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
More or Less
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life.
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
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Sian Wyn Rees, Bible Society's Head of Wales.
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 Thomas More's notoriously ambiguous text, which coined our word 'utopia' and gave rise to new genres of writing, theorising, and thinking.
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
American photographer Joel Meyerowitz talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and formative experiences.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
4/5. Ben Macintyre's new book centres on an unknown Cold War story set in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. Today, a KGB double agent makes a perilous journey. Read by Jamie Parker.
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
Dough
4/5. Could advances in AI help us have conversations with our pets? Greg Foot examines the rise of future wonder products.
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 Hitler Diaries Scandal
4/11. It's early 1981 and the forger Konrad Kujau and the journalist Gerd Heidemann are about to come face to face.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Alan is there for a friend in need, and Fallon is shocked by a controversial move.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
South of the River
A chatty London cabbie becomes an accidental double agent, caught between Russian and British secret services. But how much of his story is really true?
03:00 PM - 03:27 PM
Open Country
Musician Kate Stables of the band This is the Kit returns to her childhood city of Winchester to find out more about the landscapes that shaped her and her songwriting.
03:27 PM - 03:30 PM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Co-founder Dr Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
BBC National Short Story Award 2026
4/5. Packed with humanity and humour, Caoilinn Hughes is the fourth story up for this year's BBC National Short Story Award, which celebrates its 21st anniversary.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Rethink
What are the lessons the UK can be learn from recent wars, to defend the country from future threats?
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
Omid Djalili: Namaste
2/4. Omid tackles Iran, conflict and identity, asking how we navigate an increasingly divided world without losing sight of the people caught in the middle.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
It's action stations for Lynda, and George waves the white flag.
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 Farzana Baduel.
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
Stuart Maconie welcomes food critic Jay Rayner, comedian Sindhu Vee and author Helen Rebanks. With music from Laura Veirs and Arab Strap.
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
Exhibition by Alex Hyde
4/10. 'I think you show people what they can't see. About themselves.' After a day chasing the decisive moment, Rab shares a tender evening with Duncan.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Radical
Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
11:30 PM - 11:45 PM
Naturebang
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight find out who to trust, who not to trust, and how to make friends, with the help of a mob of mongooses.
11:45 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
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
4/5. Ben Macintyre's new book centres on an unknown Cold War story set in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. Today, a KGB double agent makes a perilous journey. Read by Jamie Parker.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.