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
Yesterday in Parliament
News, views and features on yesterday'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 the Reverend Doctor Stephen Wigley.
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 - 09:30 AM
The Life Scientific
Kevin Fong talks about pestering Nasa for a job, researching space medicine and the challenges of working on the front line in hospitals during major medical incidents.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
All in the Mind
A special episode recorded at the Cheltenham Science Festival. Claudia Hammond talks to a panel including Major Tim Peake about the psychology of curiosity.
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
Add to Playlist
Amy Harman and Ashley Henry add five more tracks, taking us from David Bowie to Marvin Gaye, with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Please Live by Lana Estemirova
2/5. Lana Estemirova grew up in Chechnya during the 1990s. In this moving and sometimes funny memoir, she tells the story of her childhood, living with her mother in a warzone.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:57 PM
Call 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
Postwar
7/20. David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. Uniquely in modern British history, the 1945 Labour Manifesto was a genuine bestseller.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Jakob questions his abilities, and there's parenting problems for Pip.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Fran and Joe
3/3. In Katie Redford's drama it's the St Barnard's School Summer Fete and teachers Fran and Joe find themselves on the ice lolly stall still searching for their happily-ever-after.
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley meets Minnie Pheby, a strong and agile young woman, who defies all the gender stereotypes of Victorian society - not a homemaker, but a homebreaker.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Thinking Allowed
A study into how ordinary British people used to depart this life and grieve for loved ones and a glimpse into why a 'good death' is seen so differently in China.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Poetry Please
The spoken word artist Antony Szmierek selects some of his favourite poems.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
What's Up Docs?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why we experience boredom, and how we can find motivation to transform the way we approach boring tasks.
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
Unspeakable
6/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Michelle de Swarte, Miles Jupp and Ashley Storrie.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Joy comes to the rescue, and Kate assumes responsibility.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
08:00 PM - 08:40 PM
File on 4 Investigates
'Adults only' gaming centres are on high streets across the UK. They say they're providing a valuable service - but critics say they can fuel gambling addiction.
08:40 PM - 09:00 PM
In Touch
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
The Law Show
Hundreds of recommendations are made following inquests and public inquiries like the one into the Grenfell fire. Yet no system is in place to ensure future deaths are prevented.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Stakeknife
12/12. Mark travels to where Freddie Scappaticci lived after he disappeared from Belfast. A news report we featured from 1987 inspires a man to get in touch with the podcast.
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
Albion by Anna Hope
7/10. On the day of Philip's funeral, final preparations are made. Clara goes for a swim and afterwards meets Rowan as she plays alone in the woods.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Uncanny
Danny Robins unravels the unsettling past of the Torrelaguna house, in the second part of the Uncanny Summer Special.
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
Please Live by Lana Estemirova
2/5. Lana Estemirova grew up in Chechnya during the 1990s. In this moving and sometimes funny memoir, she tells the story of her childhood, living with her mother in a warzone.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.