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09/06/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Alicia McCarthy reports on a plan to stop children accessing nude images online.
Tikkun Olam, the repair of the world
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Warren Elf.
09/06/26 Flood funding, cattle cull, cereals
£50 million to help Somerset farming communities deal with growing threat of floods.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
Political emotions; Shared play; Forgotten women in psychology
Do we experience feelings about politics differently in the body to everyday emotions?
Clare Connor, Archers BRCA storyline, Yassmin Abdel-Magied
The head of women's cricket in England reflects on her long career as a player and leader.
Lucy Parham and Nicky Spence explore some familiar Radio 4 theme tunes
Nicky Spence and Lucy Parham add five more tracks.
Episode 2
Lea Korsgaard searches for all of Denmark’s butterfly species in a single year.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: How did you get your first job?
The latest weather forecast
A brutal knife attack in Belfast
A Sudanese man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Ten Years After Brexit
2. Trade
Alex Forsyth examines the impact leaving the EU has had on UK trade and investment.
08/06/2026
Pip faces some difficult decisions.
Episode 3: 1967
Award-winning series Our Friends in the North re-written for audio by Peter Flannery.
Sophie Blanchard Takes to the Skies
How did Sophie Blanchard become a pioneer of hot air ballooning?
Football and gambling
From grass roots and community cohesion to the costs of gambling on football games.
At the Hay Festival
Roger McGough is joined by the actor comedian Alistair McGowan at the Hay Festival.
Are friends good for your health?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the effect of friendship on our physical health.
Fear and anger in Belfast after a brutal filmed knife attack
Tensions in Belfast after a shocking filmed knife attack.
The Prime Minister condemns a stabbing in Belfast as 'horrific'
A man in his forties has suffered significant injuries to his eyes, face, and back.
Series 4
Trouble with Lint
The show that tells you the loudest noise you can make with a medium tube in a small flat.
Jazzer offers his opinion.
Barry Manilow brings the Manilow magic to Front Row
Barry Manilow on maintaining his musical curiosity, and a discussion on football art.
Tricked into pregnancy? The Liv Nervo story
A woman who says she was tricked into pregnancy fights to change the law.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has a new president, In Touch welcomes him.
Why were three teen rapists not given custodial sentences?
Why were three teenagers convicted of rape given youth rehabilitation orders?
Trainer Wars
What goes into making a pair of trainers and why are some of them so expensive to buy?
Violent protests in Belfast after knife attack
Protesters have set fire to a bus as disorder flares in Belfast after knife attack
Watching CC footage of Plant leads Henrik to make an arrest.
Cold Cases
Case 10: The Great Amherst Mystery
Danny and the team travel back to 1870s Canada to investigate the Great Amherst Mystery.
Alicia McCarthy reports as a minister appeals for calm after the Belfast knife attack.
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