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03/09/2026
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
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Katie Razzall asks why the Norman Conquest still matters today.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
What the Normans did for our diet
Food historian Dr Annie Gray considers how the Norman Conquest changed our diet.
Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The Power of Your Email
You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
Dough - Series 5
Gyms
Could weight-loss jabs make gyms less relevant? Greg Foot examines the future of fitness.
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
A 9/11 Story
4. A Chance Meeting
UK anti-terror police make an arrest in Birmingham.
02/09/2026
Natasha hatches a plan.
Edith Swan-Neck and the Bayeux Tapestry
The making of the Bayeux Tapestry, dramatised by Jonathan Myerson.
Bramble Bank Cricket Match
Alison Mitchell heads to Bramble Bank on the Solent for a famous annual cricket match.
Mesothelioma UK
Broadcaster Carolyn Quinn makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mesothelioma UK.
How the Normans changed the way we speak
Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.
Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings
Join Greg and his guests in medieval England to learn about the tumultuous events of 1066.
The Power of the Bayeux Tapestry
George Parker on the political and diplomatic power of the Bayeux Tapestry over centuries.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 1
6. The Mob
It’s Mischief Night and all of Icklewick are celebrating and looting (as is tradition).
George finds himself in trouble.
Norman Day special
A special edition of Front Row on the culture of Norman Britain.
Riverbeds and the Sedimentation of Ideas
What if all the ideas surrounding our lives are like pieces of sediment in a river?
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 4
Away from domestic arguments and work squabbles, the truth of Betty's life becomes clearer
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
04/09/2026
Episode 4: How do you wish to plead?
Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system.
