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20/07/2026
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
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Class
Does social class affect how well we live together?
Reflections: Series 4
Caroline Lucas
The former Green Party leader discusses power, getting arrested and listening to opponents
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Episode 2
Giles Fraser is on a mission to work out the state of Christianity in this country.
Episode 1: The walk
A scientific, historical and cultural journey unearthing the meanings of mud.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Dead Rabbit
1. Dead Rabbit
Twenty dead animals left outside a school - but why? Journalists Dan and Lucy investigate.
19/07/2026
Opportunity knocks for Harrison.
Series 4
Episode 2 - The Longest Brief Thing
Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’s sort of ex. Stars Angus Deayton.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
John Yorke explores Horace McCoy’s 1930s noir classic, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Cariad Lloyd and Geoff Dyer
Harriett Gilbert is with a comedian and a writer to talk favourite books.
Anne Bonny and Mary Read: real-life pirates of the Caribbean
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
The Rebirth of Orgreave
Who benefits as a former mining site is regenerated?
Series 53
Episode 4
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 97
Episode 1
BBC Radio 4's longest running panel game returns for its 97th series.
Chris has reservations about a loved one.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
16/07/2026
David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
On the remote island of Shearwater, a family guards the world's largest seed bank.
Galapagos
5. Face to Face
As Wales embraces independence, Bryony realises that Shapeshift has big plans for her.
Octopuses and the Mind-Body Problem
What can an octopus teach us about our relationship between the mind and the body?
21/07/2026
