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19/10/2026
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
Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss the first-ever severe drought recorded in the UK.
Breast Cancer Awareness
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur.
19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples
How will the government avoid a repeat of this year's funding application chaos?
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Napoleon’s marshals and President Trump’s civil servants
Who keeps institutions functioning when power, loyalty and trust break down?
Water refill revolution
How teenagers in one village are trying to get people to stop using plastic water bottles
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Chair EHRC, Dame Harriet Walter, Grey divorce, PMDD
Dame Harriet Walter as Brutus in an all-female Julius Caesar touring secondary schools.
Woolsery
James Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.
1. The Calling
A radical new look at how the Cambridge Five spies helped Stalin build his Red Empire.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
House Prices, Luxury Watch Repairs, Clothes Shopping
Rightmove data shows that property asking prices dropped 7% in September.
The latest weather forecast
France's Prime Minister asks some cities to impose partial curfews
The political fallout in France after a weekend of violent protests.
How Houdini Made Magic
1. Find your motivation
Houdini’s arrival in America as a poverty-stricken immigrant lights a fire beneath him.
18/10/2026
It’s Pip and Stella’s wedding day.
Series 2
3. Lucy Lassoes the Moon
To Florence’s horror, someone has reprinted her first novel. Selina’s in EastEnders.
Florence Griffith Joyner
Speed, style - and suspicion.
Raymond Antrobus and Guy Gunaratne
Find reading inspiration when two guests share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
Series 25
Yawn Chorus
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain try to stay awake long enough to explore contagious yawning.
Childline at 40
An exploration of 40 years of Childline.
Art That Conquered the World
David
James Fox asks how Michelangelo's David became so famous.
Curfews in France following riots
We examine the forces driving protests in France and beyond.
Temporary curfews implemented across France
The French government is trying to prevent a repeat of the weekend's violent disorder
Series 4
Laura Smyth
Paul asks comedian Laura Smyth about her pet peeves and worst nightmares.
One resident finds themselves in a desperate situation.
Taika Waititi on adapting Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Klara and the Sun for the big screen
Plus Tony award winning Broadway actor Jonathan Groff takes on Shakespeare.
How will climate change affect our farms?
Will we still be able to grow enough food as temperatures rise and rain patterns change?
The climate changing power of 400 billion toasters
How can we to compete against a natural force with the power of 25 atomic bombs?
French cities impose curfews after weekend of rioting
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed the protests on the ‘ultra-left’
Overture
A novel of love, longing and music from Pulitzer Prize-winner Barbara Kingsolver.
Cobalt
Episode 4
News about Dad comes through, and Maita and Julian decide to drive to Nigeria.
Live:
Sean Curran with the highlights from the Commons and the Lords.
20/10/2026
