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12/04/2025
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Lazarus in Cyprus
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Dr Geraldine Smyth OP.
The Creed: That there is one Church
Alex Frost gives a personal reflection on the Nicene Creed.
Shifting Sands of Sefton
An exploration of the Sefton coastline between Liverpool and Southport.
12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade
Does the future of salmon farming lie in deeper water?
The latest weather reports and forecast
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tim Rice, Sareeta Domingo, Alan Toyne, Penelope Wilton
Oscar award-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice discusses his own life stories.
Series 23
Liar, Liar
Listener Delphine wants to know why we lie. Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate.
Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns
Ae Fond Kiss one of Robert Burns' most famous poems set to music.
Vicki Young presents coverage of an emergency Commons sitting to discuss the future of British Steel
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
Trump, Tariffs and the Rust Belt
People of a small town in Ohio have more on their minds than the impact of trade tariffs.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tariffs, Pensions and Credit Card Debt
Money Box dissects week's financial turmoil and the impact on pensions.
Series 2
Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister
The death of globalisation and a tour of Keir's new theme park.
The latest weather forecast
Pippa Heylings MP, Paul Johnson, Stephen Kinnock MP, David Reed MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Hatherleigh Community Centre in Devon.
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
11/04/2025
Elizabeth offers a suggestion.
The Film
Alfred Hitchcock helps his friend Sidney Bernstein edit a challenging but momentous film.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Doctor Who's Varada Sethu, The first UK womb transplant, Grief and music, Cardiac surgeon Dr Indu Deglurka
Doctor Who’s new companion time travels to the Woman’s Hour studio.
Parliament passes emergency bill on British Steel
On a historic Saturday sitting, Parliament passes an emergency bill on British Steel.
Artificial Sweeteners
Are artificial sweeteners the best way to help us cut down on sugar?
12/04/2025 Bill approved to help save British Steel
Parliament approves bill to help save British Steel's Scunthorpe plant
Karen Dunbar, Mollie Hughes, Rosco McClelland, Kirsty MacLaren, NATI., Lewis McLaughlin
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Lesley Manville
Stephen Smith profiles actor Lesley Manville, winner of a second Olivier theatre award.
Maggie O'Farrell
Author Maggie O'Farrell reveals the influences that have shaped her writing.
Kenneth Williams: Said the Actor to the Bishop
Kenneth Williams recorded excerpts from the Bible. They've not been broadcast until now.
Is free trade a moral good?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Darina Allen: A Life Through Food
Dan Saladino finds out how a farm in west Cork became an influential cookery schools.
3. Arise Sir Roger
Roger's desperate to stop Pie giving Britain’s most famous family a right royal kicking.
Friedrich Merz
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting.
Sean Curran reports as MPs meet for a rare Saturday sitting to debate the steel crisis.
13/04/2025
Michel Faber
Michel Faber takes questions from a Bookclub audience about his debut novel Under the Skin
