Early
News Summary
01/07/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Yesterday in Parliament
01/07/2025
Alison McCarthy reports as MPs question the government about changes to its welfare policy.
Alison McCarthy reports as MPs question the government about changes to its welfare policy.
Shipping Forecast
01/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Prayer for the Day
Wait a Minute, Mr Postman
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
01/07/25 Early harvest, regenerative agriculture, farmers' data
Some farmers have started harvesting their arable crops, earlier than ever.
Some farmers have started harvesting their arable crops, earlier than ever.
Today
01/07/2025
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.
Artworks
Inner Lives
Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway, exploring the revolutionary way she portrayed interior lives.
Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway, exploring the revolutionary way she portrayed interior lives.
Inside Health
Are we being too safe in the sun? How to balance the risks
James Gallagher looks at the evidence for claims that we could have been so focused on the health risks of the sun that we haven't paid enough attention to the benefits.
James Gallagher looks at the evidence for claims that we could have been so focused on the health risks of the sun that we haven't paid enough attention to the benefits.
Morning
Woman's Hour
01/07/2025
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.
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Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon round off the series
Conductor Ben Gernon and composer Debbie Wiseman join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks of the series.
Conductor Ben Gernon and composer Debbie Wiseman join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks of the series.