We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one place.
Visit bbc.com/audio or need more help?
Skip to:
01/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Not available
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
St Joseph the Worker – the foster father of Jesus
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
1/5/25 Vets call for ban on farrowing crates, wind farm and wild birds, processing pulses.
Vets call for farrowing crates to be banned.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Korean Empire
How Korea embraced modernisation at the end of the 19th Century in a bid for independence.
The Official Language of the United States
Helen and Armando converse in the official language of the United States.
Viktoriia Roshchyna investigation, The Names, Met Gala fashion
Journalists have pieced together the final months of a female Ukrainian journalist's life.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason reveals his formative cultural influences.
Slavery
Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
Sleep Headbands and Sleep Bars
Which products are best for bedtime listening?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
100 Days of Donald Trump
100 Days of Trump (Part 4)… Has Elon Musk Changed Government Forever?
The Americast team discuss large-scale cuts to federal government by Elon Musk’s Doge.
30/04/2025
Natasha faces a tricky negotiation.
London Particular
Episode 1
Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling drama.
Wild and Windy Fylde
Martha Kearney learns about the part wind has played in shaping the Lancashire landscape.
Ubuntu Pathways
TV presenter and dancer Oti Mabuse presents on behalf of Ubuntu Pathways.
Coverage of Pope Francis funeral. Radio 3's Music on the Front Line. Our BBC, Our Future.
Andrea Catherwood hears your views on the BBC coverage of the death of Pope Francis.
Are India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir?
Tension between India and Pakistan rises following the killing of tourists in Kashmir.
How vulnerable is our power supply?
Massive power cuts brought parts of Spain, Portugal and France to a standstill this week.
Full coverage of the day's news
The Football Association bars transgender women from the female game
The Scottish FA and Netball's governing body in England have made a similar ruling
Series 4
Friday's Child Is...
Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
Chaos reigns at the abattoir.
Review: John Lennon docs, Tina Fey's The Four Seasons and The Great Gatsby musical
John Lennon's life after The Beatles explored in two documentaries, plus The Great Gatsby.
PR is a virus
David Yelland is joined by PR guru Phil Elwood, who blames their industry for everything.
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.
Rachel Joyce, Matilda Mann, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Levison Wood, Maya Delilah, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Live:
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
On Next:
4: 'You make him sound like a god.'
An intoxicating summer of passion, secrets and a promise of freedom, set in Provence,1920.
North Korea fights for Russia
What does it tell us about shifting global alliances?
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs warn energy costs are putting companies out of business.
02/05/2025
