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17/10/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Poverty and Creating Prosperity for All
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur.
Life Without Bats
The night sky loses its bats and their secret soundscape. What happens next?
From Limpsfield Common to Everest with David Sullivan
Clare explores Limpsfield Common with David Sullivan to hear about his Everest adventure
17/10/26 Farming Today This Week: The Future of Farming
As The Archers turns 75, Farming Today is looking ahead to the future of British farming.
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News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Nick Park, Janett Bickley, Dr Xand van Tulleken and the Inheritance Tracks of Marisha Wallace
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
Series 25
Yawn Chorus
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain try to stay awake long enough to explore contagious yawning.
The Guitar Story
2. My Generation
John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
Isabel Hardman assesses the latest developments at Westminster.
Saudi Arabia hit by the Houthis
An attack on Riyadh airport has exposed the limitations of Saudi Arabia's air defences.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Capita Investigation and ISA changes
National Audit Office to review of the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Series 121
7. Team Calm vs Team Panic
What links Poundland and Bumble?
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Paul Frew MLA, Chris Hazzard MP, Tina McKenzie, Sarah Owen MP
Chris Page presents political debate from Belfast
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
16/10/2026
The storm clouds gather in Ambridge.
Save the Hundred Acre Wood
By Edward Kemp. With Robert Bathurst as Christopher Robin Milne.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Navi Pillay, Women in tech, Caroline Hirons
The first BBC interview with the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Full coverage of the day's news
Suella Braverman: 'I'm not imposing my idea of Englishness on anyone else'
The former Home Secretary speaks to Nick about identity, personality and religion.
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Hundreds arrested in protests across France
Hundreds have been arrested across France during major protests over the cost of living
Alexander McCall Smith, Big Country Redux, Vicky Featherstone, Clive Anderson, Marc Jennings, Zoe Graham
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Navi Pillay
Human rights judge and winner of Nobel Peace Prize.
Series 35
The First Britons - Tim Minchin, Prof Chris Stringer and Dr Selina Brace
Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford step back and encounter the first people in Britain.
The Fountain of Youth at 60
Angela Barnes looks back at 60 years of the social history of menopause, and HRT.
Recluses
Naomi Alderman examines whether being a recluse has an impact on how we do our thinking.
Regenerative Farming and Nutrition
Does regenerative farming change the nutritional value of what we eat?
Series 2
7. Lindsey Santoro and Bella Hull
Laura Smyth hears about closing a vortex and talking to angels.
Brain of Britain - Heat 12, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Japanese horror, F1 and pipe organs.
18/10/2026
Marlon James
The Jamaican novelist Marlon James on his Booker-shortlisted novel The Disappearers.
