12:00 AM - 12:15 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:15 AM - 12:48 AM
Take Four Books
Karl Ove Knausgaard speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel The School of Night and together with presenter James Crawford they explore its connections to three other texts.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00 AM - 05:30 AM
World Service
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
05:30 AM - 05:34 AM
News Summary
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:34 AM - 05:43 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43 AM - 05:45 AM
Bells on Sunday
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints in Basingstoke.
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
In Touch
In Touch hears from parents about what it is like to bring up a visually impaired or blind child in 2025. Including navigating education, attitudes and extra curricular activities.
06:00 AM - 06:05 AM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:05 AM - 06:35 AM
Heart and Soul
How Antoni Gaudà became God's architect.
06:35 AM - 06:57 AM
On Your Farm
After building up her organic farm business from scratch, Hannah Thorogood's farm is now under threat. It's in the middle of land earmarked for a giant reservoir.
06:57 AM - 07:00 AM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
07:00 AM - 07:10 AM
News and Sunday Papers
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
07:10 AM - 07:54 AM
Sunday
Pope in the Middle East; Muslim football supporters; hymn writing.
07:54 AM - 07:57 AM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Actor and comedian Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Trees for Cities.
07:57 AM - 08:00 AM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
News and Sunday Papers
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
08:10 AM - 08:48 AM
Sunday Worship
Marking St Andrew's Day live from St Salvator's Chapel, University of St Andrews with Donald MacEwan and Alison Jack, exploring the spirituality of great Scottish writer Edwin Muir.
08:48 AM - 08:58 AM
Witness History
On 11 September 1951, a train in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.
08:58 AM - 09:00 AM
Tweet of the Day
Gardener and TV presenter Frances Tophill loves to see turnstones when she visits the coast.
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Broadcasting House
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Desert Island Discs
Gordon Buchanan, wildlife cameraman and presenter, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
The Archers Omnibus
Brad finds himself in an awkward position, and disaster strikes for Ed.
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Profile
The outspoken, TikTok-loving MP from Birmingham who quit Labour and launched the new 'Your Party' with Jeremy Corbyn.
12:30 PM - 12:57 PM
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
3/6. Henning Wehn revisits the German National Anthem, Lucy Porter and Rory Bremner guess well-known idioms in Catchphrase, and Tony Hawks gives iconic films a nautical twist.
12:57 PM - 01:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather forecast.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
The World This Weekend
The UK's efforts to access a key EU defence fund fail. Where does this leave the government's reset of relations with Brussels?
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Playing Spies
Our spy novel image of the enigmatic foreign agent at the hotel bar may need a rethink. Gordon Corera investigates a new amateur front line in the world of espionage.
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Gardeners' Question Time
What's the strangest thing wildlife has taken from your garden? How do you control a coddling moth infection? How do I guarantee myself a nutritional compost using horse manure?
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Opening Lines
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke unpeels the metafictional layers of William Goldman's fairytale for adults.
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Princess Bride
Swashbuckling dramedy about a pirate's quest for true love and a swordsman's quest to avenge the death of his father.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Take Four Books
International bestseller Alexander McCall Smith discusses The Private Side of Friendship, set in 1980s Edinburgh, and shares the literary works that influenced it.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Punt & Dennis: Route Masters
6/10. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are on a mission to get from hot air balloons to the Shipping Forecast in the most entertaining way possible, with the help of Angela Barnes.
05:00 PM - 05:10 PM
Witness History
In 1971, US publishers were rocked by one of the biggest hoaxes in literary history - a fake autobiography of the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes by conman Clifford Irving.
05:10 PM - 05:54 PM
Three Ages of Child
2/3. Dr Guddi Singh is on a mission. She wants to find out what influences the health and wellbeing of our children and whether it's time for a new approach.
05:54 PM - 05:57 PM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:57 PM - 06:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecast.
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Six O'Clock News
The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign.
06:15 PM - 07:00 PM
Pick of the Week
Chris Power presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Chris makes his feelings clear, and Eddie has a brainwave.
07:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Four Months in Gaza
A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war. Contains strong language.
07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Just One Thing
Michael reveals how taking up video gaming can sharpen your attention and your eyesight - and which types of games give the greatest brain benefits.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Feedback
Andrea Catherwood puts listener questions to comedian Mark Steel, about visiting various UK towns for his Radio 4 show. And there's an explainer for listeners about flags.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Last Word
Kirsty Lang on the singer Jimmy Cliff, the writer Charlotte Bingham, the chef Skye Gyngell and the translator David Bellos.
09:00 PM - 09:25 PM
Money Box
We'll report on the findings of a landmark report into Carer's Allowance overpayments.
09:25 PM - 09:30 PM
The Radio 4 Appeal
Actor and comedian Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Trees for Cities.
09:30 PM - 10:00 PM
From Our Own Correspondent
A new spate of kidnappings has seen hundreds of school children abducted by criminal gangs. Mayeni Jones reflects on what's behind the crisis which shows no signs of abating.
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Westminster Hour
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
11:00 PM - 11:45 PM
In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe (1373-1438), the English mystic who went to Jerusalem and dictated her life story, said to be the first autobiography in English.
11:45 PM - 12:00 AM
Short Works
A volume of poetry stirs up powerful emotions on a school visit, in this new story for Radio 4 by the award-winning author of Trespasses, read by Dervla Kirwan.