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23/08/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
PIP Review Update, Braille Wine Labels
The Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments want to hear YOUR views on proposals.
Searching for My Samurai Mother
Rimi Tanaka finds out about her mother's samurai ancestry.
A Dales Chorus
A new three-movement choral work celebrates farming in the Yorkshire Dales.
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Bear Grylls, Rural Recharge, football's religious roots
International Animal Rescue
Actor Peter Egan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Animal Rescue.
From the Festival City of Edinburgh
Philip Blackledge looks at adopting different personas in a city filled with performers.
Roddy Doyle writes Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction.
Sophie Pavelle on the Skylark
Nature writer Sophie Pavelle on why the skylark is an iconic avian muse.
England's mayors to get more planning powers
Andy Burnham to give mayors the power to overrule councils on some planning decisions.
Isle of Wight Festival
Artists and organisers of the biggest pop festival of the 20th century are reunited.
Emotions run high for Lynda, and the Malik family have a bone to pick.
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
Series 97
5. How to win at rock, paper, scissors
Who gets their first ever minute this week?
The latest weather forecast.
President Zelensky's other frontline in the war
Is democracy under strain in Ukraine?
The WhatsApp Underground
As race riots erupt in Belfast, an underground network rescues those at risk.
From the Archive: Microclimate
Kathy Clugston delves into the GQT archive to explore the mysteries of microclimates.
Midnight Cowboy
John Yorke looks at Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy.
Episode 1
Joe Buck, a naïve young Texan, leaves his dead-end job to be a hustler in 1960s New York.
Valeria Luiselli
Presenter James Crawford speaks to the award-winning Mexican American novelist.
Brain of Britain - Heat 5, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on WWE wrestling, St Luke's Gospel and guinea pigs.
Norway's WWII railway sabotage plot
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
Conor
A man whose gaming almost led to 100 years in a US prison.
Five young men who died in A66 crash are named
Police name five men who died in a crash that also killed two police officers on the A66.
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Lily has a confession to make.
Ringing the Bullring
Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?
Snack Smartly
How to snack smartly, to improve your mental health, reduce cravings and help weight loss.
The Deadliest Book in England
Susie Dent investigates a small book that made a big impact.
Zhu Rongji: The reformist Chinese Premier who ordered 100 coffins
Also: Professor Paul Veys, actress Hayden Panettiere and conservationist Rosemary Parslow.
Toast - Series 7
Izal Medicated Toilet Paper
How did Izal medicated toilet paper reach the end of the roll? Sean Farrington finds out.
Russia blames West for deepening crisis
Authorities are frustrated by the absence of victory as drone strikes bring the war home.
The Trickster: A Thistle up the Backside of Society
Trickery - is it what we need to keep society moving forward?
Reginald D Hunter selects Eugene V Debs
Five time socialist presidential candidate Eugene Victor Debs picked by Reginald D Hunter.
2. The Wizard of Sussex
A body is discovered and an eccentric solicitor takes a surprising chance.
Song of The Ocean by Natasha Carthew
A young Cornish lad named Jago dares to dream of a life beyond the small fishing village.
24/08/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Raiders of the lost art
New York's Antiquities Trafficking Unit works to track and return stolen art.
