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17/05/2025
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BBC Radio 4 s the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
A Tapestry of Tongues
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
Series 1
19. Time Warp
What happens to our perceptions of time when you have a newborn baby?
Flutterings on the Fleet
Martha Kearney meets little terns and swans by Dorset's unique and beautiful Fleet Lagoon.
17/05/25 - Farming Today This Week: US Agriculture Secretary, chlorine chicken, call for inheritance tax pause, Balmoral Show
US Agriculture Secretary visits and MPs call for a delay to inheritance tax on farms.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
sca Simon, Jude Kelly, Sophie Pierce and Alex Murdin
Jon Kay and Nikki Bedi bring you extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
Series 23
Don't Bite Me!
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain wonder why mosquitoes bite some people more than others?
Series 48
Bridport
Jay Rayner and the answer questions from a hungry audience in Bridport, Dorset.
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
Evacuating Gaza's sick children
Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Fraud Crackdown and Is Cash King?
Are banks doing better at refunding victims of fraud who're tricked by criminals?
Series 117
5. An Island of Strangers
Alasdair Beckett-King and Sara Barron host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz.
The latest weather forecast
Dame Jackie Baillie MSP, Jim Fairlie MSP, Douglas Ross MSP, Lorna Slater MSP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ardfern on the Craignish peninsula
Topical discussion posing questions to a of political and media personalities
16/05/2025
Tom has serious concerns.
Part 3
Dostoevsky’s unsetting tale of revolution and betrayal.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Abandoned babies, Isabel Allende, ADHD and menopause, Teaching 'grit', Anna Lapwood
The search for parents of three abandoned babies using DNA.
Full coverage of the day's news
The Richard Tice One
Reform UK's deputy leader hints at the cabinet job he's eyeing up.
17/05/2025 Second arrest over PM arson attacks
Second man arrested over fires on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.
Jess Gillam, Stevie Martin, Georgia Ruth, Emma Jane Unsworth, Ben Aitken, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
James Rhodes
Pianist James Rhodes talks to John Wilson about his formative influences and experiences.
A Succession of Repetitive Beats
The rave that changed Britain, 1992's Castlemorton Common festival in West Worcestershire.
Omnibus (2)
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the criminal justice system.
From York to Dubai: The Rise of Chocolate
Leyla Kazim visits York to discover how the Quakers pioneered the first chocolate bars.
Series 2
8. So Long, and Thanks for all the Cash.
In the final episode, an illustrious career is coming to an end.
Programme 1 - The Midlands vs Northern Ireland
The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 1/12
18/05/2025
Ben Okri
Writer and poet Ben Okri talks about his new novella and its three key influences.
