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18/12/2025
Sean Curran reports as a minister sets out plans to cut violence against women and girls.
19/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
When I Met Jane Austen
Gurinder Chadha on class, cleverness and Pride and Prejudice
Writers and artists tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Gurinder Chadha.
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 on the strategy to combat violence against women and girls.
Angels 12 O’clock High
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Father Dermot Preston.
19/12/25 Farm profitability review, charcuterie, mill stones
Major changes needed to make farming profitable - we hear from Baroness Batters.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Lee Child, writer
Lee Child, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Kate Hudson, Undercover policing, Sophie Blake, Women on the Left
The Hollywood actor on her latest film and her love of Christmas.
Dates: A User's Guide
Dan Saladino finds out how the date became one of the most revered cultivated fruits
Colm Tóibín on Persuasion, the Navy, and a special letter
Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Colm Tóibín.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Love of a Cold Climate
What will warmer winters mean for the natural world?
The latest weather forecast
EU agrees €90 billion loan for Ukraine
Ukraine's President Zelensky said the deal truly strengthens our resilience'.
Philippa Perry on Austen's psychology, letters and last days
Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Philippa Perry.
Susan has cause for celebration.
Spores: Series 2
Episode 1. False Hunter
The supernatural horror returns set amid the mysterious world of mycelium.
Dead Funny History
Ramesses the Great
Ancient Egypt’s big king, big statues, big laughs. Presented by Greg Jenner.
Wrexham County Borough: Rose Cuttings, Begonias and Hydrangeas
Kathy Clugston and the team visit Wrexham County Borough to answer your gardening issues.
Dreaming
A Nottingham lad gets stuck and breaks free in the same afternoon. By Henry Normal.
Rob Reiner, Joanna Trollope, Stanley Baxter, Sophie Kinsella
Matthew Bannister on a film-maker, a comedian and two authors.
Do we really have ‘superflu’?
The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check.
Ukraine attacks one of Russia's ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers in the Mediterranean for first time
Ukraine strikes a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in the Mediterranean for first time.
President Putin has accused the west of making Russia the enemy
The EU has approved an £80 billion loan for Ukraine
Christmas Specials 2025
A Very Kemi Christmas and a Lammy New Year
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their festive firepower on the week’s news.
The Archers come together for the festive season.
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks
Dame Harriett Baldwin MP, Michael Crick, Lord Purvis, Karin Smyth MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Areley Kings Village Hall in Worcestershire.
15th to 21st December
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
The Christmas Adverb
Testament's festive guests are Jackie Kay, Brian Bilston, John Hegley and Sam Lee.
US Department of Justice releases Epstein files
Long-awaited documents relate to investigations into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
Has Trump’s chief of staff revealed White House secrets?
Susie Wiles hits back at Vanity Fair after giving rare interviews
Fixing the Chain
What happens to smaller suppliers when a big company is held to ransom online by hackers?
