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
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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 Michael Kelly.
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
06:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Today
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Korea's transition from the 500-year-old Joseon dynasty which deferred to China towards an independent nation to keep nearby imperial rivals away.
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Strong Message Here
Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Woman's Hour
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
This Cultural Life
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade
9/11. Paul Seabright explores our trading past: the part slavery has played in the story of global trade. From 2018.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:32 PM
You and Yours
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
12:32 PM - 12:57 PM
Sliced Bread
Greg Foot investigates the latest wonder products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Are sleep bands and sleep bars useful when it comes to helping us nod off?
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
Americast: 100 Days of Donald Trump
Matt Chorley and the Americast team mark 100 days of Donald Trump, by looking at what impact the president has had on the world, so far.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Natasha faces a tricky negotiation and Tracy jumps on board.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
London Particular
1/6. Investigating the disappearance of her brother, Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling series by Nick Perry.
03:00 PM - 03:27 PM
Open Country
Martha Kearney visits Fylde in Lancashire, to find out about the part wind has played in shaping the county's landscape.
03:27 PM - 03:30 PM
The Radio 4 Appeal
TV presenter and dancer Oti Mabuse presents this week's Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ubuntu Pathways.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Feedback
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4's science magazine.
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
Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life
5/6. Multi-award winning comedian Mark Watson, aided by the sardonic musical merit of Flo & Joan, looks at the week as a metaphor for our lifetimes. With special guest Felicity Ward.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Chaos reigns at the abattoir and Vince finds himself in the spotlight.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
08:00 PM - 08:15 PM
When It Hits The Fan
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
The Media Show
Piers Morgan on his new Youtube venture Uncensored. How does the UK Supreme Court's ruling that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex affect the media?
09:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Loose Ends
Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Levison Wood and Rachel Joyce join Stuart Maconie with music from Matilda Mann and Maya Delilah.
09:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Strong Message Here
Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
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
The Artist by Lucy Steeds
4/10. Passions rise as the Provencal summer builds. But Joseph is sure Ettie is hiding something. The next in a sizzling debut about art, passion and the promise of freedom.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
The Today Podcast
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
12:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:30 AM - 12:48 AM
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade
9/11. Paul Seabright explores our trading past: the part slavery has played in the story of global trade. From 2018.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.