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24/08/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Zhu Rongji: The reformist Chinese Premier who ordered 100 coffins
Also: Professor Paul Veys, actress Hayden Panettiere and conservationist Rosemary Parslow.
Seeing through a different lens
A spiritual comment and prayer with the Rev Mariama Ifode-Blease.
24/08/2026: bluetongue, future foods, farm app
Bluetongue in Scotland, future-proof crops, teen's farming app.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. Lock 'em up
Property crime has fallen dramatically in Britain and the reason may not be what you think
No World Order
5: Bonfire of the Agreements
Obama's peace prize, populism's rise, and America walks away from its own order.
Author Louise Doughty, Scottish women offenders, Boxer Chantelle Cameron
What did author Louise Doughty learn about her parents from an old black suitcase?
All Kinds of Minds
1. The Language of Neurodiversity
How is the language of neurodiversity changing the way we understand difference?
Episode 1
The story of a museum guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Vinted, Parking, Selling Retirement Flats
Is Vinted as good as it used to be?
The latest weather forecast.
Burnham condemns "outrageous" threats from Russia
The PM uses his first overseas visit to take blueprint for Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv.
Conversationalists
Voltaire
Voltaire’s sharp mind, letters, and fearless challenge to authority and superstition.
23/08/2026
Lily has a confession to make.
Series 11
The Pump Rubicon
Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
Midnight Cowboy
John Yorke looks at Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy.
Eric Ashby, Silent Watcher of the New Forest
Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.
Henry Cyril Paget: the dancing marquess of Anglesey
Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century Wales to learn about Henry Cyril Paget.
The WhatsApp Underground
As race riots erupt in Belfast, an underground network rescues those at risk.
Sweet Caroline
Piecing together how a song released in 1969 became a sport anthem.
Andy Burnham pledges support at Ukraine summit
Prime minister repeats backing despite 'outrageous threats' from Russia.
Andy Burnham promises to maintain support for Ukraine
Russia accuses the UK of "pouring fuel on the fire"
Series 97
6. Has Paul joined TikTok?
Paul Merton, Rachel Parris, Gyles Brandreth and Lucy Porter.
George attempts to make a good impression
Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
How do we prepare for a future water shortage?
England faces a five billion litre a day shortfall by 2055, so how does it fix it?
Is the era of the cancer vaccine upon us?
Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?
Live:
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
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Episode Six
Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
There's Something I Need to Tell You
1. Tennis Buddies
A global thriller of espionage, money and murder.
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
1. Fake it. Make it. Podcast it.
People mistake Jamie Bartlett for Steven Bartlett. Jamie wants to know why.
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