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
Crossing Continents
Ivanka Trump, a beach full of sheep and the changing landscape of southern Albania.
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 Bishop David Walker.
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
Misha Glenny and guests discuss Handel's great sacred oratorio from 1742, his collaboration with librettist Charles Jennens, and the first performances in Dublin and then London.
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Strong Message Here
Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
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
This Cultural Life
Soprano Danielle de Niese talks to John Wilson about her cultural influences and formative experiences.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory
4/5. A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:32 PM
Scam Secrets
Exposing the secret techniques criminals use to steal your money.
12:32 PM - 12:57 PM
Sliced Bread
Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
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
Puffed Up: Inventions Out of Thin Air
4/5. Mark Miodownik explores the inventions that blew up... and then flopped.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
David is full of the joys of spring, and Lynda takes her problems to Azra.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Hope Bourne
Eileen Atkins stars with Alex Jennings in a biographical drama about the writer/artist Hope Bourne, whose drawings and journals reach a London publisher, leading to a close bond.
03:00 PM - 03:27 PM
Open Country
Martha Kearney explores an extraordinary restoration project, set in a 1,600-acre glacial valley in lowland Scotland.
03:27 PM - 03:30 PM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Broadcaster Pam Rhodes makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Feedback
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
BBC Inside Science
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
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
The Matt Forde Focus Group
5/6. Top political comedian Matt Forde is joined by comedians, politicians and political thinkers to chew the fat in front of a live theatre audience.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Alan rallies the troops, and Oliver takes Miranda under his wing.
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
The Decisions That Made Me
Alan French was at the helm when Thomas Cook collapsed in 2019. The next year he relaunched it as a digital-only company. He talks to Evan Davis about how he turned it around.
08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
The Media Show
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
09:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson's guests include the comedian Jen Brister, actor Giles Terera and novelist Jojo Moyes. With music from Angélique Kidjo and Tessa Rose Jackson.
09:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Strong Message Here
Armando Iannucci and guests 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
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
9/10. The morning after his rescue from the sinkpit and the strange dream-like encounter with his father, Thomas is roused by his mother bringing him a mug of tea.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Radical with Amol Rajan
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Money, Influence and the NHS
2/3. Dr Margaret McCartney's quest to reveal conflicts of interest in medicine that may impact your treatments and your trust.
12:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:30 AM - 12:48 AM
Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory
4/5. A kitesurfer stubbornly refuses help as he struggles to swim back to shore.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.