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14/08/2026
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Part 2: How do we reform social care?
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss what Louise Casey's social care review might entail.
Fruity Fridays
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Richard Reddie.
14/08/2026 Brassicas, cherries, salad
Brassica crisis, salad, cherry harvest.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Neurologist Professor Dame Pamela Shaw joins Lauren Laverne.
Girls in Afghanistan, Female entrepreneurs and life editing, Women’s cricket
Five years after the Taliban took power, we look at the lives of girls in Afghanistan.
Taste the World: The Origins of Our Food
Dan Saladino meets musicians cooking dishes at WOMAD to hear stories of food history.
Episode 5
A searing account of the atomic bomb’s aftermath from local pastor Kiyoshi Tanimoto.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Drawing Our Future Homes
Can architects help our homes evolve faster than climate change?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
13/08/2026
David is offered a choice.
Central Intelligence: Series 3
Episode 6
Helms finally leads the CIA — just as the world catches fire.
Downderry
Richard King accompanies Natasha Carthew as she returns to Downderry in Cornwall.
Clarkston: Peach Tress, Pirate Sheds and Late Summer Pruning
Kathy Clugston and the panel visit Clarkston Halls near Glasgow.
Staying Alive by Roisín O’Donnell
To celebrate Orla’s fortieth birthday, her friend Gemma suggests they try paddleboarding.
Reinventing Madonna: the pioneering DJ and producer William Orbit
Also, Long Marcher Wang Quanying journalist Lady Hornby and horse trainer Monty Roberts.
Stolen Notes
A priceless instrument goes missing and changes the path of a musician’s career.
"Tinderbox" Britain
Andy Burnham warns that the UK is like a "tinderbox" as fires blaze across the country.
PM says Britain is 'a tinderbox' as homes destroyed in wildfire
Andy Burnham says fire services need more resources after the blaze in Stourbridge
Andy Cool'em Down'em
Ian Smith enlists Maisie Adam, Alasdair Beckett-King and the audience to take on the news.
A decision is reached at Brookfield.
A celebration of Black British music live at V&A East, with Nolay, Soweto Kinch and Keelan Carew
Soweto Kinch, Nolay, Janet Kay and guests are live at the V&A East Museum.
Annabel Denham, Miranda Green, Dan Tomlinson MP, Lord Vaizey
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Poole Museum in Dorset.
August 10th - August 16th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Series 12
The Oracle at Delphi
Natalie offers a helpful guide to using the Oracle to get answers to your big questions.
Breakin' the Cycle
3. The Right Kind of Violence
As the film shoot descends into chaos, Colin and D decide to shut down their drug empire.
Ex-Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row found dead
Friends of Jason Arday have spoken of their shock, following the death of the academic.
Episode Ten
The full extent of Mr Thornhill’s duplicity is exposed.
Live:
Is AOC ready to run for president?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on woke 1, egg freezing and a possible 2028 run.
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Katherine May and Liz Berry
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