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17/05/2026
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
The church of Saints Patrick and Andrew in Elveden Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Patrick and Andrew in Elveden Suffolk.
12/05/2026
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
One foot in the graveyard
Giles Fraser explores Kensal Green Cemetery.
Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours
The latest weather reports and forecast
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Hope Support Services
Comedian Ashley Storrie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope Support Services.
Risen, ascended, glorified
A service from Hoddinott Hall with the National Chorus of Wales.
Creating Cluedo
Blackouts during World War II helped Anthony Pratt invent the popular family board game.
Isabella Tree on the Nightingale
Fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
Gary O'Donoghue, journalist
Gary O'Donoghue, journalist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Alan gets involved in village life, and Kirsty faces an emotional moment.
16/05/2026
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
Series 33
3. Words, Bears, The French and Mushrooms
Tony Hawks, Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel and Fern Brady try to find the hidden truths.
The latest weather forecast
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
Who’s Winning Muslim Voters?
Why is the Labour party losing so many Muslim voters?
15/05/2026
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Dharshini David meets fashion writer Anna Murphy
The culture of the beauty industry and our attitude to ageing.
Milady de Winter, one of literature’s greatest villains, is back from the dead.
Katie Kitamura
On her Booker-shortlisted novel, Audition, and how it connects to three other works.
Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
The Irish priest who built an airport
In 1986, a priest raised millions to open an airport at Knock in Ireland.
How Reading Made Us
3. How Reading Made Our Politics
Did reading create democracy? And what does it mean for our politics if reading dies out?
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Viji Alles
Viji Alles presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio
Leonard goes on a mission.
Tarot and the Art of Creativity
What will the tarot cards reveal for creatives Ben Okri, Lola Kirke and Jessica Knappett?
Have a Cup of Tea
How the bioactive ingredients in tea help you relax and give your brain and bones a boost.
Oracy: We Need to Talk
Michael Rosen talks to Amy Gaunt about how children are learning oracy, also known as talk
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
The Garamantes
The ancient civilisation which thrived in the Sahara Desert over 2,000 years ago.
Algo by Kirstin Innes
One woman faces a reckoning when asylum hotel protests dredge up unwelcome memories.
18/05/2026
Return to Khartoum: War, loss and hope
Mohanad Hashim returns home to a fabled city wrecked by war.
