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31/08/2026
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
Dolly Parton: From the Smoky Mountains to Glastonbury Legend
Also, journalist Dierdre McSharry, Professor Pat Easterling and rugby's Sir Billy Boston.
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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan
31/08/2026: Wildlife corridors
Anna Hill discovers farmer-created wildlife corridors across Norfolk.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
3. Listen and Learn
The risk from violence is the lowest it's probably ever been; how can we keep it that way?
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
Women and Water
We celebrate the many different ways water shapes women's lives.
All Kinds of Minds
2. Growing Up Neurodivergent
What does it mean to grow up neurodivergent in a school system under strain?
Episode 1: There's Been an Allegation
Arrest: the shift from person to suspect, from ordinary citizen to ‘the accused’.
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
A 9/11 Story
1. Neighbours
A neighbour offers help when two Saudi men want to rent a flat in San Diego.
30/08/2026
Fallon feels out of place.
Series 11
Grumpy-Pumpy Doo-Dah McGraw
Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
The T-shirt
Kept at the bottom of a drawer for years, a T-shirt sparks the sharing of a painful memory
Ruby Tandoh on Brian Jacques author of the Redwall series
Ruby Tandoh picks the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques.
Medieval Korea: from the Goryeo to Joseon periods
Join Greg and his guests in medieval Korea to learn about the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties.
The Dictators' Survival Guide
Why Xi Jinping's purge of China's most senior military general matters to us all.
I Will Always Love You
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 4
1. No Worries If Not
Excessive modesty, not being a bother, and channeling your inner-dog.
Alan loses his temper.
The Birth of Television: A Forgotten History
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics?
Young people are protesting around the world but about what and are they winning?
The day of the datacentres
The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 1
Ten years after the Second World War, Betty craves freedom from domestic responsibility.
There's Something I Need to Tell You
2. Big Problem
Death in Dubai, a secret agent, the police... With very strong language.
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?
01/09/2026
