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11/04/2026
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Finding Inspiration
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
Life Without Standard Time
Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t?
Carrifran Wildwood
Martha Kearney visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland.
11/04/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, bioethanol plant reopening, spring planting, oilseed rape
Why the risk of wildfires is so high in the spring.
The latest weather reports and forecast
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Dom Joly, Walter Presents, Worm Whispering, and the Inheritance Tracks of Noah Wyle
Dom Joly joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
How should we think about cholesterol?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned?
Postbag
Jay Rayner and the panel tuck into questions from the postbag.
The Reading Recession: Are We Making Ourselves Less Intelligent? (James Marriott)
Tracing the historical relationship between reading, intelligence and democracy.
Donald Trump and a dangerous ultimatum
The US president made extraordinary threats towards Iran, but the war is far from over.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Teacher's Pension Delays and Best Savings Rates
A headteacher’s union is demanding the government steps in over delayed pension payments.
Series 4
Swearing, Steeplechase and Strikes
Following Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news.
The latest weather forecast
Douglas Alexander MP, Miles Briggs, Stephen Flynn MP, Gillian Mackay
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh.
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
10/04/2026
David persuades Pip to talk to Ruth.
A Broken Order
As the bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Stalking, Children and happiness, Indigo Reign
Student Jodie Morrow on being arrested by police while she was the one being stalked.
Historic peace talks between the US and Iran begin
The first face to face talks between Iran and the US in 47 years take place in Islamabad.
Earwax Removers
Can store-bought solutions really keep earwax at bay?
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Iran and US talks in Pakistan
Iran and the US talk face-to-face for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Ralf Little, Nina Gilligan, Sam Riley, Janet Devlin, Will Brown, Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Viktor Orbán
Stephen Smith profiles the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán
Danielle de Niese
Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals her cultural influences and formative experiences.
The Sarkozy Affair
The rise and fall of Nicolas Sarkozy and why this story is gripping France.
What is education for?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
About the Girls
A look at what’s driving the rise in eating disorders among teenage girls today.
Series 2
5. The Politics of Denial
Is denial the default setting of British politics?
Programme 1 - England v Scotland
England face Scotland in the contest of lateral thinking, chaired by Kirsty Lang.
12/04/2026
Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson talks to a Bookclub audience about her 2010 novel The Ice Cream Girls.
