Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
The RSPB has transformed Wallasea Island in Essex into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons, ditches and sea, and Martha Kearney visits to see the birds that now flock there.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
The RSPB has transformed Wallasea Island in Essex into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons, ditches and sea, and Martha Kearney visits to see the birds that now flock there.
Thursday 15:27 - 15:30
Broadcaster Helen Skelton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
Andrea Catherwood discusses a recent episode of Woman's Hour, and an end of an era for Liza Tarbuck on Radio 2.
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
David Aaronovitch and his guests discuss the reasons behind the large number of young people who are not employed or in education or training.
Thursday 16:30 - 17:00
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Thursday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 18:30 - 19:00
3/6. Top comedian Matt Forde is joined by Salma Shah, John Nicolson and Pierre Novellie to explore how the ancient instinct for tribal belonging is reshaping our politics.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:15
George has plans, and Ben breaks some news to David and Ruth.
Thursday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Thursday 20:00 - 20:15
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss crossing the great PR divide.
Thursday 20:15 - 21:00
Who is Matt Brittin, the BBC's new director general?
Thursday 21:00 - 21:45
Stuart Maconie enjoys music from Bridgerton and a new One Day musical, a memoir filled with the love of food, and guests from Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
Why do politicians simultaneously spend all their time in Westminster, then rail against it? Armando and Stewart head to Laugharne to hear what 'real people' have to say.
Thursday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Thursday 22:45 - 23:00
4/5. Driven out of Austria by the Nazi annexation, scientist Etta Blau has found it tricky to build on the pioneering discoveries of her early career. Read by Liza Sadovy.
Thursday 23:00 - 23:30
The doctor who thinks that we are getting diagnosis wrong.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Today 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 00:30 - 00:48
4/5. As she explores the profound power of mystery, writer Cal Flyn finds herself face to face with the divine feminine.
Today 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Today 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 05:04 - 05:34
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Today 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell.
Today 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Today 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Today 09:00 - 10:00
Sara Pascoe, comedian and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Today 11:00 - 11:45
Dan Saladino follows up the debate on if the eel should be off the menu.
Today 11:45 - 12:00
5/5. Award-winning writer Cal Flyn considers crime fiction and the true crime genre, including fans who are so eager to dispel mystery that they take the law into their own hands.
Today 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 12:04 - 12:57
The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the most environmentally costly yet. But are there alternative models that provide sporting thrills without the carbon cost?
Today 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Today 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Today 13:45 - 14:00
. 5/5. Isabel Hardman puts suggestions of how MPs can keep up to speed with the future to the oldest and youngest MPs in the house.
Today 14:00 - 14:15
George has plans, and Ben breaks some news to David and Ruth.
Today 14:15 - 14:45
Between the high body count and the raging gangster, Kerry's world is in freefall.
Today 14:45 - 15:00
How many of us even use a pen these days and what if we never picked one up ever again? Alan Davies looks at our ancient skill of handwriting, if we could no longer write.
Today 15:00 - 15:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Today 15:45 - 16:00
In a new original story from Ever Dundas, Joe's aunt reflects on her own experiences to help her autistic nephew stay true to himself and take on the world. Read by Ashley Storrie.
Today 16:00 - 16:30
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.
Today 16:30 - 17:00
Matthew Syed asks if we have a moral duty to use our talents. When music prodigy Holly Mathieson quit her career as a renowned conductor, she faced that question head-on.
Today 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Today 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 18:30 - 19:00
4/6. Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
Today 19:00 - 19:15
Brian changes his plans, and Tony makes peace with Helen.
Today 19:15 - 20:00
Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd and pianist Neil Brand join Anna and Jeffrey to add the final five tracks to the current playlist.
Today 20:00 - 20:55
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ponteland High School near Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Darren Grimes, Rachel Millward, Baroness Stowell and Anna Turley MP.
Today 20:55 - 21:00
The Palace of Knossos discovered, Beeching makes his cuts to the UK rail network, and Beethoven makes his first concert appearance.
