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BBC National Short Story Award 2025
Yair by Emily Abdeni-Holman
Emily Abdeni-Holman's lyrical story is up for this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
01/01/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Ultimate Trust
Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
To the Sea
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem To the Sea.
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.
Numbers of the Year 2025
A plethora of interesting numbers you may not know about.
A New Start Every Day
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings.
01/01/26 Isaac Fletcher's Farming Diaries
The farming diaries of an 18th-century yeoman farmer.
How the Muppet Show Began in Britain
Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
The launch of our Today's Babies series looking at parenthood of early years children.
How to Make a Hit TV Show
TV’s top format-makers reveal what works, and what doesn't, in unscripted TV.
Listeners' Strong Messages (with Stewart Lee)
Stewart joins Armando as they dip into the listeners' mailbag.
Woman's Hour celebrates the women of The Archers
We mark the 75th anniversary of the world's longest-running continuing drama.
Ricky Gervais
Comedian and writer Ricky Gervais reveals his formative creative influences.
Going, Going
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Going, Going.
Pick of the Year 2025 (Parts 1&2)
Jeanette Winterson presents a selection of audio highlights from 2025 across the BBC.
Several dozen presumed dead in Swiss fire
Around 100 are injured, with "several nationalities" involved.
Episode 4 - Air
Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
31/12/2025
George goes on the rampage with shocking consequences
The Farmer's Guide to Animal Farm
Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates.
1 January 1951 - Celebrating 75 Years of The Archers
1 January 1951 - The Archers is launched. What was life in Britain like on that day?
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean takes Martha Kearney to visit her favourite island.
Snow Camp
Chemmy Alcott makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Snow Camp
Hearing Aids
Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.
Camino Memories in Penicuik
A veteran of multiple Camino pilgrimages tells Clare what keeps drawing him back to Spain
Answering Celebrity Science Questions
From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided.
Swiss authorities: 'around 40' killed in ski resort bar fire
One hundred and fifteen others have been injured in Crans-Montana. We have the latest.
A fire at a Swiss ski resort kills around 40 people
The fire broke out in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Series 1
Parody and Sir Topaz
Ian Hislop's quest for British comedy originals celebrates Chaucer's brilliance at parody.
Hugh Dennis presents a tribute to the late Bill Dare.
It's panic stations in Ambridge
Claire Skinner stars in a new drama written to mark the 75th anniversary of The Archers.
Truth and Lies
Emma Freud and guests discuss last night's events in Ambridge.
Bass Notes
Jah Wobble explores a life immersed at the low end of the sonic spectrum.
Maisie Adam; Elizabeth Alker; Jing Lusi; Stuart Maconie; Thea Gilmore; Singing In the Rain
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
At least 40 killed in fire at Swiss ski resort
115 injured, many with severe burns, as bar goes up in flames during New Year's party
Episode Four
Miquel’s father returns from town with an unexpected guest.
Radical History: Greek Gods, Roman Emperors and Religion (with Tom Holland from The Rest Is History)
Historian and podcaster Tom Holland on the origins and evolution of radical ideas.
Two Hands by Caoilinn Hughes
Caoilinn Hughes' story is under consideration for the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.
