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20/04/2026
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
Alicia McCarthy brings you up to date with the latest news from Westminster.
Making a holy hole
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills.
20/04/26: Soybean ID, greenhouse gas emissions from farming, a moment to rethink fertiliser 'dependency'?
A call for global farming to end its dependence on fertiliser made from fossil fuel.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Why Stuff Matters: Objects, Power and the Past
Mary Beard, Greg Doran and Sophia Adams talk to Adam Rutherford.
Reminiscence recordings
How one charity is helping people record their life stories for loved ones to keep.
Public Toilets, Cheerleading, Women and Conscription
Public toilets in England have fallen by 14% in a decade - how does it impact women?
Ancient Atoms
Jim Al-Khalili explores the early thinkers and artists who pondered the atom.
Sloth
Peter Jones explores the medieval condition of Acedia, or as we know it, depression.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Holiday plans, Volvo Recall, Federation of Master Builders
Holiday plans, Volvo recall, Federation of Master Builders.
The latest weather forecast
How secure is the prime minister's position ?
The prime minister is set to address parliament on Mandelson vetting failure.
Shall we talk about death?
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
19/04/2026
Lilian tries to reassure Alice.
Series 3
Remember the Date
Are Mitch and Ellie finally ready for their much-postponed date? Stars Angus Deayton.
Transcription
John Yorke takes a look at Transcription by Kate Atkinson.
William Gladstone, four-time PM
Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal
When Kevin Met Sadie
Chris Page explores the influence of Joan Lingard’s Kevin & Sadie novels on young readers.
Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash
Why tech-savvy Sweden is ditching screens for books and pens in its schools.
Series 52
Stockport
Jay Rayner and the panel are in Stockport answering the questions from the audience.
Mandelson vetting row: Keir Starmer faces the commons
PM tells MPs officials made 'deliberate decision' not to reveal Mandelson vetting failure.
Sir Keir Starmer says officials made a deliberate decision not to tell him that Lord Mandelson failed a security vetting
Sir Keir says he did not mislead MPs over Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador
6. Wondrous Words from Wales
Wondrous words from Wales, in a Hay Festival special.
Adam thinks about the future.
Echoes of Shakespeare in a Scottish gangster drama
Director Charlotte Regan on her new BBC thriller Mint.
Is the triple lock pension guarantee sustainable?
Why is the state pension protected by the triple lock?
Forty years on from nuclear disaster
What was learnt from the Chernobyl disaster and how has it shaped UK energy production?
Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that officials didn't tell him Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting
We look ahead to tomorrow's appearance by the top FCO mandarin who's been removed..
Episode 6
Robert-John receives unwelcome news about the flood.
An Eye for a Killing
5. The Reckoning
A crowd of 25,000 people turn out to watch Burke hang.
Susan Hulme reports as the Prime Minister is again under pressure over Peter Mandelson.
21/04/2026
