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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
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Prayers from the Hymnal: Amazing Grace
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
30/06/26 Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management
Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Being Greek
Star of Stage and Temple
Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy
Can you change your personality?
How much control do you have over your personality traits?
National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.
Tom Seals and Debbie Wiseman slap that bass
Tom Seals and Debbie Wiseman in the final episode of the series.
Law
A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: Have you been caught out by a fake website?
Have you been caught out by a fake website?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
2. The Greenpeace
Environmentalist hippies set sail to stop a nuclear test.
29/06/2026
Kate loses her cool.
Episode 6: 1979
Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for BBC Radio 4.
Lady on Trial
Annie Kenney - Suffragette
Lucy Worsley meets a suffragette who’s willing to die for women's right to vote.
Charity Shops and Pocket Money
What do giving and spending money reveal about everyday life?
Celebrating Brian Patten
Roger McGough, Lemn Sissay and others celebrate Brian Patten.
What are your heart palpitations telling you?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore what heart palpitations are and why they happen.
Government outlines Defence Investment Plan
Extra £15 billion in funds announced but opposition says plans are 'too little, too late'.
Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra 15 billion pounds of military spending
The Defence Investment Plan includes a greater use of drones and autonomous weapons
Live:
Series 9
1. Happy Go Lucky
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with his blend of wit & wisdom
The Borchester Show hits a snag.
Dave Eggers on his new novel Contrapposto and Supergirl director Craig Gillespie
As Michael Caine's Odyssey is released, we discuss actors licencing themselves for AI.
Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
Cooking: Tips and Tricks
Cooking tips and tricks from and for visually impaired people.
Fairy Tales
Michael Rosen and Jamie Tehrani on how fairy tales travel the world, changing as they go.
Fairy Tales: The Stories That Shape Us
Sian Williams talks to mythologist and storyteller Martin Shaw about why fairytales matter
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Kakapos by Jo Lloyd
In Jo Lloyd’s story, very ordinary Muriel meets Rip Van Winkle in the below world.
July Morning
We await sunrise at Bulgaria’s July Morning festival – named after a British rock song.
Alicia McCarthy reports as the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan is finally revealed.
01/07/2026
