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24/10/2026
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Who Is My Neighbour?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
Life Without Memory
No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
Seatoller to Castle Crag
A circular walk out of Seatoller in the northern Lake District.
Farming Today This Week 24/10/26 Wildfires; agri-environment schemes; orchards & agroforestry; pumpkins; winter strawberries.
Extra money and military aircraft to help tackle wildfires says prime minister.
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News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Baroness Floella Benjamin, Sir Tony Robinson, Tom Hart Dyke and the Inheritance Tracks of Robson Green
Adrian Chiles with remarkable people extraordinary stories.
Series 25
Tessellation Proliferation
Hannah and Dara find that tessellation gets everywhere, from nature to space materials.
The Guitar Story
3. Gods and Monsters
John Wilson explores the story of the guitar as a driver of social and cultural change.
Sonia Sodha assesses the latest developments at Westminster.
Israel elections: Netanyahu's big test
Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday in a pivotal vote on the country's future direction.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Chancellor Choices and Lost Pensions
How might the chancellor help people with the cost of living in Wednesday’s Budget?
Series 121
8. 'Everyday fixes'
Has The News Quiz managed to avoid being hacked?
The latest weather forecast
Amira Campbell, Mark Littlewood, Lord Rose, Sarah Sackman MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Newmarket in Suffolk.
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
23/10/2026
There’s unexpected news for one resident.
Darkness
Michael Symmons Roberts’ drama shines a light on Byron's poem Darkness.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Katherine Ryan, EHRC Chair, Shingles vaccine and dementia
Comedian Katherine Ryan on the pluses and minuses of being a first-born daughter.
Full coverage of the day's news
'We can't leave it to tech bros and oligarchs': AI minister Kanishka Narayan
From a childhood in India, to a new seat at Andy Burnham's cabinet table.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Police review handling of allegations about Meghan's father
The Met Police say they are reviewing the handling of allegations about Thomas Markle
Su Pollard, Lloyd Griffith, Emily Woof, Naomi Katiyo, The Mary Wallopers
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Gadi Eisenkot
Leader of Israel's Yashar! party and former head of the IDF.
Series 35
Nothing Really Matters - Hugh Dennis, Ria Lina, Harry Cliff and Yvette Fuentes
Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford explore the weird physics concealed within the void.
Radio Titans at War
The story of the 1930s radio duels between Father Coughlin and Franklin D Roosevelt.
Provocateurs
These five thinkers were all propelled by provocation in their thinking.
The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026
Sheila Dillon reveals the winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards from Belfast.
Series 2
8. Katherine Ryan and Daniel Foxx
Laura Smyth hears about big personalities, big opinions and the gift of audacity.
Brain of Britain - Semi-final 1, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on Billy Wilder films and the Nuremberg Trials.
25/10/2026
John Grisham
The best-selling US author on his latest novel, The French Illusion, and its influences.
