Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
Find out how to listen to other BBC stations
How has Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz again?
Donald Trump claims to have 'obliterated' Iran's navy, so why does it control the strait?
19 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Is The Strait Of Hormuz Actually Open (Or Shut) Right Now?
Plus, the government digs in over the Mandelson vetting row.
19 Apr 2026,·33 mins
19/04/2026
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
19 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?
Why an oyster fisherman with a controversial past is splitting the Democrats
17 Apr 2026,·33 mins
US negotiators prepare for second round of ceasefire talks
Iran hasn't confirmed if it will take part in negotiations
19 Apr 2026,·16 mins
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
19 Apr 2026,·10 mins
Starmer and Speakerphone
Jeremy discusses Keir Starmer, burial plots, hiding cancer and speakerphone errors.
17 Apr 2026,·117 mins
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
19 Apr 2026,·180 mins
18/04/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
18 Apr 2026,·119 mins
The Global Story: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ to be released to the public
Anthropic says its new model is too dangerous for public release. Should we be worried?
19 Apr 2026,·27 mins
Reclaiming the Centre: Is the Old Political Order Dead? (Adrian Wooldridge)
The author and Bloomberg columnist argues for the revival of liberalism.
16 Apr 2026,·61 mins
19 Apr 2026,·5 mins
'Vultures circling' PM & Lloyd Webber alcoholism
A look at what's making the headlines in today's newspapers.
19 Apr 2026,·3 mins
20/04/2026
20 Apr 2026,·15 mins
Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
19 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Iran fires on tankers in Hormuz Strait
Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz again after the US refuses to end its naval blockade.
18 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Coachella, GRWM fakers, and Justin Bieber is chronically online
Why the California festival is known as the 'Influencer Olympics'
17 Apr 2026,·24 mins
Iran casts doubt over Islamabad talks
Vice-President Vance to lead US delegation in talks
19 Apr 2026,·49 mins
News, discussion and interviews from politics and beyond.
19 Apr 2026,·120 mins
How to register to vote and when to do it by
Millions of voters across England, Scotland and Wales will head to polls on 7th of May.
16 Apr 2026,·2 mins
Laura McGhie with your calls and features through the night.
19 Apr 2026,·240 mins
The Chinese cyber-attack that could have stolen data from every American
Inside the highly sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon
17 Apr 2026,·27 mins
18 Apr 2026,·16 mins
Bulgarians go to the polls for the eighth time in five years
The frontrunner is former president and fighter pilot Rumen Radev
19 Apr 2026,·54 mins
Starmer woes, peace talks, health, housing, church mapping and a leader interview
Political news, discussions and analysis, plus an election leader interview.
The big weekend news and sports stories with Jeanette Kwakye and Steffan Powell.
Should Ollie Robbins have been sacked from the Foreign Office?
His close friend questions whether he did anything wrong.
17 Apr 2026,·45 mins
17/04/2026
Breaking news and hard-hitting talk about the big stories of the day.
17 Apr 2026,·81 mins
The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend
The man helping to tackle loneliness by offering strangers somewhere to sit and chat
18 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Adrian Chiles gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
17 Apr 2026,·120 mins
