel about his new novel, Son of Nobody, and its three influences. 2026-04-04 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-04 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-04-05 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-05 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-05 Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon in North Yorkshire. 2026-04-05 The UK's leading trade association for the banking and financial services sector, UK Finance has launched a set of guidelines to improve the accessibility of payment cards. 2026-04-05 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-05 A former Isis recruit reflects on radicalisation, faith, regret and redemption. 2026-04-05 Reverend Grace Thomas meets with the bishop of Salford at the Laudato Si' Centre in Salford, we hear from volunteers and children. 2026-04-05 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-04-05 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-05 A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 2026-04-05 Broadcaster Pam Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission. 2026-04-05 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-04-05 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-05 The Most Rev. and Rt Hon. Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivers her first Easter sermon in the role in this live Eucharist from Canterbury Cathedral. 2026-04-05 Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour. Zoologist and writer Jo Wimpenny on a close encounter with a red kite. 2026-04-05 The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 2026-04-05 Kirsty Wark and guests look back on the Scotland football team's World Cup of 1998 when they famously took on Brazil in the tournament's opening match. 2026-04-05 Brian tries to straighten things out with Miranda, and Pip has a nasty shock. 2026-04-05 From over-worked medics to bent coppers, for the last 30 years Jed Mercurio has been responsible for some of the UK's most successful TV series, including Line of Duty and Bodies. 2026-04-05 3/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Ivo Graham, Harriet Kemsley and Nish Kumar. 2026-04-05 The latest weather forecast. 2026-04-05 A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 2026-04-05 Frontline healthcare workers describe racist abuse from their patients. 2026-04-05 Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel visit the home of Dame Mary Berry and answer questions about black spot on evergreen roses, falling clematis and plants that peak in late summer. 2026-04-05 Tom Stoppard wrote numerous radio dramas over the course of his career - John Yorke asks why he loved the medium so much and why it served him so well. 2026-04-05 Tom Stoppard's prize-winning early radio play, in a 1988 production. Albert has a philosophy degree and a job painting bridges. Up on the ironwork, he can finally think. 2026-04-05 Led by presenter James Naughtie, the writer Dorothy Koomson takes questions from a Bookclub audience about her 2010 novel The Ice Cream Girls. 2026-04-05 Kirsty Lang kicks off the new series of the cryptic quiz with a contest between England and Scotland. 1/8. 2026-04-05 In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels for his wife. 2026-04-05 4/4. As James Naughtie concludes his series about the ideas tying America's birth 250 years ago to the United States today, he examines freedom, asking whose freedom, and what kind. 2026-04-05 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-05 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-04-05 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-05 Dr Annie Gray presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC. 2026-04-05 Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service, and Robert receives a surprise birthday present. 2026-04-05 Tom Stoppard's play about loyalty, compromise, love and music is on Radio 4 for the first time as part of the Celebrating Stoppard collection. 2026-04-05 Broadcaster Pam Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission. 2026-04-05 1/5. Sit back, unwind and discover how to harness the power of the breath to engage your body's relaxation response, helping you to rest and restore. With Dr Michael Mosley. 2026-04-05 At the height of his fame in the 1970s, Kenneth Williams was asked to record excerpts from the Bible. Those recordings haven't been broadcast until now. 2026-04-05 Misha Glenny and guests discuss the imperial war in which the US took the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico from Spain and gained greater influence over newly-independent Cuba. 2026-04-05 A new story about self-discovery, courage and hope by Bita Taghavi. 2026-04-05