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Is humility a vice or a virtue? Matthew Sweet talks to Lamorna Ash, Aaron Reeves, Ceri Sullivan and Dan Taylor.
Today 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Today 22:45 - 23:00
5/5. Etta returns to a Vienna on edge after the Allies' departure, hoping to complete the experiment that the Nazis stole from her years earlier. Read by Liza Sadovy.
Today 23:00 - 23:30
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
Today 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 00:30 - 00:48
5/5. Award-winning writer Cal Flyn considers crime fiction and the true crime genre, including fans who are so eager to dispel mystery that they take the law into their own hands.
Tomorrow 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 01:00 - 05:30
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Tomorrow 05:30 - 05:34
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day in Holy Week with the Rev Richard Frazer of the Church of Scotland.
Tomorrow 05:45 - 06:00
A series of personal reflections on power.
Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:07
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
Tomorrow 06:07 - 06:30
The RSPB has transformed Wallasea Island in Essex into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons, ditches and sea, and Martha Kearney visits to see the birds that now flock there.
Tomorrow 06:30 - 06:57
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Tomorrow 06:57 - 07:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Tomorrow 07:00 - 09:00
Today (Saturday).
Tomorrow 09:00 - 10:00
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
Tomorrow 10:00 - 10:30
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient China by Professor Julia Lovell and special guest Phil Wang as they take a closer look at The Terracotta Army.
Tomorrow 10:30 - 11:00
6/6. Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:30
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster.
Tomorrow 11:30 - 12:00
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
Tomorrow 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 12:04 - 12:30
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Tomorrow 12:30 - 12:57
4/6. Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
Tomorrow 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:10
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 13:10 - 14:05
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ponteland High School near Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Darren Grimes, Rachel Millward, Baroness Stowell and Anna Turley MP.
Tomorrow 14:05 - 14:45
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
Tomorrow 14:45 - 15:00
Brian changes his plans, and Tony makes peace with Helen.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:30
When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a community fractures. Contains language which some may find offensive.
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 17:30
Full coverage of the day's news.
Tomorrow 17:30 - 17:54
Could lab-grown meat and ancient grains help to feed a growing population? Greg Foot examines the rise of wonder products of the future.
Tomorrow 17:54 - 17:57
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 17:57 - 18:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Tomorrow 18:00 - 18:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 18:15 - 19:00
Stuart Maconie is joined by Derren Brown, Maria Sheheta, Alison Larkin and there's music from Peter's Field and Dilettante.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:15
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00
80 years after the war against Japan, remembrance of it in Britain, India and Japan is complex. And new discoveries are being made by the descendants of those who were there.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
For 91 years, the world's greatest musicians performed at BBC Maida Vale studios. As new owners take over, Matthew Sweet summons the spirits of Bowie, Boulez and others.
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
William Crawley chairs a live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With panellists: Carmody Grey, Tim Stanley, Mona Siddiqui and Anne McElvoy.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:00
Dan Saladino follows up the debate on if the eel should be off the menu.
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:30
3/6. Top comedian Matt Forde is joined by Salma Shah, John Nicolson and Pierre Novellie to explore how the ancient instinct for tribal belonging is reshaping our politics.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00
12/13. Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras.
Sunday 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 00:15 - 00:48
Northern Irish writer and multi-award-winning novelist Jan Carson talks to James Crawford about her new book and the three key influences that shaped it.
Sunday 00:48 - 02:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 02:00 - 05:30
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Sunday 05:30 - 05:34
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 05:43 - 05:45
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Holy Cross, Woodchurch in Merseyside.
Sunday 05:45 - 06:00
Jackie Brown of STRIVE Ability delivers technology training to visually impaired pupils across Northern Ireland. In Touch joins her as she meets with two pupils in two schools.
Sunday 06:00 - 06:05
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 06:05 - 06:35
Ismail Fenter, a former American Christian pastor, says he 'fell for Rumi', converted to Islam and moved from LA to Turkey's Central Anatolia to live in Rumi's spiritual home.
