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09/05/2025
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question a minister about the new US-UK trade deal.
The joys of being glaikit
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
9/5/2025 UK trade deal with USA and what it means for British farmers
The UK US trade deal and what it means for British farmers.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Coalition of 2010
Kirsty Wark reunites the people that forged Britain's 2010 coalition government.
Naga Munchetty, Pope Leo XIV, Cancelling weddings, actor Laura Aikman
Broadcaster Naga Munchetty in conversation on her book on the women’s health crisis.
School Dinners - Past, Present and Future
Sheila Dillon investigates how school food has evolved and how it inspires what we eat now
Episode 5: The Springs
Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Disability Benefits
Who should get personal independence payments?
The latest weather forecast
Two guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers convicted over 'moronic mission' that shocked the world.
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
08/05/2025
It’s the end of an era in Ambridge.
Discretion
Episode 5
A new thriller from Chris Brandon and Davy Banks, with executive producer Jed Mercurio.
Series 1
18. Fingers and Toes
How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now?
Bangor: Second Chance, Shopping Lists and Hedgehog Gardens
Kathy Clugston and the are in Bangor, Northern Ireland to solve your gardening woes.
The Give and Take
A man goes through a rough patch against the backdrop of a rewilding project.
Jane Gardam, Sir Roger Birch, Mike Peters, Francoise Hampson
Kirsty Lang on an author, a chief constable, a musician and a lawyer.
The Great Escape
Angela Tilley explains how a life-changing purchase helped her overcome agoraphobia.
Full coverage of the day's news
Two men convicted of felling Sycamore Gap tree
There was anger worldwide when the Northumberland landmark was cut down in 2023
Series 117
4. Conclave Concluded
Geoff Norcott and Ria Lina host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz show.
There’s a miracle for Kate.
Immigrant Epics
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of immigrant epics on screen.
Saqib Bhatti MP, Sir Chris Bryant MP, Sir Howard Davies, Alison Phillips
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Shell Store in Hereford.
May 5 - May 11
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
Peace
In the week of VE Day, Matthew Sweet discusses what peace has meant since 1945.
Will Pope Leo XIV clash with Trump istration?
Speaking to BBC, Steve Bannon claims new pontiff will try to "counter" Trump deportations
10: 'Here I am.'
Art, ion and the chance of freedom, in an intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence.
We Speak To Prof Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) On The UK/US Trade Deal…
...why he thinks the UK has made a mistake and what it means for the world.
Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament as peers debate VE Day.
10/05/2025
