12:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:30 AM - 12:48 AM
Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels
2/5. Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00 AM - 05:00 AM
World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:00 AM - 05:04 AM
News Summary
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:04 AM - 05:34 AM
Yesterday in Parliament
Alicia McCarthy reports as a minister advises the public how to prepare for emergencies - and is joined by Sean Curran to look ahead to chancellor John Healey's first Budget.
05:34 AM - 05:43 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43 AM - 05:45 AM
Prayer for the Day
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
Farming Today
Budget demands; EFRA committee; pest control.
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06:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Today
123 minutes leftNews and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Life Changing
Rachel Stone's family holidayed with the neighbours in Wales - and returned as 'mixed up' families.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where Is Austin Tice?
Josh and Sara hunt the men who know what really happened to Austin. When the Assad regime fell, they went into hiding.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Woman's Hour
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
File on 4 Investigates
On the trail of Arif Patel, the former Preston businessman who owes the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds.
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
This Week in History
An annexed colony, a Fascist comes to power, and a devastating earthquake.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels
3/5. Ian Hislop's series celebrating 300 years of Swift's Gulliver's Travels continues with the vexed subject of the author's apparent obsession with sex and scatology.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:18 PM
How Houdini Made Magic - with Derren Brown
8/11. Was Houdini's Hollywood career a failure? Derren Brown explores how the master showman anticipated emerging technologies, pioneering film, radio, and early social networking.
12:18 PM - 01:57 PM
Budget 2026
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
01:57 PM - 02:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather forecast.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Rex attempts to bury the truth, and Keira pushes her luck.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Faith, Hope and Glory
3/3. By Rex Obano. Gloria is forced to confront her true feelings for her friend Mabel when she announces she is to be married.
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Money Box Live
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
The Artificial Human
Aleks and Kevin investigate: if the risks we hear about AI are real, why aren't the companies building it being stopped?
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
When It Hits the Fan
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Farzana Baduel.
04:15 PM - 05:00 PM
The Media Show
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Six O'Clock News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Glenn Moore's Almanac
4/8. Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time - and as the new Millennium dawns, Glenn has the most catastrophic New Year's Eve ever.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Elizabeth attempts to do the right thing, and it's panic stations for Will.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Front Row
Actor Ashley Walters on his directorial debut, Animol. How the fairy tale genre allows writers to explore contemporary themes.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Here for the History
British people have terrible teeth. That's the stereotype - but is it true? And what's the story behind it? Ben Henderson and Alice Loxton explore how Brits got a reputation for bad teeth.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Top Comment
Graphic footage of people being killed amasses millions of views on social media.
09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
The Life Scientific
Oncologist Adrian Crellin tells Jim Al-Khalili about developing new radiotherapy techniques offering smarter, kinder treatments for patients - alongside his own journey with cancer.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Inside Health
We also hear one couple's difficult journey to starting a family and the barriers LGBTQ+ people can face in accessing fertility treatment. And how do clock changes affect health?
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM
The World Tonight
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
10:45 PM - 11:00 PM
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
8/10. Livia has reluctantly returned home to recuperate but much has changed since she left for college. Written by Barbara Kingsolver. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
11:00 PM - 11:15 PM
Kiri's Farm
Kiri gets confused in the potting shed. Can her precious seedlings survive the hottest summer on record?
11:15 PM - 11:30 PM
Big Little Questions
4/6. Animal lover Charlotte's question is about a subject matter that comedians Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill are uniquely qualified to talk about - laughter!.
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.