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13/04/2026
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
Sir Craig Reedie, Bronwen Naish, Geoff Yeadon, Margareta Magnusson
Matthew Bannister on a sports administrator, a musician, a cave diver and an author.
The Place of Modesty
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
13/04/26: Alternative fertilisers, Capercaillie in the Cairngorms.
The search for fertilisers which don't have to be imported, to lessen price shocks.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Challenges and solutions
John Kampfner, Natasha Walter and Nicolas Niarchos join Tom Sutcliffe
A chair for chats
How one man is trying to reduce loneliness by encouraging strangers to chat at a pub table
Hungary election, Women managing male footballers, Being a girl in 2026
What the end of the Orbán regime means for Hungarian women.
The birth and death of Yugoslavia
Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.
Dariush
Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Broadband Outages, Border Delays and House Flipping
Broadband outages, border delays and house flipping.
The latest weather forecast
The Southport attacks could and should have been prevented
Tragedy blamed on 'catastrophic' failures by agencies and killer’s 'irresponsible' parents
Becoming a Woman
Teenage girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about being a girl and becoming a woman.
12/04/2026
Bert is threatening to sue.
Series 3
Boswell's Life of Christie
Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Agatha Christie.
Series 1
Teachers: Peter Ramus
A radical teacher who believed passionately in knowledge and education for all.
Alistair McGowan on HE Bates
Impressionist, poet and comedian Alistair McGowan on author HE Bates
Journey through a cow
Join a farmer, a cheesemaker, a philosopher and a scientist on a guided tour through a cow
About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
Postbag
Jay Rayner and the panel tuck into questions from the postbag.
The US blockade of Iranian ports takes effect
The US president tells Iran that any ships approaching the blockade will be eliminated.
A US naval blockade of Iran's entire coastline comes into force
Iran describes the move as "piracy"
Live:
5. How to Cull Friends and Nickname People
Childish nicknames, culling your friends, and bingeing on junk telly.
Alice catches up with Fallon.
Mark Gatiss at the RSC
Mark Gatiss takes on Brecht's Hitler satire, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
Return to the moon
What have we learnt from Artemis II?
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode One
The Connollys host a guest at their home on Small Flat.
An Eye for a Killing
4. Anger on the Streets
A rumour spreads on the streets of Edinburgh that there has been a series of killings.
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
14/04/2026
