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30/04/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Sean Curran reports on a row over comments made by a member of the rap band Kneecap.
Discernment
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
30/4/25 Welsh community food strategy, British-grown pulses, biostimulant for wheat
New community food strategy for Wales.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Reluctant Hero
Despite not being able to swim, Larry O’Brien saved over 30 people from a sinking ferry.
Invisible Hands
6. There Is No Alternative
What the story of a water company can tell us about how we got to where we are today.
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
Live:
Hell and High Water: Are we ready for the floods?
Is enough being done to protect people from flooding?
On Next:
April 28 - May 4
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
The Box
Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bounce Back Loan Fraud, Illegal Sports Streaming, Oxford Street
We hear how a person’s identity was used to get a £35,000 Covid Bounce Back loan.
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
100 Days of Donald Trump
100 Days of Trump (Part 3)… Who Is Welcome in America, Now?
Who is being forced out by Trump’s deportations and how?
29/04/2025
Rochelle is out of options.
Liberation and Fall
A former soldier shares his experiences with the Vietnamese communists in the Vietnam War.
The latest news from the world of personal finance
Is a lethal drug killing more people in the UK than official records suggest?
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
Piers Morgan, the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender for the media
Piers Morgan, the implications for the media of legal rulings on biological sex.
Full coverage of the day's news
Series 2
5: Crabs v Wasps
Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie.
Natasha faces a tricky negotiation.
King James IV & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss Flowers
An exhibition about James VI of Scotland and I of England sheds new light on the monarch.
Sex, gender and the NHS
What does the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex mean for the health service?
Creative Destruction
How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
Dr Anthony Fauci discusses his career spanning the worlds of medicine and politics.
Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?
A special on adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long, and what can we do?
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
3: 'Vulture.'
A heady debut of passion, secrets and the promise of freedom, set in 1920s Provence.
1. God King of the Universe Lord Sugar will see you now
The Apprentice challenge - can the boys' team build a sustainable planet in three days?
Series 13
Episode 3
Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
01/05/2025