12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00 AM - 05:30 AM
World Service
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
05:30 AM - 05:34 AM
News Summary
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:34 AM - 05:43 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43 AM - 05:45 AM
Bells on Sunday
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, Somerset.
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
In Touch
How do you deal with a life changing disability like sight loss? We hear about a new book that could help. Plus, a blind entrepreneur's dotty solution to accessibility problems.
06:00 AM - 06:05 AM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:05 AM - 06:35 AM
Heart and Soul
The secret civil rights history of DJ Fatboy Slim's dance anthem Praise You.
06:35 AM - 06:57 AM
On Your Farm
Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent meets the author Merlin Hanbury-Tenison in the rare Temperate Rainforest at the heart of his vision for his family's farm.
06:57 AM - 07:00 AM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
07:00 AM - 07:10 AM
News and Sunday Papers
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
07:10 AM - 07:54 AM
Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
07:54 AM - 07:57 AM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Comedian Jo Brand makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice UK.
07:57 AM - 08:00 AM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
News and Sunday Papers
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
08:10 AM - 08:48 AM
Sunday Worship
A service commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, led by the Rev Dr Mark Smith, Dean of Clare College, Cambridge.
08:48 AM - 08:58 AM
Witness History
The Reichstag building in Berlin, which was home to the German Parliament, was burned down in February 1933. This was a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship.
08:58 AM - 09:00 AM
Tweet of the Day
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Broadcasting House
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Desert Island Discs
Harry Hill, comedian and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
The Archers Omnibus
Susan has the rug pulled from under her and there are fireworks at the BL board meeting.
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
The Decisions That Made Me
Both Sonnaz Nooranvary and her parents expected her to have a white-collar career, but she discovered a passion for upholstery and never looked back.
12:30 PM - 12:57 PM
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
4/6. Harry Enfield takes on The Specials, Miles Jupp grapples with Mornington Crescent's new rules and Marcus Brigstocke and Lucy Porter suggest phrases fit for the cinema and bedroom.
12:57 PM - 01:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather forecast.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
The World This Weekend
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
01:30 PM - 02:00 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.
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Why Do We Do That?
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks, why do we dance?
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Acqua Alta
As Commissario Brunetti manages Vice-Questore Patta's concern for the Mayor, Elettra delves into data and finds some surprising connections to Semenzato.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Bookclub
Presented by James Naughtie, Radio 4's Bookclub speaks to Kit de Waal about her heart-rending debut novel My Name Is Leon. The story of two brothers separated after one is adopted.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Nature Table
1/6. Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with zoologist Bill Heaney, ecologist Holly Smith-Baedorf and comic Anna Keirle.
05:00 PM - 05:10 PM
Witness History
On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement. Twice Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, was President of the European Commission at the time.
05:10 PM - 05:54 PM
The Invention of...
1/3. How does Viktor Orban use the history of Hungary to stay in power - Misha Glenny heads to Budapest and beyond to find out.
05:54 PM - 05:57 PM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:57 PM - 06:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Six O'Clock News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:15 PM - 07:00 PM
Pick of the Week
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Brian struggles to see the wood for the trees, and Kate has a brainwave.
07:15 PM - 07:45 PM
A Taste of Home
Care packages connect families far apart through familiar flavours and snacks - a powerful remedy for homesickness. We unbox four from China, India, Ireland and the Philippines.
07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Just One Thing
Packed full of good fats, protein, fibre and polyphenols, nuts can help trim your waistline, keep your blood vessels healthy, and boost your brain.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Feedback
Andrea Catherwood hears listeners' views on the BBC app replacing BBC Sounds abroad, and you react to Nick Robinson's recent Today interview with Israeli spokesperson David Mencer.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Last Word
Matthew Bannister on singer Dame Cleo Laine, wrestler Hulk Hogan, cognitive scientist Professor Margaret Boden and satirist Tom Lehrer.
09:00 PM - 09:25 PM
Toast
Why did Freeserve disappear so soon after becoming the UK's number one internet service provider? Sean Farrington charts its highs and lows with industry insiders.
09:25 PM - 09:30 PM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Comedian Jo Brand makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice UK.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
From Our Own Correspondent
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Westminster Hour
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
New York 1925
4/4. In 1925, New York became the biggest, most populous city in the world. This is the story of that year, told season by season, month by month.
11:30 PM - 11:45 PM
The Lucan Obsession
Was Lady Lucan simply an innocent victim of a hideous crime or have we underestimated her when gripped by the story of the Lucan case?
11:45 PM - 12:00 AM
Short Works
The acclaimed writer Alison MacLeod's new short story sees Ada Lovelace take a liberating flight of fancy where a vision of the future unfurls. Phoebe Campbell reads.
12:00 AM - 12:15 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:15 AM - 12:45 AM
Depeche Mode: Reach Out and Touch Faith
Sasha Frere-Jones leads us on the unlikely journey of Depeche Mode's world domination through class, coolness, eyeliner, bondage, synthesizers and Britain's cultural insularity.
12:45 AM - 12:48 AM
Bells on Sunday
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, Somerset.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.