Early
News Summary
04/07/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Yesterday in Parliament
04/07/2025
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, unveils his 10-year plan for the NHS in England.
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, unveils his 10-year plan for the NHS in England.
Shipping Forecast
04/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Prayer for the Day
Summertime and not-so easy living
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Mariama Ifode-Blease, associate priest at St James’s Piccadilly and chaplain to the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Mariama Ifode-Blease, associate priest at St James’s Piccadilly and chaplain to the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.
Farming Today
04/07/25 Capital grants and sustainable farming incentive, carbon credits, farm research on cycle tour
The sustainable farming incentive will re-open in the new year, supporting farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture. New capital grants scheme for farmers.
The sustainable farming incentive will re-open in the new year, supporting farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture. New capital grants scheme for farmers.
Today
04/07/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Sir Gregory Doran, director
Sir Gregory Doran, theatre director, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Sir Gregory Doran, theatre director, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Morning
Woman's Hour
04/07/2025
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
The Food Programme
Potatoes with Poppy O'Toole
Poppy O'Toole, social media chef and potato queen, explores her favourite ingredient - from their ancient Andes origins to Suffolk’s sandy soil.
Poppy O'Toole, social media chef and potato queen, explores her favourite ingredient - from their ancient Andes origins to Suffolk’s sandy soil.
5. Fashion Icon and Influencer
Novelist Sarah Dunant finds evidence in the archives, and in art, that reveal Isabella d'Este's significance as a fashion icon and, at times testy, art patron in Renaissance Italy.
Novelist Sarah Dunant finds evidence in the archives, and in art, that reveal Isabella d'Este's significance as a fashion icon and, at times testy, art patron in Renaissance Italy.