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30/07/2026
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Brainless
Meet the highly intelligent, bright yellow blob that doesn’t have a brain.
The Gift of Football
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Doctor Stephen Wigley.
30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 12
Alexandria: The Science
Natalie's joined by Islam Issa and Adam Rutherford to reveal stellar scientific inventions
Art That Conquered the World
Girl with a Pearl Earring
James Fox asks how Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring became so famous.
Rethinking pubs and clubs as community venues, Actor Vicky Krieps, Egyptian warrior princesses
Business rates cuts and their impact on the community.
Episode 1: The Early Years
A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children.
Accountability
Author Darren McGarvey wrestles with unsettling questions raised by the Me Too movement.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
How To Spot A Deepfake
Unmasking scammers' fake faces with Jim Browning.
Sliced Bread - Series 17
Air Conditioning
What's the best way to keep your home cool?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Dead Rabbit
9. The Trial
Dan and Lucy meet the man accused of leaving the dead animals outside the village shop.
29/07/2026
Chris takes it a step too far.
Yeartides
Lughnasadh
By Ben Lewis. Soulful and witty drama infused with song.
Patrick Barkham
The nature writer takes Martha Kearney butterfly-spotting in Foxley Wood, Norfolk.
Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
Dame Ellen MacArthur makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.
Radio 4's Pilot Quizzes, and Radio 1 Schedule Changes
Andrea Catherwood hears your views on Radio 4's new quiz pilots.
Part 2: How's the government doing on immigration?
Government policy on legal migration, overseas workers and indefinite leave to remain.
Are we alone in the universe?
What if the Goldilocks zone is for idiots?
Uefa countries vote for World Cup boycott
Uefa votes to boycott World Cups if Fifa proceeds with plan to sell competition stakes.
Uefa says it will boycott the World Cup if Fifa's plans go ahead
Fifa plans to sell off some event rights to private investors
Series 1
1. The Giant
Welcome to Icklewick FM. Brand new comedy from The Delightful Sausage
Tempers flare for the Carter family.
Review show: Childhood in War, Children of Wolves and kids in Luton
Lawrence Osborne's new cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut British film.
Cassandra
Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
Reporting the wildfires, Interviewing Elon Musk, CEO of Reach Piers North
How an AFP photographer captured the viral image of the wildfires in France.
Chris Chibnall, Ayoade Bamgboye, Wendi Peters, The Anchoress, Later Youth
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
4. Bad News
A grieving mother makes a list of culprits who she blames for her son’s death.
Football associations unite against Fifa’s World Cup plans
North and Central America football associations join Uefa in rejecting Fifa’s proposal
Episode 9
Rowan discovers the truth about her husband, Hank.
Gen Z and God: Is the Church Answering Young People's Prayers? (Lamorna Ash)
Lamorna Ash asks whether faith offers an answer to the difficulties facing young adults.
Ria Lina and Otegha Uwagba
A comedian and a writer chat favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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