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15/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
40 years to find my birth father
Dr Sian Williams talks to a woman whose long search for her birth father ends just in time
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
14/04/2026
Award-winning current affairs documentary series
April 13th to April 19th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Episode 3
Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
Education
Girls all over the country talk to Catherine Carr about how they feel about school.
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
The Shell Seven
The Shell Seven wanted to put their case before a jury. True story by Margaret Heffernan.
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
The Decisions That Made Me
Sophie O’Brien (Pollen Careers, CEO)
Sophie O’Brien on how she plans to disrupt the recruitment industry.
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Full coverage of the day's news
Maria travels 6,000 miles to try to fulfil the hopes of her Coptic Egyptian parents.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
10/04/2026
Peace talks for the culture wars.
Series 1
Teachers: Diogenes
The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.
Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
Episode 2
Ali Ansari continues his Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode Three
Alex asks to meet the Ark’s last surviving original resident.
3. Zeus
Roger makes a new friend and Brian is keen to capitalise.
3. The Rainbow Lagoon
A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar.
16/04/2026
