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07/04/2026
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Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients.
The Emmaus travellers - hope rekindled
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
07/04/2026 Illegal meat, geothermal glasshouse, spring planting
Illegal meat still breaching UK borders, with 14 tonnes seized at Dover in a single week.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
Episode 1
Ali Ansari takes us on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
Children and happiness, Miscarriage leave, Extramarital pairings
New academic research questions if having children make you happy. We discuss.
Fishing
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin.
Episode 2
Dominic makes his first visit to the lifeboat station, where he is to watch and learn.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: GP Appointments
What's it like booking a GP appointment where you live?
The latest weather forecast
Strikes across Iran as President Trump's deadline nears
We ask whether British bases could be used to target infrastructure in Iran?
Pumped Up and Pedalling
Mark Miodownik explores the pneumatic tyre that blew up human history
06/04/2026
Can Robert square his conscience?
Celia's Secret
Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.
William Dodd Fights the Factories
A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions.
God, grief and the chatbot
A mother’s grief, a son’s chatbot and the faith that sustained her.
Band of Mothers
Can an all-female Oxfordshire band in their mid-50s recreate their student success?
How should we think about cholesterol?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned?
Trump: Whole civilisation will die tonight
President Trump ratchets up his threats to Iran ahead of tonight's deadline for a deal.
Government Stops Kanye West Entering UK
Wireless Festival is cancelled after the government stops Kanye West from entering the UK
Series 5
1: Puffins, Armadillos and the Badass Tongue-Eating Louse
Puffins’ mega beaks wow the guests.
Adam has some news for David.
Was Queen Victoria coercively controlled by Prince Albert?
Writer Daisy Goodwin on her new play, Victoria: A Queen Unbound.
The Experiments
An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes.
Running, Reading, Radioing
In Touch speaks with three visually impaired people about their current work and projects.
Albania: Land, Money and the Sea
Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania.
Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll
Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
Trump’s Iran deadline approaches
The US president has warned ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran does not back down
Episode 7
Edgar Acheson alights from Thomas's cart at the shoreline and is enveloped by sea fog.
Cold Cases
Case 1: The Black Monk of Pontefract
Danny Robins investigates Britain's most violent poltergeist case.
Robert Fox, Mary Rand MBE, Sir Tony Hoare, Biruté Galdikas
John Wilson on theatre producer, an athlete, a computer scientist, a primatologist.
08/04/2026
