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16/12/2025
Susan Hulme reports as ministers set out the next phase of their planning reforms.
17/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
When I Met Jane Austen
Val McDermid on suspense and psychology in Northanger Abbey
Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Val McDermid.
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.
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs welcome a review of foreign interference in UK elections.
The Lord of the Dance
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Father Dermot Preston.
17/12/2025 Planning reforms and the environment, rural churches.
Planning reforms announced - what will they mean for the countryside and the environment?
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Do we really have ‘superflu’?
The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check.
Anatomy of a Cancellation
6. Post Mortem
Today, what lessons can be drawn from what happened to Kate Clanchy and her critics?
Romance fraud, the Sex Discrimination Act, Slady tribute band at Christmas
How can you spot a romance fraudster?
Firefighting's forever chemical legacy
The story of firefighting foam’s toxic legacy.
15th to 21st December
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Andrew Davies on Darcy, Darwin and Desire
Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Andrew Davies
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Mileage Blocking, Driving Test Delays, Christmas Prepayment Clubs
How mileage blocking devices are being used to tamper with mileage on used cars.
The latest weather forecast
The UK rejoins the EU student exchange deal
The UK rejoins the Erasmus EU student exchange scheme: is it good value?
Amy Heckerling on confidence, Clueless and Emma
Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Amy Heckerling.
Pat offers some pearls of wisdom.
Series 6 – 3. Mayonnaise for the Last Time
Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about a Salford secondary school starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Money Box Life: Blended Family Finances
Introducing, Money Box Life and the conversation around the finances of blended families.
Series 2
7. Anxiety
A parent’s fear, the science of anxiety, and how play can shape children’s freedom.
Why Optimism is a PR Superpower
David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at why PR needs reasons to be cheerful.
Jeremy Vine’s legal battle, Bondi Beach attack coverage, , BBC charter renewal pressures, Trump’s $5bn lawsuit and microdramas
Jeremy Vine, Bondi Beach attack, Trump BBC law suit and licence fee renewal, microdramas.
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte talks to PM
Rutte: 'Donald J Trump is good news for collective defence, for Nato and for Ukraine'.
Pro-Palestine protestors will face arrest over controversial slogans
Greater Manchester Police and the Met plan a more 'assertive' approach
The Welsh Fugitive
Tony decides the family should go for a digital detox weekend in Wales.
David has concerns for a loved one.
Actor Will Sharpe on playing Mozart in Amadeus
A new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Mozart.
What's the bigger threat to Europe: "cultural erasure", or far-right populism?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
Arrests at London protest over "intifada" chants
Met Police and Greater Manchester Police say they'll act against intifada chants
In Kathmandu
In the bustle of Kathmandu, Miss Macdonald learns an important lesson about karma.
David Eagle: See No Eagle
1. Childhood
Blind folk singer and stand-up comedian David Eagle tells tales of his life in music.
Series 1
Toilets
Comedy that drives a train through sitcom-land via a platform crowded with silly jokes.
The last PMQs of 2025.