Sunday 06:35 - 06:57
Marie Lennon goes to North West England to meet Jim Webster, who alongside running his family farm, also volunteers for a range of rural poverty charities and committees.
Sunday 06:57 - 07:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Sunday 07:00 - 07:10
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 07:10 - 07:54
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
Sunday 07:54 - 07:57
Actress Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust.
Sunday 07:57 - 08:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Sunday 08:00 - 08:10
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
Sunday 08:10 - 08:48
Sally Foster-Fulton, Gilbert Márkus and Mairéad Nic Craith visit points on the medieval pilgrim route in Fife. Readings: Matthew 21: 1-11, Isaiah 50: 4-9a.
Sunday 08:48 - 08:58
On 14 October 1947, American Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Sunday 08:58 - 09:00
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
Sunday 09:00 - 10:00
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00
Si King, cook and TV presenter, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With lauren Laverne.
Sunday 11:00 - 12:15
Josh drops a bombshell, and Justin thinks he knows what's the matter with Brian.
Sunday 12:15 - 12:30
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Sunday 12:30 - 12:57
2/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Sam Nicoresti, Alison Spittle and Mark Watson.
Sunday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Sunday 13:00 - 13:30
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
Sunday 13:30 - 14:00
What is it that drives ordinary people to condone political violence, and some to commit it, and what can we do to prevent it?
Sunday 14:00 - 14:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Sunday 14:45 - 15:00
Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of 'passing'. John Yorke investigates and asks if this is why the book as largely been forgotten.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
The story of a young black woman as she journeys through identity politics in early 20th-century America. Contains strong language.
Sunday 16:00 - 16:30
Presented by James Crawford, Take Four Books, speaks to Canadian writer and former Booker Prize winner Yann Martel about his new novel, Son of Nobody, and its three influences.
Sunday 16:30 - 17:00
13/13. Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras.
Sunday 17:00 - 17:10
In 1943, the most audacious hoax of WWII began. The Nazis discovered secret papers on the body of a British officer washed ashore in Spain. They didn't know every detail was false.
Sunday 17:10 - 17:54
3/4. James Naughtie continues his look at the ideas tying America's founding to the modern United States, asking how 'justice' has been understood by different generations of Americans.
Sunday 17:54 - 17:57
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 17:57 - 18:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Sunday 18:00 - 18:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 18:15 - 19:00
Jason Mohammad presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:15
Brian tries to straighten things out with Miranda, and money problems loom for Natasha and Tom.
Sunday 19:15 - 19:45
Robert Macfarlane tells the story of C16th carvings of angels in the roof of St Wendreda's church, their wings based on harriers'. Carvings and raptors were persecuted, but survive.
Sunday 19:45 - 20:00
A series of personal reflections on power.
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
Andrea Catherwood discusses a recent episode of Woman's Hour, and an end of an era for Liza Tarbuck on Radio 2.
Sunday 20:30 - 21:00
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.
Sunday 21:00 - 21:25
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Sunday 21:25 - 21:30
Actress Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust.
Sunday 21:30 - 22:00
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
Sunday 23:00 - 23:45
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the biology, physics and chemistry of one of the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust and its impact on our atmosphere and on technology.
Sunday 23:45 - 00:00
In a new original story from Ever Dundas, Joe's aunt reflects on her own experiences to help her autistic nephew stay true to himself and take on the world. Read by Ashley Storrie.
Monday 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 00:15 - 00:45
Retail consultant Mary Portas chooses Dame Anita Roddick, another Queen of Shops, as her Great Life.
Monday 00:45 - 00:48
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Holy Cross, Woodchurch in Merseyside.
Monday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Monday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Monday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 05:04 - 05:34
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.
Monday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Monday 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
Monday 05:45 - 05:57
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Monday 05:57 - 06:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.
Monday 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Monday 09:00 - 09:45
The historian David Torrance, academic and union activist Jane Holgate and journalist Isabel Berwick explore the legacy of the 1926 General Strike, and the future of work.
