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02/10/2026
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Rethink: manufacturing or services?
Does "servitization" boost the economy?
Do weeks end on Friday?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
02/10/26 Food industry climate whistleblowers, farm apprenticeships, Plaid Cymru conference
Whistleblowers warning of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Matt Haig, writer
Matt Haig, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Protests in Delhi, Retatrutide, The Farmer's Wife, Baby Loss
Farmer and author Helen Rebanks on a new play inspired by her memoir, The Farmer’s Wife.
The Food Innovators: 2026
Dan Saladino looks at big food ideas, from climate-friendly rice to a forest-saving yeast.
5. The Reckoning
Rescuer Harold Noice finally reaches Wrangel Island. Read by Edmund Kingsley.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Are we the baddies?
Peace talks for the culture wars, with Adam Fleming.
The latest weather forecast
Live from the Green Party conference
Jonny Dymond asks what the Green Party is for.
Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen
7. Vittorio Angelone's in his 20s
Can comedian Vittorio Angelone learn to like himself, after his tumultuous 20s?
01/10/2026
Pip has a decision to make.
Underground
Episode 3
Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly?
When Banksy Comes to Town
4. Share and Shares Alike
What happens when Banksy takes a shine to your wall? And would you buy shares in his art?
Sidmouth
Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Sidmouth answering questions from local gardeners.
Night Eater by Louise Welsh
An original short work for BBC Radio 4.
From Childline to Silverline to assisted dying: the campaigning life - and death - of Dame Esther Ranzten.
Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter and campaigner, a civil servant and a physicist.
Does the UK really have nine out of the ten poorest regions in Northern Europe?
Tim Harford investigates regional inequality, migrant costs, donkey donations and honey.
G7 agrees to release diesel and crude oil reserves
It comes on the day diesel hit two pounds a litre in the UK for the first time.
G7 releases 100 million barrels of fuel reserves
The group of leading economies is trying to bring down surging diesel prices
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Series 121
'Manchester Sausage'
Triple locks, sham contracts and surprisingly yellow bananas.
Lily extends an invitation.
Leading Men
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine the evolution of the Hollywood heartthrob.
Sarah Bool MP, Ellie Chowns MP, Jake Richards MP, Richard Tice MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
September 28th to October 4th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
The example of St Francis
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss St Francis, wealth and our relationship with animals.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Episode 5
Róisín visits her new sister Mary in Sydenham.
Can the Democratic Socialists of America win over voters?
We speak to the DSA’s co-chair on what the party really stands for
Russell Kane on Iris Murdoch
Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both.
03/10/2026
