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 Julia Loveless.
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
More or Less
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Half-Life
6/9. After the war, Joe's great-grandfather attempts to build a new life in the United States where his mental health begins to deteriorate.
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 - 11:40 AM
File on 4 Investigates
The use of ketamine in the UK increased by 85 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Paul Kenyon investigates how tonnes of the drug are getting into the UK.
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
This Week In History
From 800-year-old documents on the rights of free men, to sending children in the post, discover more fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
3/5. Award-winning journalist Barbara Demick uncovers the truth behind Hunan Province's confiscated children in China's Hunan Province. Debora Weston reads.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:25 PM
You and Yours
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
12:25 PM - 01:45 PM
World at One
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Postwar
3/20. David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. William Beveridge's plan was an answer to the question of what we were fighting for.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
It's panic stations at Spiritual Home, and Justin unleashes his latest plan.
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
At Sea
One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about the ways families say goodbye to loved ones. Set in a near future with families fleeing from a Cholera-ridden London.
03:00 PM - 03:30 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.
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
The Artificial Human
With the world's two AI superpowers adopting radically different approaches to development, Aleks and Kevin ask whose ideology will win: China or the US?
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
When It Hits the Fan
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
04:15 PM - 05:00 PM
The Media Show
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
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
The Matt Forde Focus Group
Political discussion show hosted by leading British political comedian Matt Forde.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Kate is in need of a favour, and Justin has reservations.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
The Moral Maze
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
The Life Scientific
Pratibha Gai tells Jim Al-Khalili about the microscope she created allowing scientists to tinker with chemical reactions at the level of the atom to create better, greener products.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
All in the Mind
The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
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
3/10. Isa arrives late at night and finds her sister Frannie trying to focus on funeral arrangements and write a eulogy for their father whilst absorbing the news of a massive tax bill.
11:00 PM - 11:15 PM
Michael Spicer: No Room
8/6. Stamp duty in the UK increases today. What does Scottish actor Brian Cox think the impact will be?
11:15 PM - 11:30 PM
Welcome to the Neighbourhood with Jayde Adams
Jayde Adams and guest James Acaster dive into the feisty world of community apps and messageboards, sifting through the angry neighbourhood bins to find disgruntled comedy gold.
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
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
3/5. Award-winning journalist Barbara Demick uncovers the truth behind Hunan Province's confiscated children in China's Hunan Province. Debora Weston reads.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.