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03/08/2026
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The life of "Dr Death" - Body Worlds founder Gunther von Hagens
Also, businessman Sir Ian Wood, historian Juliet Gardiner, and dancer Dinkie Flowers.
Fields of stunning sunflowers
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rev Carolyn Skinner.
03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026
How wildlife is coping in the drought
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 9
Are we running out of people?
Is natalism the answer to population decline, or should we accept managed decline?
No World Order
2. The View from Beijing
The decade in which China reshaped its relationship with the international system.
Listener Week: Marriage & friends, Library cuts, NICU babies, Intergenerational friendships
As Listener Week kicks off, how honest are you with your friends about your marriage?
Pieter
The story of a man who spent years in an Ecuadorian prison for drug trafficking.
1. Giving
Tony Hawks starts to investigate the thorny issue of inheritance.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Consumer Confidence, Buying Woodland, Trust
Consumer confidence is the highest it has been for six months.
The latest weather forecast
Reform UK unveils latest plan to tackle illegal migration
Nigel Farage is questioned about finances at policy launch.
1. Fire
Dan Richards looks to the past to gather knowledge and skills for an uncertain future.
02/08/2026
Jazzer makes a controversial suggestion.
Series 4
Episode 4 - Ellie Retirement
An early retirement offer for Ellie leaves Mitch looking for a home. Stars Angus Deayton.
Rivers and the Rights of Nature
Does giving rights to rivers and forests change how we think about the world around us?
Dr Vee Kativhu and Susie Riddell
Harriett Gilbert meets an education activist and an actor to discover books they love.
History of Underwear: from shirts and stays to bras and briefs
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the history of underwear in the west.
Britain's Robot Army
Former army officer Will Robson investigates how today’s technology shapes modern warfare.
Series 53
Glasgow
Jay Rayner and the panel visit Glasgow to answer listeners' culinary questions.
Will Reform make a pact with Restore Britain?
Reform leader Nigel Farage ready to 'have a conversation' on a pact with Restore Britain.
France condemns Reform's cross-channel migrant plans
Reform says it would use the Navy to return migrants crossing the Channel in small boats
Series 97
3. The fourth rule of Just a Minute
Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Paterson Joseph.
Neil finds himself run ragged.
Magic live in the studio
Magic live in the studio, author Jacqueline Crooks and French museum security.
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?
Europe swelters in another heatwave
Several rivers are at record low levels after prolonged drought conditions
Episode One
Dr Primrose and his family must leave the parsonage.
3. Note to Self, Find Sharks/4. Safe Sex Santa
Liza gains ground on set, but rising tensions with Gary threaten her control.
Hollywood and The Adland Five
1. Transforming Ads, Transforming Movies
Sir Christopher Nolan and Sir Christopher Frayling tell a new story of British cinema.
04/08/2026
