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30/06/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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?
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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.
Full coverage of the day's news
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.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
News-making original journalism.
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Fairy Tales
Michael Rosen talks to Professor Jamie Tehrani about how fairy tales travel the world.
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.
01/07/2026
