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29/06/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Alicia McCarthy reports on what lies ahead for Parliament under a new prime minister.
Prayers from the Hymnal: How Great Thou Art
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
29/06/26 Water resilience on farms, rural place names, soil
Calls for more government action to protect water supplies for farming.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Common Ground: Place
How does where we live affect how well we live together?
Helen George, Wimbledon, Met Police and VAWG
Actor Helen George explains why musical theatre was always her first love.
Blackley, North Manchester
The extraordinary story behind a roadside Man City memorial in a suburb of Manchester.
Books
A visit to the Library of Congress and Monticello to look at Jefferson's library.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
AI Shops, Barbecues, House Building
Artificial intelligence is being used to make convincing online shops.
The latest weather forecast
Burnham vows "greatest rebalancing of power" in country's history
In a major speech, Andy Burnham also promises to build a 'Number 10 of the North'.
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
1. Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion launches one of its early occupations - against Greenpeace.
28/06/2026
Ian attempts to look on the bright side.
Series 3
One's Company
It’s a bank holiday and nobody knows what to do with themselves. Stars Angus Deayton.
Suzy Wrack: The House I Grew Up In
Football writer Suzy Wrack on how the house she grew up in shaped her.
Live:
Philippa Perry and Stuart Maconie
Guests talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love and loath, at the Hay Festival 2026.
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The Iliad and Odyssey: heroic epics from ancient Greece
Join Greg and his guests in ancient Greece to learn all about the Iliad and Odyssey.
Ten Years After Brexit: Tribal
Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, how tribal thinking created two new identities.
Series 52
Worthing
Jay Rayner and the Kitchen Cabinet panel visit Worthing on the Sussex coast.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 85
4. Garden or Bedroom
Miles Jupp, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to Cambridge.
Kate loses her cool.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Rethink... the power of the US dollar
Could the US dollar lose its number one status?
Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Mermaid by David Almond
David Almond reimagines The Little Mermaid on Holy Island.
Galapagos
2. Smashing It
With Galapagos out of the bag, will Bryony be able to harness its power?
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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