BBC R4 FM BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-06-07 Bells on Sunday comes from the medieval parish church of St Margaret in Leicester in Leicestershire. 2026-06-07 The Department for Work and Pensions is in the process of hiring nearly 500 new members of staff to help clear the Access to Work backlog and tackle long delays. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 From prisoners' letters to YouTube vloggers, how can researchers navigate consent and care? Marion Vannier and Helen Busby join Laurie Taylor. 2026-06-07 Dr Nick Wilson, the arable farmer whose passion for the past has unearthed treasures on his Yorkshire farm. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week. 2026-06-07 Beneficiary Lydia Beech makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Amber Trust. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 Live from Glasgow University Memorial Chapel with Rev Scott Blythe and Rev Roz Lawson, Chapel Choir directed by Katy Lavinia Cooper and Organist, Kevin Bowyer. 2026-06-07 In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacherle's pony design hit the market. My Little Pony sold more than 100 million in that decade alone. 2026-06-07 Explorer Roland Arnison describes kayaking to a remote Hebridean island to hear the call of the storm petrel. 2026-06-07 The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. 2026-06-07 Peter Layton, pioneering glass artist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. 2026-06-07 Helen is intrigued by a new notion, and the police descend on Ambridge. 2026-06-07 An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines. 2026-06-07 6/6. David Mitchell asks Tony Hawks, Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel and Fern Brady to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as sausages, fish, table tennis and butterflies. 2026-06-07 The latest weather forecast. 2026-06-07 A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come. 2026-06-07 Who is and who isn't English? As St George's flags fly on the eve of the World Cup, Nick Watt explores the political storm raging over identity, ethnicity and belonging. 2026-06-07 Peter Gibbs and Gardeners' Question Time panel visit Diss, where they discuss gravel gardens, camellia care and various ways to weather drought. 2026-06-07 John Yorke examines Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, Dylan Thomas's semi-autobiographical stories set in Swansea and rural Carmarthen. 2026-06-07 Gerran Howell (The Pitt) stars as Dylan Thomas in this Welsh classic, adapted by Joe Dunthorne (Submarine, Children of Radium). 2026-06-07 Led by presenter James Naughtie, the award-winning Scottish writer, Kirstin Innes, speaks to a Bookclub audience this month about her second novel, Scabby Queen. 2026-06-07 Hosted by Clare Balding, Bookmarks is a brand-new quiz where two teams of passionate book lovers from around the UK go head-to-head in a test of their literary knowledge. 2026-06-07 Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published in April 1999. It launched his career as a celebrity chef. 2026-06-07 Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor, Richard Skinner, editor of 14, folklorist poet Kym Deyn and Cara Thompson, who fuses poetry and textiles, join Ian McMillan. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecast. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. 2026-06-07 Ed finds himself caught in the middle, and Tracy receives a surprising offer. 2026-06-07 In 1991, a County Durham man went on a murderous rampage over a council dispute - but instead of universal condemnation, a vocal minority came to see him as a folk hero. 2026-06-07 Michael investigates how breathing through your nose rather than your mouth can lead to better memory, improve lung function and even help fight off infections. 2026-06-07 Michael Rosen meets popular YouTuber Simon Roper, who tries to recreate how people spoke in the past. 2026-06-07 Radio 4's weekly obituary programme. 2026-06-07 The latest news from the world of personal finance. 2026-06-07 Beneficiary Lydia Beech makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Amber Trust. 2026-06-07 Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world. 2026-06-07 Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme. 2026-06-07 Misha Glenny and guests discuss the earliest trees and how, as species disappear over time, new trees can evolve even from species better known as house plants or vegetables. 2026-06-07 A university professor who's reinvented herself returns to a school reunion. Original short story by Keza O'Neill, winner of the Rhys Davies Prize. Read by Eiry Hughes. 2026-06-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-07 Aleks and Kevin explore the decisions driving military AI adoption in the US and elsewhere asking if governance is adequate, or if it is now being left to the makers of the tech. 2026-06-07 Bells on Sunday comes from the medieval parish church of St Margaret in Leicester in Leicestershire. 2026-06-07 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-06-07 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-06-08 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-08 Susan Hulme reports as the archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, calls for better regulation of artificial intelligence. 2026-06-08 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-06-08 A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Warren Elf. 2026-06-08 The big egg debate: brown or white. 2026-06-08 The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers. 2026-06-08 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-06-08 Challenging ideas in endocrinology, ethnology and genetics: Adam Rutherford explores how we started to understand the world with Andrea Wulf, Saira Hameed and Kathryn Paige Harden. 2026-06-08 There are 5 million carers in the UK - but who cares for the carers? 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Roger is furious when Joanna invites his nemesis to open the village fete, and then they go swimming together. 2026-06-08 John Yorke examines Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, Dylan Thomas's semi-autobiographical stories set in Swansea and rural Carmarthen. 2026-06-08 Kelly Cates presents Match of The Day on BBC TV. Together with screenwriter Tom Rob Smith they discuss three books that deal with marriage. 2026-06-08 4/6. David Baddiel explores Englishness through the England men's football team. Episode 4 is about England's unfulfilled 'Golden Generation', epitomised by 90s pin up, David Beckham. 2026-06-08 Who is and who isn't English? As St George's flags fly on the eve of the World Cup, Nick Watt explores the political storm raging over identity, ethnicity and belonging. 2026-06-08 3/5. Miles Davis redefined modern music with Kind of Blue, but at the height of his powers, the dream began to fray. Clarke Peters on a year of artistic triumph and personal torment. 2026-06-08 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-06-08 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-06-08 1/6. Jack Dee visits Brighton with panellists Richard Coles, Tony Hawks, Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke. 2026-06-08 Pip faces some difficult decisions, and opportunity knocks for George. 2026-06-08 Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music. 2026-06-08 How does an ancient concept of governance like monarchy work in the modern world? And are Trump, Putin and Xi creating neo-royal courts in their republics. 2026-06-08 We look at whether the AI tool, Co-Scientist, is a useful resource for researchers or a scientist in its own right. 2026-06-08 Challenging ideas in endocrinology, ethnology and genetics: Adam Rutherford explores how we started to understand the world with Andrea Wulf, Saira Hameed and Kathryn Paige Harden. 2026-06-08 There are 5 million carers in the UK - but who cares for the carers? Through a mixture of stand-up comedy and interviews, comedian and carer Mary Bourke investigates. 2026-06-08 In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 2026-06-08 1/5. Jensen is invited to interview the chef Sonny Velin at the famous restaurant Plant at midnight, and makes a shocking discovery. 2026-06-08 4/5. Mary's only hope of returning home is to persuade Jackie of the impossible. 2026-06-08 News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament. 2026-06-08