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08/09/2026
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A Prayer for the Day commemorating and remembering the 25th anniversary of 9/11
A Prayer for the Day commemorating and remembering the anniversary of 9/11 with Daisy Khan
08/09/2026: Spy in the tractor cab? Surrey hops, The Experimental Farmer
A think tank warns high-tech farm gear could be used by China to spy on our food system.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control
Are we too quick to label ‘normal’ distress?
Tanya Byron on the rise of therapy speak and self-diagnosis.
Nadine Dorries, Emeli Sandé, Darts
Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, Nadine Dorries on deepfakes and darts player Beau Greaves.
Anne Dudley and Jon Boden at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
Jon Boden and Anne Dudley join Anna and Jeffrey at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
Episode 7: No Further Questions
Cross-examination: the hardest of questions to ask, and to answer.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You & Yours: What's your experience of getting building work done?
The latest weather forecast
UK sanctions West Bank settlements
The government says it's not a "boycott of business with Israel".
A 9/11 Story
7. Secret Weapon
To keep a promise to her kids, Terry Strada must master an unknown world.
07/09/2026
Lily takes the plunge.
Done to Death
A whodunnit mystery that can only be solved by... reading whodunnits.
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Airey Neave: Escape from Colditz Castle
Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape.
Following the Path of the Rose
What does it mean to walk in Mary Magdalene’s footsteps today?
Last Frames: The Story of Bill Biggart
Cambridge Jones retraces the final shoot of the only photojournalist to die on 9/11.
How to Spot a Sleep Disorder
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore sleep disorders.
Ed Miliband rewrites UK policy on West Bank settlements
Israel is to shut down the UK consulate in Jerusalem in response to new sanctions.
UK sanctions Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Israel says it will shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response
Series 5
S5 E5: New Words and Old People
Paul tests his Belfast audience on new words, and people born in 1926.
Carol takes surprising action.
Call My Agent's writer and creator Fanny Herrero on bringing the French sitcom to the big screen
Plus, Maria Friedman on playing a prematurely ageing teenager in her latest musical.
The Today Debate: Can we afford the pensions triple lock?
Nick Robinson and an expert panel discuss the future of the pensions triple lock.
Tactile Baby Scans, New Macular Degeneration Research
The charity Guide Dogs is helping visually impaired to-be parents get to know their babies
Ukraine: Fighting Russia, Fighting Russian
Is Russian an enemy language in Ukraine? Or just the language of millions of citizens?
The Power of Your Email
You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
Israel retaliates for British sanctions on occupied West Bank imports
The government says the measures are vital to keep the two-state solution alive.
Episode 2
Toni can’t make sense of what she finds. Written and read by Jeanette Winterson.
Half-Life
3. Lost
Joe's research leads him to the remains of an old chemical weapons factory.
09/09/2026
