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26/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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BBC Radio 4 s the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Hannah Deacon, Andrew Norfolk, Dame June Clark, Martin Graham
Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a journalist, a nurses’ leader and a businessman.
Gratitude for Emergency Services
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
26/05/25 - A Wild Night Out in the North Pennines
Naturalists in pursuit of nocturnal wildlife in the Cumbrian Pennines.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Hay Festival: exposing the secrets of rubbish
Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri
The Gamble
Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
Women in farming | A Woman’s Hour special
Anita Rani spends a day at a farm in Devon hearing from female farmers about their lives.
Bruton
A small town in rural Somerset becomes a magnet for contemporary art - what happens next?
Episode 1: The Truck from Tennessee
Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eye witness of a woman-led strike in Arizona.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Vape Ban, RTS Switch Off, Turbine Tourism
What will be the impact of the disposable vape ban?
The latest weather forecast
Ukraine: Trump anger at Russian bombardment
US Senate threatens Russia with more sanctions after drones attack Ukraine.
The Smuggler
1. The port
British builder Nick s an Albanian people smuggling gang.
25/05/2025
Lilian considers her options.
Series 6
2. Don’t Go to Strangers
Roger suggests therapy.
Episode 9
The village is in uproar after Sarah Walker’s denials but the Christmas party must go on.
Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB
Notable guests pick someone who has inspired their lives.
Series 23
Chuckle, Snigger and LOL
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get serious about the science of laughter
The Three Babies Mystery
The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London.
Series 48
Episode 3
Jay Rayner and the answer questions from a hungry audience in Macclesfield.
Full coverage of the day's news
Moscow suggests Donald Trump is "emotionally overloaded"
Officials in Moscow brush off a rebuke from the US President
Series 9
1. Bus Stop Assault
Alfie Moore returns for another series of comic crime conundrums.
Alice makes an apology.
Alison Stean live from Hay Festival
Live from the Hay Festival, Alison Stean talks to Samira about her career
What is ransomware and what can be done to stop it?
How should organisations deal with the threat of ransomware attacks?
Does the pandemic agreement make the world safer?
An international agreement to prepare for future pandemics is adopted. What does it mean?
Dogger
Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
Car ploughs into people at Liverpool FC parade
53-year-old British man detained at the scene after car collides with crowd
1: 'Helen! Helen! Helen!'
A darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
He Pointed to the Sky
An ordinary man gives evidence. He killed 90,000 Jews. He wouldn’t disobey an order.
Sophie Hannah and Viv Groskop
Broken friendships, life on the stage, and a sinister talking dog all feature this week.
27/05/2025
