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29/10/2026
What will the Budget mean for defence spending? Sean Curran reports.
30/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Gulliver and the wonders of science.
Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
What We Inherit
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
30/10/26 Caged hens, Rothbury Estate, mole trapping
Could a UK ban on cages for laying hens pave the way for more caged egg imports?
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Harlan Coben, novelist
Harlan Coben, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Food and Magic
Exploring the unique connection between food and magic.
Horses and Apes
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Can a hobby become a burden?
Hobby-maxxing: Are people trying too hard with their hobbies?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
How Houdini Made Magic
10. Cement your legacy
Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame
Helen finds herself in a web of deception.
Out of Time
2. Shake On It, Captainess Lee
Stranded in the Arctic, the Epsilon crew face an unexpected and deadly arrival.
Life Without Plankton
No plankton means no fish and chips. But that is only the beginning of the story.
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
They Know Me Here
Dawn French reads a new short story written by David Quantick.
The American who campaigned for the rights of Greek women: Margaret Papandreou
Matthew Bannister on an activist, an animator, a publisher and a festival organiser.
My family was ‘jumbled up’
Rachel’s family holidayed with neighbours - and returned as ‘mixed up’ families.
Full coverage of the day's news
The Politics of Trick-or-Treat (Halloween Special)
Hand over the sweets or face the consequences: is this how modern politics really works?
There’s a surprise visitor for Alan.
Serial Killers
Ellen and Mark explore film and televisions morbid fascination with serial killers.
Josh Babarinde MP, Richard Fuller MP, Paul Johnson, Lucy Rigby MP
Nick Eardley presents political debate from Horam in East Sussex.
28/10/2026
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Brown
Shahidha Bari and guests look at the different meanings given to the colour brown.
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Al Fine
Past and present are about to collide on the day of Livia's concert.
Can Musk and Trump stop Democrats winning Texas?
The race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is on a knife edge.
