BBC R4 FM BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-04-06 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-06 John Wilson on theatre and film producer Robert Fox, athlete Mary Rand, computer software developer Sir Tony Hoare, primatologist and conservationist Biruté Galdikas. 2026-04-06 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-06 A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 2026-04-06 Devon-based photographer Chris Chapman has been documenting Dartmoor farming life for over fifty years. 2026-04-06 The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers. 2026-04-06 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-04-06 Two hundred years after the formation of the ZSL, the Zoological Society of London, Adam Rutherford discusses zoos, sex and conservation. 2026-04-06 Nuala MacDonald tells Rachel Burden how she made her village in the Highlands become autism-friendly. 2026-04-06 A look at the impact of light on women's health, careers, beliefs and lifestyle. 2026-04-06 Why did the slow disintegration of the Ottoman empire lead to war in the Balkans? Misha Glenny finds out. 2026-04-06 1/5. Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men. 2026-04-06 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-06 News and discussion of consumer affairs. 2026-04-06 The latest weather forecast. 2026-04-06 News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-06 1/5. From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music. 2026-04-06 Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service, and Robert receives a surprise birthday present. 2026-04-06 Tom Stoppard's 1991 drama, starring Felicity Kendal and Peggy Ashcroft in her final performance. A young poet in 1930s India. A portrait. And sixty years of unanswered questions. 2026-04-06 Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer, with help from Joe Boyd. 2026-04-06 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-04-06 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-06 4/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Hugh Dennis, Jess Fostekew and Katy Wix. 2026-04-06 Can Robert square his conscience, and will George go to Keira's birthday party. 2026-04-06 Samira Ahmed and guests trace the history of television from its first public demonstration a century ago to experimental broadcasts and the beginning of the BBC TV service. 2026-04-06 9/10. The back-story of the Middle East conflict, explored by leading experts. This episode covers 2000-2009, from the Second Intifada to Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election as Israeli PM. 2026-04-06 Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the true story of 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, 1939. 2026-04-06 In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 2026-04-06 6/10. Evening low water: Edgar Acheson joins Thomas in his cart as they go down to the Longferry shoreline to see if it could be used as a location for his film. 2026-04-06 Two hundred years after the formation of the ZSL, the Zoological Society of London, Adam Rutherford discusses zoos, sex and conservation. 2026-04-06 Nuala MacDonald tells Rachel Burden how she made her village in the Highlands become autism-friendly. 2026-04-06 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-06 1/5. Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men. 2026-04-06 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-06 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. 2026-04-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-07 Frontline healthcare workers describe racist abuse from their patients. 2026-04-07 The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping. 2026-04-07 A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker. 2026-04-07 Illegal meat is still breaching UK borders, with 14 tonnes seized at Dover in a single week. 2026-04-07 News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. 2026-04-07 Hiranya Peiris talks to Jim Al-Khalili about pioneering the modern era of precision cosmology and revolutionising our understanding of the universe. 2026-04-07 1/3. What is the shape of world history seen through Persian eyes? Ali Ansari asks us to rethink our understanding of Iran in the world with a Persian grand tour that begins in 3000 BC. 2026-04-07 Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 2026-04-07 Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin, John Lurie and Gagga Jónsdóttir. 2026-04-07 2/5. Dominic Gregory meets the boss - lifeboat coxswain, Stuart Adams - and begins his meticulous training at the Dungeness lifeboat station. 2026-04-07 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-07 News and discussion of consumer affairs. 2026-04-07 The latest weather forecast. 2026-04-07 News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-07 2/5. Mark Miodownik explores the pneumatic tyre that blew up human history. 2026-04-07 Can Robert square his conscience, and will George go to Keira's birthday party. 2026-04-07 1/2. During the West End run of Michael Frayn's Copenhagen, a curious letter arrives from a Chiswick housewife. Frayn and his director are staggered at the contents. Can it be true. 2026-04-07 In the industrial revolution, a worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions. 2026-04-07 After her 14-year-old son died, Megan Garcia discovered he had formed a deep bond with an AI chatbot. In her grief, she turned not away from faith, but more deeply towards it. 2026-04-07 In the 1990s, an all-female band called Beaker enjoyed some success. Now re-formed, what are the realities for five 50-ish women juggling jobs, parenthood, gigs, and maybe more. 2026-04-07 Chris and Xand van Tulleken looking at cholesterol and fat - what really are they, what are the different types, and should be concerned about them. 2026-04-07 Full coverage of the day's news. 2026-04-07 National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 2026-04-07 1/6. Join comedian and writer Sue Perkins as she hosts her award-winning comedy Nature Table: a funny show-and-tell series celebrating the natural world and all its eccentricities. 2026-04-07 Adam has some news for David, and George ponders his impending fatherhood. 2026-04-07 Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music. 2026-04-07 Jack Butcher presents an investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes. 2026-04-07 News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted. 2026-04-07 Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania. 2026-04-07 Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer, with help from Joe Boyd. 2026-04-07 In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. 2026-04-07 7/10. Thomas panics as Edgar Acheson disappears into the sea fog of the Longferry shoreline. He loses his bearings as he tries desperately to find the American film director. 2026-04-07 1/12. Danny Robins investigates Britain's most violent poltergeist case. When a family move into a new house in Pontefract, doors slam, objects fly, and they realise they're not alone.. 2026-04-07 John Wilson on theatre and film producer Robert Fox, athlete Mary Rand, computer software developer Sir Tony Hoare, primatologist and conservationist Biruté Galdikas. 2026-04-07