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10/01/2026
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
10 Jan 2026,·119 mins
Can the US really rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry?
Trump says the US oil industry will be 'up and running' in Venezuela within 18 months.
09 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The Peter Mandelson Interview Analysis
We discuss the former US ambassador’s first interview since his sacking.
11 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Protests continue in Iran
Reports of overwhelmed hospitals in Iran.
10 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Iran protestors defy crackdown
Reports that hundreds of people in Iran may have been killed in a government crackdown.
11 Jan 2026,·59 mins
Tina Daheley sits in
Tina discusses Storm Goretti, aphantasia, business rates and photo ID.
09 Jan 2026,·117 mins
Calls to ban Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool over sexual images
Some people have used Grok to create sexualised images of children and women.
09 Jan 2026,·45 mins
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
10 Jan 2026,·16 mins
11/01/2026
11 Jan 2026,·16 mins
The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
11 Jan 2026,·28 mins
John Swinney: Trump, Independence and Scottish Troops in Ukraine
What is the Scottish First Minister's secret for getting Donald Trump's attention?
10 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)
Academic Louisa Munch argues that you shouldn’t have to pay for higher education.
08 Jan 2026,·62 mins
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
11 Jan 2026,·10 mins
11 Jan 2026,·15 mins
A friend request led me to reveal Scotland's biggest catfish
'Samantha' hatched a plan, after something about David Graham didn't add up.
10 Jan 2026,·4 mins
with Qasa Alom
Qasa Alom sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
10 Jan 2026,·180 mins
09/01/2026
Adrian Chiles gets you set for the weekend, with news, sport and entertainment.
09 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Business rates u-turn: are pubs a special case? Plus is it your duty to have more kids?
Business rates: are pubs a special case? Plus is it your duty to have more kids?
The big weekend news and sports stories with Jeanette Kwakye and Steffan Powell.
Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?
2025 was the year of youth-led protests across the world. What’s next for the movement?
09 Jan 2026,·27 mins
In the Hoodie
Geoff Norcott, the politics of hoodies and your best fax facts.
Iran Protests Spread
Iran’s supreme leader says protesters ‘trying to please Trump’.
The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers
Why an Australian man raised nearly two million dollars to help an elderly US veteran
10 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Iran’s president offers to negotiate over protesters' grievances
As mass protests continue in Iran, President Pezeshkian says he's willing to negotiate
11 Jan 2026,·49 mins
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
11 Jan 2026,·5 mins
What Is the UK Good At?
From award-winning theatre to life-saving drugs, what are the UK’s biggest strengths?
08 Jan 2026,·32 mins
'A world without rules' and UK becoming 'a military pygmy'
A look at what's making the headlines in today's newspapers.
11 Jan 2026,·2 mins
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Chris Warburton and Sarah Mulkerrins.
09 Jan 2026,·180 mins
A round of relief
The government is expected to say it will make changes to pubs' business rates.
09 Jan 2026,·52 mins
Iran warns of retaliation if US intervenes as deadly protests intensify
Iranians defy internet blackout as rights groups warn of ‘massacre’ amid renewed protests
