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20/08/2026
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.
The Stranger
The remarkable power in all of us to help complete strangers.
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 12
Hypatia
The Greek mathematician and philosopher who vanished from history because she was a woman.
The Guitar Story
3. Gods and Monsters
John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Sebastian Faulks
Author Sebastian Faulks on his influences and formative cultural experiences.
Episode Four - Into the Woods
Life in the shadow of Mount Etna, Sicily’s most dangerous and alluring landmark.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
QR Code Scams
Do you know where that code is taking you?
Sliced Bread - Series 17
Peptides
Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
The latest weather forecast.
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Provocateurs
Eugène-Francois Vidocq
The mind that invented modern detective work and transformed criminal investigation.
19/08/2026
The Malik family have a bone to pick.
The Observer's Book
Amanda Dalton's lyrical drama about friendship, loss and renewal.
Ancient Technology Centre
Martha Kearney tries her hand at ancient skills like forging a knife and flint knapping.
The National Childbirth Trust
Robyn Love makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of NCT, National Childbirth Trust.
The Metaphor Consultant
The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee
Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations.
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
Full coverage of the day's news.
Series 1
4. The Fundraiser
Get out your chain wallets and jump in a bath of beans. Icklewick FM are fundraising.
Robert is pushed to the limit.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
The Precipice
Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Andrew Hunter Murray, Dilly Carter, Hannah Byczkowski, David Eagle, Chris Brain, Daisy Peacock, Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests from the Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield.
7. Factor X
An organic farmer turned self-taught scientist investigates his own BSE theories.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Episode Four
Set in 2007, this is a heartwarming tale of community and change.
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
Pippa Haywood
Actor Pippa Haywood chooses some of her favourite poems from listener requests.
21/08/2026
