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26/10/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on the government's plan to help homeless people off the streets
27/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Unsuitable for Children
Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The Bug in the System
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
27/10/2026: CO2 Consultation, Solar Robot Weeder; Rat Catcher
CO2 consultation, solar robot weeder, rat catcher.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Adrian Crellin on pioneering smarter radiotherapy for treating cancer
Prof Adrian Crellin discusses his pioneering career at the cutting edge of radiotherapy.
How well will new endometriosis tests work?
And the barriers queer couples can face in accessing fertility treatment.
Melania Trump's diplomacy, Philippa Gregory’s The Royal Witch, Back to Black at 20, Iron deficiency
What influence can a first lady have on world affairs?
Billy Wilder
Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
Sedition and Satire
Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You & Yours: Are you changing what you spend your money on?
Are you changing how you spend your money based on the rising cost of living?
The latest weather forecast
Two charged over alleged plot to assist Iran in RAF Fairford incident
The British nationals are being charged under the National Security Act.
How Houdini Made Magic
7. Master the media
Houdini learns to use newspapers as a tool to self-mythologise and build up his legend
Ed makes an unsettling discovery.
Maydays
Part 3: Human Dust
David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics concludes.
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter
One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.
The Miracle Doctor of Lourdes
Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
Seeing John Berger
Memories of the influential artist and writer John Berger.
Live:
Why do we love scary movies?
Drs Chris and Xand explore recreational fear - why might we enjoy scaring ourselves?
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Full coverage of the day's news
Series 13
Episode 3
Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
Rex attempts to bury the truth.
John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell,on Martin McDonagh's new film Wild Horse Nine
Plus Marlon James on his Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Disappearers.
The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
Hunting the fraudster who stole tens of millions in VAT.
Navigating Motherhood with Sight Loss
In Touch hosts a discussion on attitudes towards blind mothers.
Epilepsy and the Electric Spirit
Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure.
Unlocking the North
How do you get good economic growth going across every postcode in the north of England?
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Pathetique & Prelude VI
Just as Livia recovers from her horrific injury, another health crisis fells her.
Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.
