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08/01/2026
Sean Curran reports on plans to cut the number of deaths on Britain's roads.
09/01/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
4. Too Much Confidence and Imposter Syndrome
Claudia Hammond continues her new book on the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
Susan Hulme reports as the government unveils its new road safety strategy.
Lifted
Radio 4’s daily prayer and reflection, with Bishop Mary Stallard.
09/01/26 Politics, protests and Charlotte Church at the Oxford Farming Conferences
We hear from the Defra Secretary and Charlotte Church at the Oxford Farming Conferences.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Stats of the Nation
Immigration, Benefits and Inequality
Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UK’s most potent political debates.
The Organ Symphony
Five peoples' stories about their relationship with an internal organ - set to music.
Women in Iran, Chloé Zhou, The Bar Council, Lesley Sharp
With politically motivated protests reported in Iran, we look at the women's role.
Desi Pubs
Jaega Wise visits desi pubs for food, culture and history.
5. Good Stress and Getting Over Yourself
Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bikinis and AI
Should image manipulation be allowed?
The latest weather forecast
Iran Protests Spread
Iran’s supreme leader says protesters ‘trying to please Trump’.
Series 2
Exiles: Ovid
Ovid was Rome’s funniest, wittiest poet. How was his mind shaped by exile?
There's a change of heart at the Bull.
Spores: Series 2
Episode 4. Devil’s Agent
The sudden appearance of Layla Wolf at the Sanctuary raises more questions than it answers
The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
Firth of Tay
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are in the Firth of Tay.
Morags
A tourist receives an eerie gift during an off season visit to the Callanish Stones.
Molly Parkin, Kristina Gjerde, Michael Barton, Eva Schloss
Matthew Bannister on an artist, an activist, a BBC executive and a holocaust survivor.
Mum in a Box
Saba Husain receives an unexpected - and life-changing - box.
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News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Series 119
1. Red, White, Blue and Green-land
The News Quiz is back and kicking off the series is guest host Ian Smith.
The police deliver unexpected news.
Stephen King
Ellen and Mark look at King adaptations, from The Shawshank Redemption to The Shining.
Gerard Baker, Baroness Fall, Andrew Fisher, Baroness Hazarika
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from M Shed in Bristol.
5th to 11th January
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Innovation
Matthew Sweet explores the cultures of novelty.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
Can the US really rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry?
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
Alicia McCarthy reports as peers continue to debate plans for assisted dying.
