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16/08/2026
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.
St Mathew’s church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds in West Yorkshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mathew’s church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds in West Yorkshire.
Describing Heritage - A Different Approach to Audio Description
Charity VocalEyes have created a new way to audio describe heritage sites.
A Church without Walls
Johannesburg pastor builds a church for those excluded by traditional faith.
Tinderbox Harvest
Sarah Swadling joins a Berkshire farming family reflecting on a drought-hit harvest.
The latest weather reports and forecast.
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
The National Childbirth Trust
Robyn Love makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of NCT, National Childbirth Trust.
Discovering Mary at Walsingham
Tina Beattie travels to Walsingham to explore the mysteries of the Virgin Mary.
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France, with a collection of 400 perfumes.
Horatio Clare on the Herring Gull
Writer Horatio Clare on why he finds the herring gull to be a mighty and surprising bird.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter
Chaka Khan, singer and songwriter, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
Heartbreak is in store for Lynda.
The Power of Things
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
Series 97
4. "The left-hand area"
Julian Clary, Desiree Burch, Tony Hawks and Cariad Lloyd.
The latest weather forecast.
A look at the week's big stories and a preview of the week to come.
Pride Before the Fall
Have we fallen out of love with Pride?
14/08/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Libra - Episode Two
John Yorke explores Don DeLillo’s 1988 novel Libra.
Libra
Episode 2
By Ben Lewis. Adaptation of Don DeLillo’s reimagining of the assassination of JFK.
M. John Harrison
On his latest novel - The End of Everything - and the three texts that helped to shape it.
Heat 4, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on the Cold War, Baz Luhrmann and gemstones.
Roddy Doyle writes Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction.
Sophie
A woman from Texas whose life is upended by a conviction for stealing an air conditioner.
Rima Ahmed
Rima Ahmed presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Alarm bells ring for Azra.
The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive
Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.
Track Your Exercise
How simply tracking your exercise could help you move more and improve your health.
13/08/2026
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme.
Toast - Series 7
Paperchase
Sean Farrington examines another succesful business that still ended up 'toast'.
15/08/2026
Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
Marlon Brando: The Ultimate Contender
Antonia Quirke defines the archival A-Z of essential Marlon Brando, who changed acting.
Pen Hadow nominates Sir Peter Scott
Conservationist Peter Scott, founder of Slimbridge, is picked by Pen Hadow.
1. The Planted Plants of Rum
Could the Isle of Rum miraculously have escaped the Ice Age? Tori Herridge investigates.
Staying Alive by Roisín O’Donnell
To celebrate Orla’s fortieth birthday, her friend Gemma suggests they try paddleboarding.
17/08/2026
Victoria Falls: Wilderness on the edge
How to preserve one of the natural wonders of the world.
