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14/09/2026
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Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate a bill to allow assisted deaths.
Love Languages
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees.
14/09/26 Calls for more farm co-ops, Hereford cattle dispute, flax and hemp
Calls for more ‘cooperative working’ amongst farmers.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Living with uncertainty
Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason on certainty and doubt.
Scrubbing up for sobriety
How one social enterprise helps people recover from addiction one bar of soap at a time.
AI and women’s jobs, Therapy speak and girls, Céline Dion's comeback
Could AI put women’s jobs at greater risk than men’s?
The Value Crisis
1. Crisis, What Crisis?
Ros Atkins asks whether technology has triggered a crisis in what we value.
1. The Bathroom
Best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's remarkable story of Cold War espionage.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Energy Bills, M&S Fashion and September Holidays
A sharp rise in energy bills is forecast if the Iran war drags on.
The latest weather forecast
Record-breaking donations prompt calls for law change
Union chief brands donations “a crisis for our democracy”.
The Hitler Diaries Scandal
1. The Crash
21 April, 1945, Eastern Germany, a plane crashes. Rumours spread about Hitler's diaries.
13/09/2026
Harrison has a confession to make.
Series 11
Alok-Pocalyse
Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
Series 2: Eps 9-16
9. Hope
By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
Tony Juniper on EO Wilson
Dr Tony Juniper picks the Biologist EO Wilson.
BBC National Short Story Award 2026
Burning Bush by Merryn Glover
The first contender for this year’s BBC National Short Story Award by Merryn Glover.
Can Britain’s Broken Energy System Be Fixed?
Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Jonathan Ford asks why.
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
First Ministers meet in Cardiff to discuss leaving the UK
Leaders of Scotland, Wales and N.I agree to press case for constitutional change.
Donald Trump says there is a 'conspiracy against AI'
British co-founder of Anthropic says the world must set limits on AI.
Series 4
3. Outrageous Behaviour
Problematic packaging, beautiful outrageousness and zen fury.
Carol makes her feelings clear.
The Beatles' early days, Juliette Binoche's directorial debut, Jack Thorne
Samira talks to Hunter Davies, Juliette Binoche, Jack Thorne and Lucy Caldwell.
Rethink... who owns our technology
Is it time for a Tech-xit?
What AI agents talk about behind your back
Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
‘Litany of failures’ in case of patient killed on NHS mental health ward
Staff falsified records and slept on the night one patient was killed by another
1. The Room
A study of power and obsession, inspired by the world of the Young British Artists.
There's Something I Need to Tell You
4. The Party
The Thai Senator, an interrogation, a private jet…
Alicia McCarthy reports as peers debate changes to the laws on political donations.
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