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03/04/2025
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Building the snore of memories
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
03/04/25 Extreme risk of wildfires, review of environmental regulations, Rathlin Island, hunting turtle doves
Warnings of extreme risk of wildfires in Scotland.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Dr Sian Williams presents the DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal.
The Gracchi
Why two brothers became linked to the fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the emperors.
Fist Emoji, Flag Emoji, Fire Emoji (with Ava Santina Evans)
Armando and Helen are joined by Ava Santina Evans to talk casualness in political speech.
Zhenhao Zou case, Sally Phillips, Neonatal Leave
Twenty three more women have now made rape allegations against the Chinese PhD student
Abi Morgan
Screenwriter and playwright Abi Morgan shares her creative influences.
Episode Four
John Harris's account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Gap Finders: The Entertainer founder Gary Grant
Gap Finders: The Entertainer founder Gary Grant.
Home Allergy Tests
Can home tests tell you if you have an allergy or a food intolerance?
The latest weather forecast
The world reacts to Trump's trade tariffs
Trump's tariffs, the start of a new era for global trade.
4.The Porn Star Tax Lawyer
Think tax is boring? Dan Neidle asks you to think again.
02/04/2025
Emma decides to take the lead.
Keeping the Wolf Out
The Great Society
Crime drama set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s Hungary. With Leo Bill and Clare Corbett.
Cornish Mining
Martha Kearney takes a trip through the past, present and future of mining in Cornwall.
Winston’s Wish
Winston's Wish volunteer Dominic Simpson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on its behalf
A Point of View. BBC Sounds overseas. Lockdown's Legacy.
Andrea Catherwood discusses your views on the Lockdown's Legacy series.
What's happening in Turkey?
Are we seeing the end of democracy in Turkey?
Is this finally the moment for UK tidal power?
A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary according to a new report.
US markets react
US markets reel as President Trump unveils a raft of global tariffs.
03/04/2025 Shares tumble as stock markets around the world digest the Trump tariffs
What are the tariffs and how might they affect you?
Series 4
Monday's Child Is...
Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
Mick struggles with recent events.
Reviews of Mobland, The Most Precious of Cargoes and Giuseppe Penone exhibition
New TV series Mobland, Film The Most Precious of Cargoes and exhibition Giuseppe Penone.
Impact of Adolescence drama, Nintendo Switch 2 launch, The Young Turks
Getting past our misunderstandings about boys' media consumption.
Michael Rosen, Barbara Flynn, Dylan Jones, Kemah Bob, Grace Petrie, Brad Kella, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Trump tariffs trigger massive US stocks sell-off
Trump tariffs spark steepest US stocks drop since 2020. How should UK government respond?
4. The Blue Room
E. M. Forster’s novel of gay love, published posthumously, now a beacon of gay literature.
Guilty! Marine Le Pen and the future of Europe’s populist right
France’s far-right leader has been banned from standing for the presidency.
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the government about the imposition of US tariffs.
04/04/2025