Monday 09:45 - 10:00
YouTube has reshaped the world, from fame to freedom. Now, AI threatens to erase the human connection that fuelled it. What's next?
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Monday 11:00 - 11:45
Have the Balkans always been unstable? Misha Glenny returns to the powder keg of Europe to find out.
Monday 11:45 - 12:00
1/5. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifying voyage through the cosmos using one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools in science - the radio wave.
Monday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 12:04 - 12:57
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Monday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Monday 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 13:45 - 14:00
1/5. For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.
Monday 14:00 - 14:15
Brian tries to straighten things out with Miranda, and money problems loom for Natasha and Tom.
Monday 14:15 - 14:45
4/4. Are you prepared? Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. Award-winning comedy by Caz Moran, starring Sue Johnston and Lydia West.
Monday 14:45 - 15:00
Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of 'passing'. John Yorke investigates and asks if this is why the book as largely been forgotten.
Monday 15:00 - 15:30
More favourite books with Harriett Gilbert and guests Patrick Grant and Mary-Ann Ochota.
Monday 15:30 - 16:00
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient China by Professor Julia Lovell and special guest Phil Wang as they take a closer look at The Terracotta Army.
Monday 16:00 - 16:30
What is it that drives ordinary people to condone political violence, and some to commit it, and what can we do to prevent it?
Monday 16:30 - 17:00
6/6. Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
Monday 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Monday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 18:30 - 19:00
3/6. Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Ivo Graham, Harriet Kemsley and Nish Kumar.
Monday 19:00 - 19:15
Pip's doing some gardening, and Henry's goats are going off to Market.
Monday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Monday 20:00 - 20:30
8/10. The back-story of the Middle East conflict, explored by leading experts. This episode covers the 1987 Palestinian uprising, the 1993 Oslo Accords, and the 2000 Camp David Summit.
Monday 20:30 - 21:00
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Monday 21:00 - 21:45
The historian David Torrance, academic and union activist Jane Holgate and journalist Isabel Berwick explore the legacy of the 1926 General Strike, and the future of work.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
YouTube has reshaped the world, from fame to freedom. Now, AI threatens to erase the human connection that fuelled it. What's next?
Monday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Monday 22:45 - 23:00
1/10. 20 year old Thomas Flett comes home, exhausted from dredging the sands for shrimp, to find his mother has an unusual visitor.
Monday 23:00 - 23:30
3/5. In his prison cell, William Burke confesses to 16 murders in the space of ten months. Jamie Wilson, a young boy living on the streets of Edinburgh, is one of his victims.
Monday 23:30 - 00:00
From electricity generated off the north coast of Scotland to the power socket in your living room, Douglas Fraser examines the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain.
Tuesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 00:30 - 00:48
1/5. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifying voyage through the cosmos using one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools in science - the radio wave.
Tuesday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tuesday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Tuesday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 05:04 - 05:34
What is it that drives ordinary people to condone political violence, and some to commit it, and what can we do to prevent it?
Tuesday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tuesday 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
Tuesday 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Tuesday 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tuesday 09:00 - 09:30
Jim Al-Khalili finds out about the satellites systems and additional navigation technologies that not only get us from A to B, but underpin the world's critical infrastructure.
Tuesday 09:30 - 10:00
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tuesday 11:00 - 11:45
Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd and pianist Neil Brand join Anna and Jeffrey to add the final five tracks to the current playlist.
Tuesday 11:45 - 12:00
2/5. With Earth's growing crises, is moving to Mars the distant dream it once was? What might it look like? Reader Jasmine Hyde.
Tuesday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 12:04 - 12:57
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Tuesday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 13:45 - 14:00
2/5. For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle-class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.
Tuesday 14:00 - 14:15
Pip's doing some gardening, and Henry's goats are going off to Market.
Tuesday 14:15 - 15:00
After a bomb and a ransom note signed 'Uncle Scrooge', Hamburg police are drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with a lone eccentric whose gadgetry keeps leaving them empty-handed.
