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Heat 1, 2026
The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
11/01/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Rónán Hession
Rónán Hession takes questions on his debut novel, Leonard and Hungry Paul.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
The parish church of St Luke in Milland West Sussex
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Luke in Milland, West Sussex.
2025 in Review: Sight Loss Organisations
In Touch assesses the events of 2025 in relation to sight loss organisations.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Prayers through the Checkpoints
We hear from Palestinians striving to reach places of worship amid increased security.
Share Farming
Strangers five years ago, Quentin Edwards and Tom Stinton now share-farm.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Iran protests, Church of England wedding fees; Muslim moonsighting
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
FoodCycle
Chef Angela Hartnett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FoodCycle.
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
God’s Light on the Isle of Man
Exploring mission and ministry on the Isle of Man.
Frances Tophill on the Avocet
Frances Tophill sees and hears avocets on the Exe estuary.
What's going right in the world.
Iran protestors defy crackdown
Reports that hundreds of people in Iran may have been killed in a government crackdown.
Jesse Armstrong, writer
Jesse Armstrong, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
The residents reel from the events of New Year, and Will's behaviour causes concern.
Sir Christian Turner
The newly-appointed British ambassador to the United States.
Series 32
3. Time, Paris, Bees and Dictators
Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
The latest weather forecast
The Arctic: a fight for the top of the world
Denmark and the US to meet this week to discuss Greenland. What's driving President Trump?
Ireland's new alcohol warning
Ireland has introduced some of the world’s strongest health warnings on alcohol.
Firth of Tay
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are in the Firth of Tay.
Song of the Deer
A mountain, a deer and a ghillie - a re-imagination of Gaelic poem, Moladh Beinn Dobhrain.
1776
Episode 1 (Story of America)
Star-studded drama for the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
Makenna Goodman
Makenna Goodman on her new novel, Helen of Nowhere, and its links to three other works.
Heat 2, 2026
Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds
In 1938, Orson Welles terrified radio listeners with The War of the Worlds.
Payback
From technology to the climate to the global order, has human progress gone into reverse?
Iran's president calls on young people not to protest
Iran's president calls on young people not to join the protests sweeping the country.
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Helen makes a surprising offer.
Into the Owambe
A vibrant exploration of a Nigerian party that helped a generation call Britain home.
Stand Up
Why standing up could be the best thing you can do, for your body, mood and metabolism.
The Story of A-Z
Michael Rosen journeys down the A-Z on an alphabetical odyssey with linguist Danny Bate.
Molly Parkin, Kristina Gjerde, Michael Barton, Eva Schloss
Matthew Bannister on an artist, an activist, a BBC executive and a holocaust survivor.
Child Benefit and Credit Cards
Why is credit card borrowing rising faster than it has in almost two years?
Venezuela: Maduro's Downfall
The leader's legacy gives a clue as to why so many Venezuelans celebrated his capture
Discussing world events and their impact on Westminster
Discussion of developments in Iran, the future of pubs and a social media ban for children
Robert Graves and 'I Claudius', L years on
A portrait of Robert Graves, 50 years on from the TV adaptation of I, Claudius.
