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31/07/2026
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
Part 2: How's the government doing on immigration?
Government policy on legal migration, overseas workers and indefinite leave to remain.
Ignatius of Loyola
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Doctor Stephen Wigley.
31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers
As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer
Sir Roger Deakins, cinematographer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Autism & cervical screening, FIFA, The Kiss, The play Cleansed, Chess
A new study investigating why autistic women are less likely to attend cervical screening.
Eating Octopus
As large numbers of octopus impact our fishing industry, should we be eating more of it?
Transformation
Darren McGarvey seeks out the voices who can help men navigate problematic masculinity.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Foreign workers in the NHS
Do we need more British-born doctors and nurses?
The latest weather forecast
60,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave Ceuta
At least 34 people have died during the crossing, Ceuta's president says.
Dead Rabbit
10. Catch Me
A verdict. Dan and Lucy ask: is violence winning? Turns out, dead animals are everywhere.
30/07/2026
Tempers flare for the Carter family.
Central Intelligence: Series 3
Episode 4
LBJ puts the wrong man in charge of the CIA.
Spurn Point
An early morning encounter with warden Paul Collins at the Spurn Bird Observatory.
Pinchbeck: Awkward Astrantias, Watering Wisdom and Courgette Chaos
Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel visit the Lincolnshire village of Pinchbeck.
Take It to the Bridge
A brand-new satirical comedy by Gareth Ceredig. Read by Rebecca Front.
The life of "Dr Death" - Body Worlds founder Gunther von Hagens
Also, businessman Sir Ian Wood, historian Juliet Gardiner, and dancer Dinkie Flowers.
Brainless
Meet the highly intelligent, bright yellow blob that doesn’t have a brain.
Disgraced funeral director jailed for 20 years
Disgraced funeral director Robert Bush is sentenced for failing to bury or cremate dozens.
Funeral director who failed to bury and cremate bodies jailed for 20 years
Robert Bush gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers
Heatwaves, hosepipe bans, and a very hairy pizza
Lucy Porter is joined by Finlay Christie, Amy Annette and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.
Harrison doesn’t know where to turn.
Aliens
Ellen and Mark on film and TV’s enduring fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Tom McTague, Tim Stanley, Helen Whately MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mark's Church in Clerkenwell, London.
July 27th - August 2nd
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Series 12
Alexandria: The Science
Natalie's joined by Islam Issa and Adam Rutherford to reveal stellar scientific inventions
Breakin' the Cycle
1. The Script
Two notorious London gangsters decide to leave criminality and become film producers.
Israel wants ‘genuine’ disarmament of Hamas
Trump says the Board of Peace deal will result in the "complete disarmament" of Hamas
Episode 10
Orly rushes to save more seeds as the seed bank floods. But is he too late?
The Democrats need to win Michigan… so why is it splitting the party?
A centrist and a left wing candidate go head to head in Michigan.
Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere
Comedians Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere discuss much-loved books.
01/08/2026
