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
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 - 09:30 AM
The Life Scientific
Epigeneticist Edith Heard, director of the Francis Crick Institute, discusses her work unravelling the mysteries of how X chromosomes are switched on and off.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
All in the Mind
Can music help alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease? Claudia Hammond looks at the evidence. Also, we launch the All in the Mind Awards.
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
Pianist Arsha Kaviani and saxophonist Emma Rawicz join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks to the playlist.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
2/5. In Ben Macintyre's latest book the shocking new order ushered in by the Iranian Revolution leads to the drawing of new battle lines in the Cold War. Jamie Parker reads.
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
The Hitler Diaries Scandal
2/11. It's 1976, Hamburg, and star reporter for Stern magazine, Gerd Heidemann, is entertaining old Nazis on board his boat - formerly Herman Göring's yacht, the Carin II.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
Carol makes her feelings clear, and Jolene is far from impressed.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
The School Run
Gareth is running from his problems. Literally. But when Dominic from his old school joins him on his jogging route, Gareth discovers he can't outrun his past. A real-time dramedy.
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
History's Secret Heroes
4/11. How did a family of Jewish performers, seven of whom had dwarfism, defy the odds and survive Auschwitz?
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
BBC National Short Story Award 2026
2/5. Little Lands by Lucy Caldwell is the second story up for the 2026 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. The reader is Anne-Marie Duff.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Life as a Muse
From the Greek goddess of the arts to Grace Jones and Kate Moss, great muses have inspired great art. Ruth Millington meets living muses to discover why they must be celebrated.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
What's Up Docs?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack type 2 diabetes - from understanding blood sugar and insulin to recognising symptoms and knowing when to seek help.
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
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz
6/6. Paul poses a Canterbury audience some arch questions about bishops.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Tony attempts to get involved, and Lynda finds herself intrigued.
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
News-making original journalism.
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
Crossing Continents
From jailed mayors to comedians, Emily Wither investigates Turkey's crackdown.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Scam Secrets
Being sent a new phone you weren't expecting sounds great - but it most likely isn't.
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
2/10. 'Something changed when I took the photograph of you on the bed.' As she settles into the flatshare, Rabble is inspired to take her art in a new direction.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Half-Life
Joe follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps to Turkey where he was employed, it seems, making gas masks.
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
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
2/5. In Ben Macintyre's latest book the shocking new order ushered in by the Iranian Revolution leads to the drawing of new battle lines in the Cold War. Jamie Parker reads.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.