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30
An aristocrat rebels against her family to become a civil rights activist.
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00
A former Isis recruit reflects on radicalisation, faith, regret and redemption.
Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30
Actors, directors, producers and editors give us a glimpse behind the scenes into working with playwright Tom Stoppard; delivering a new play, in rehearsal and more.
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00
Chris and Xand look at the power of light on our wellbeing and why the winter months can be a difficult time for many of us.
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Tuesday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 18:30 - 19:00
Mixing interviews and stand-up comedy, Zoe Lyons explores careers, aging and success with the help of fellow comics Helen Lederer, Jenny Eclair, Amelia Hamilton and Kerry Godliman.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:15
Lynda recruits for the Easter Promises Tree, and Robert interrogates Oliver.
Tuesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:40
The British families who have made disturbing discoveries about their IVF treatment in Northern Cyprus.
Tuesday 20:40 - 21:00
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30
There are huge changes to the rules that cover asylum, and also how long refugees - as well as people on work and study visas - have to wait before they can settle in the UK.
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
3/3. In a live show, Evan hears listener's questions about heat pumps and experiences of people who already have them, alongside an expert panel.
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00
2/10. Thomas finds himself sitting in his own front room whilst an American film director pitches the story of a film to him.
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:30
Robert Macfarlane tells the story of C16th carvings of angels in the roof of St Wendreda's church, their wings based on harriers'. Carvings and raptors were persecuted, but survive.
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00
1/3. Aleks and Kevin explore the biggest story in the AI business. Markets are growing sceptical the huge sums being invested in AI will show a return. Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Wednesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 00:30 - 00:48
2/5. With Earth's growing crises, is moving to Mars the distant dream it once was? What might it look like? Reader Jasmine Hyde.
Wednesday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Wednesday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 05:04 - 05:34
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Wednesday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
Wednesday 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Wednesday 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Wednesday 09:00 - 09:30
Emma Webber remembers facing the very public and horrific news that her son Barnaby had been killed in the 2023 Nottingham attack, and why she fought for an inquiry into his death.
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:00
From fake essays to dodgy ratings to Silicon Valley fraud, Jamie Bartlett traces the moment cheating stopped feeling like cheating and became a way to get ahead.
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Wednesday 11:00 - 11:40
The British families who have made disturbing discoveries about their IVF treatment in Northern Cyprus.
Wednesday 11:40 - 11:45
A former president surrenders, ruins are discovered, and an inspirational leader is assassinated.
Wednesday 11:45 - 12:00
3/5. Beyond the Pale Blue Dot: An exploration through radio eyes of Milky Way's hidden architecture, explosive past and humbling scale.
Wednesday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 12:04 - 12:57
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Wednesday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Wednesday 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 13:45 - 14:00
3/5. For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle-class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.
Wednesday 14:00 - 14:15
Lynda recruits for the Easter Promises Tree, and Robert interrogates Oliver.
Wednesday 14:15 - 15:00
1/2. The tenth and final series based on the book by AJ Cronin. It's 1934 and unsettling times and Denny and Manson are as busy as ever in their surgery in Wales with inadequate funds.
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:30
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
3/3. Dr Margaret McCartney's quest to reveal conflicts of interest in medicine that may impact your treatments and your trust.
Wednesday 16:00 - 16:15
Alan French was at the helm when Thomas Cook collapsed in 2019. The next year he relaunched it as a digital-only company. He talks to Evan Davis about how he turned it around.
Wednesday 16:15 - 17:00
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00
Full coverage of the day's news.
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00
Both Ray's parents are deaf, but he is not. This award-winning comedian recounts the trials and tribulations of growing up as a CODA (child of deaf parents).
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:15
Azra pushes forward with her Mental Health Initiative, and Pip has a nasty shock.
Wednesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze.
Wednesday 21:00 - 21:45
In a special extended episode, Angela brings acts from all 4 nations of the UK, chats to comedy course legend Jill Edwards, and comedians share their first gig memories.
Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00
An off season tourist receives an unsettling gift at the Callanish Stones, in a haunting short work by Camilla Grudova. Read by Nicola Roy.
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00
3/10. Urged on by his mother, Thomas agrees to help Edgar Acheson scout out locations for his film, and promises that he can navigate the treacherous sands of Longferry beach.
Wednesday 23:00 - 23:15
Brian and Roger are friends that met at a support group for divorced men. One of them is nice. By Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner.
Wednesday 23:15 - 23:30
A delightfully surreal mini-story in the form of a guided meditation led by our narrator, Mina Anwar. In this episode, Captain Snugglebottom asks some seriously awkward questions.
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:00
2/3. In part two of their exploration of the economics of AI, Aleks and Kevin ask, what are the consequences of the anticipated financial bubble bursting, and would a crash stop there?
Thursday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 00:30 - 00:48
3/5. Beyond the Pale Blue Dot: An exploration through radio eyes of Milky Way's hidden architecture, explosive past and humbling scale.
Thursday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Thursday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 05:04 - 05:34
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Thursday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
Thursday 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Thursday 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Thursday 09:00 - 09:45
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the imperial war in which the US took the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico from Spain and gained greater influence over newly-independent Cuba.
Thursday 09:45 - 10:00
Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
Thursday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Thursday 11:00 - 11:45
Award-winning photographer Sir Don McCullin talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and formative experiences.
Thursday 11:45 - 12:00
4/5. In 1967, PhD student Jocelyn Bell Burnell detected a mysterious repeating signal. Could it be 'little green men'?
Thursday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 12:04 - 12:32
Two criminals, one victim - the Scam Secrets team take a look at the emergence of hybrid - or so-called pig butchering - scams.
Thursday 12:32 - 12:57
Greg Foot investigates the wonder products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Does Collagen rejuvenate your skin, hair and nails - and even help with bone health?
Thursday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Thursday 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 13:45 - 14:00
4/5. For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle-class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.
Thursday 14:00 - 14:15
Azra pushes forward with her Mental Health Initiative, and Pip has a nasty shock.
Thursday 14:15 - 15:00
2/2. The tenth and final series based on the book by AJ Cronin. It's unsettling times for both Great Britain and our doctors Denny and Manson. Each having to make a momentous decision.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
The spring series of Open Country begins at Thriplow Daffodil Festival in Cambridgeshire. Martha Kearney celebrates the humble vergeside flower.
Thursday 15:27 - 15:30
Actress Maxine Peake makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amos Trust.
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations.
Thursday 16:30 - 17:00
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
Full coverage of the day's news.
Thursday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 18:30 - 19:00
4/6. Top political comedian Matt Forde is joined by comedians, politicians and political thinkers to chew the fat in front of a live theatre audience.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:15
Miranda learns about Brian's past, and Oliver wonders if he should give up riding.
Thursday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Thursday 20:00 - 20:15
Alan French was at the helm when Thomas Cook collapsed in 2019. The next year he relaunched it as a digital-only company. He talks to Evan Davis about how he turned it around.
Thursday 20:15 - 21:00
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
Thursday 21:00 - 21:45
Stuart Maconie is joined by Derren Brown, Maria Sheheta, Alison Larkin and there's music from Peter's Field and Dilettante.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.
Thursday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Thursday 22:45 - 23:00
4/10. Unable to succumb to sleep, Thomas goes to the Post Office to pay in the £100 cheque from Acheson. He is hoping he might see Joan Wyeth, the sister of his friend Harry.
Thursday 23:00 - 23:30
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:00
3/3. In the final instalment of our AI Bubble mini-series, Aleks & Kevin look at what a burst AI bubble would mean for the industry and the future direction of artificial intelligence.
Friday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 00:30 - 00:48
4/5. In 1967, PhD student Jocelyn Bell Burnell detected a mysterious repeating signal. Could it be 'little green men'?
Friday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.