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 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from 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
Last Word
Matthew Bannister on singer Dame Cleo Laine, wrestler Hulk Hogan, cognitive scientist Professor Margaret Boden and satirist Tom Lehrer.
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 Grace Thomas.
05:45 AM - 05:57 AM
Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
05:57 AM - 06:00 AM
Weather for Farmers
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.
06:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Today
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
The Long History of Heroism:...
...From Achilles to Zelensky. 1/5. Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero from the classical world to the middle ages.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Fool's Gold
George and Layton are jailed, but where are all the missing coins? In Durham, police bust another coin-selling operation. Could these coins be from the Herefordshire hoard?
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 - 11:45 AM
En-Gulfed
Activist and satirist Heydon Prowse explores what's driving the Gulf states' interest in the UK's cultural scene.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Autism Curve
What do the data showing a steep rise in autism diagnoses reveal - and hide?
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:57 PM
You and Yours
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
12:57 PM - 01:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather forecast.
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
The World at One
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
The Trip
1/10. In a new ten-part series, Tim Hayward takes a mind-altering look at the science, culture, history - and future - of psychedelics.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Brian struggles to see the wood for the trees, and Kate has a brainwave.
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Ed Reardon's Week
6/6. It's the 100th episode and could it be that Ed has stopped writing for good?
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney
5/5. Honeymoon Flight, Scaffolding, Storm on the Island, Synge on Aran, Saint Francis and the Birds, In Small Townlands, The Folk Singers, The Play Way, Personal Helicon.
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
A Good Read
The barrister, television presenter and writer Rob Rinder and author Juno Dawson talk books with Harriett Gilbert, including Sayaka Murata's Earthlings.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
You're Dead to Me
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Scandinavia by historian Dr Eleanor Barraclough and comedian Chloe Petts to learn about the fascinating women of the Viking age.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Turn Right For Wales
Polling suggests that Reform could become the largest party in the 2026 Welsh Senedd elections. Journalist Will Hayward considers a potential watershed moment in British politics.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Soul Music
Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song which inspired Pink Floyd to reform and release their own version with Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox.
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
PM
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Six O'Clock News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
5/6. Adrian Edmondson yodels Coldplay, Rachel Parris and Miles Jupp become continuity announcers, and Henning Wehn puts his spin on The Wheels on the Bus.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Stella considers her options, and Jakob makes his presence felt.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss whether the UK should have identity cards.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
BBC Inside Science
A massive 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia's coast sent tsunami waves across the Pacific region this week. We explore why it wasn't as devastating as other recent mega earthquakes.
09:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Changing the Odds
Gibraltar is the tech and data hub for the UK's huge betting industry. But how did this British overseas territory become the centre for online gambling?
09:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Untaxing
Tax isn't just about numbers - it's about power, politics and history. Dan Neidle explores how it shapes our world in ways you never imagined.
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
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
1/10. On a visit from his daughter, artist Masuji Ono's quiet retirement is shaken by questions about his past, as Tim McInnerny begins Kazuo Ishiguro's award-winning 1986 novel.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?
1/5. Aldrich Kemp is dead, although you'd never know it. The gang is back and there are new faces and new challenges in store. Cup of tea anyone?
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
What's Funny About...
2/5. Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman are joined by Ricky Gervais to hear the inside story of how he made his hit sitcom After Life.
12:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:30 AM - 12:48 AM
The Autism Curve
What do the data showing a steep rise in autism diagnoses reveal - and hide?
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.