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Thu Nov 21
Today 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Hope Lonergan.
Today 05:45 - 06:00
New report finds hedgerows continue to decline, in spite of government schemes to improve them.
Today 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Today 09:00 - 09:45
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of Invisible Cities, Cosmicomics and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller and collector and translator of Italian fables.
Today 09:45 - 10:00
This week, Armando and Helen delve into the swamp to examine the deep state. Does it really exist? And who are they if so?
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Today 11:00 - 11:45
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by hedgehog experts Hugh Warwick and Sophie Lund Rasmussen, and poet Pam Ayres to discuss perhaps the most beloved mammal of all - the hedgehog!
Today 11:45 - 12:00
4/5. The story of how France greeted tens of thousands of French and Algerians driven into exile after the Algerian War of Independence.
Today 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 12:04 - 12:32
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Today 12:32 - 12:57
Dan-Air was one of Britain's biggest airlines and helped to make package holidays possible. So, why did it end up toast? Sean Farrington investigates.
Today 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Today 13:00 - 13:45
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Today 13:45 - 14:00
Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. In this episode Matthew investigates the rise of shortform video.
Today 14:00 - 14:15
There's instant regret at The Bull, and Tony struggles with a new arrival.
Today 14:15 - 15:00
A powerful and poetic play that is part audio drama and part autobiography by award-winning playwright Oliver Emanuel.
Today 15:00 - 15:27
Clare rambles around Epping Forest with the new Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields.
Today 15:27 - 15:30
Broadcaster Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BBC Children in Need.
Today 15:30 - 16:00
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
Today 16:00 - 16:30
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
Today 16:30 - 17:00
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Today 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, 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
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Catherine Bohart, Ed Gamble and Fatiha El-Ghorri.
Today 19:00 - 19:15
David has reservations, and Jolene fears she may have overpromised.
Today 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Today 20:00 - 21:00
The journalism that brought down the archbishop of Canterbury. What Tyson v Paul says about the future of media. The enduring power of newspaper puzzles. And the rise of Bluesky.
Today 21:00 - 21:45
Clive Anderson's guests include Shazad Latif, Laurie Anderson, Michael Cumming and Sooz Kempner. With music from Trust Fund and Ellen Beth Abdi.
Today 21:45 - 22:00
...Survival. With the ghetto utterly destroyed in May 1943, historian Emanuel Ringelblum went into hiding but continued to write the history of its people. Would he perish too?
Today 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Today 22:45 - 23:00
9/10. By Robert Harris. Montagu has proposed marriage to Venetia. In Downing Street, there are the beginnings of plots against the prime minister.
Today 23:00 - 23:30
Nick joins Amol from the busiest border crossing in Europe to discuss the realities of tackling illegal migration and what it's like taking Today on the road.
Today 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Fri Nov 22
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 00:30 - 00:48
4/5. The story of how France greeted tens of thousands of French and Algerians driven into exile after the Algerian War of Independence.
Tomorrow 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Tomorrow 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Hope Lonergan.
Tomorrow 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
Nick Robinson on Germany's changing views of migration and Simon Jack presents in London.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:45
Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Tomorrow 09:45 - 10:00
In a few specific years across the 20th century, the proportion of boys born mysteriously spiked. Hannah Fry follows one researcher's obsessive quest to find out why.
Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:45
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books with assistance from Katherine Rundell, Rob Biddulph, Sue Hendra and Michael Rosen.
Tomorrow 11:45 - 12:00
5/5. The story of how France is trying to heal the wounds left by the Algerian War of Independence.
Tomorrow 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 12:04 - 12:57
Plastic's fantastic, but we're rubbish at recycling it. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski search for fresh solutions.
Tomorrow 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:45
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Tomorrow 13:45 - 14:00
Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. In this final episode, he considers where our media consumption might be headed.
Tomorrow 14:00 - 14:15
David has reservations, and Jolene fears she may have overpromised.
Tomorrow 14:15 - 14:45
Mrs Bartholomew has a mission for Clara Page - her investigation needs to be discreet and unofficial and it throws Clara a surprising curve-ball. You can't choose your family.
Tomorrow 14:45 - 15:00
Jack Boswell explores the Korean concept of Nunchi - the subtle art of reading unspoken cues, fostering harmony, and deepening connections through silent observation.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Tomorrow 15:45 - 16:00
New fiction from Zoe Strachan set at the thin time of year when past and present mingle. Read by Wendy Seager.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:30
Weekly obituary programme telling the life stories of those who have died recently.
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
Twelve-year-old boy Dan Edozie was living an itinerant life in LA's infamous Skid Row, when a chance separation from his mother, and a natural sporting ability changed everything.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Tomorrow 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 18:30 - 19:00
4/4. Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:15
There's a near miss for Kenton, and Justin makes his mark.
Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and lyricist Richard Stilgoe join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the first five tracks to the new playlist.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:50
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:00
Weekly reflections on topical issues from a range of contributors.
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
The ideas shaping our lives today - with Anne McElvoy and guests.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00
10/10. By Robert Harris. The prime minister's government and his affair with Venetia are both on the brink of collapse. After meeting Kell, Deemer comes to a startling conclusion.
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:30
Join the Americast team for insights from across the US.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Sat Nov 23
Saturday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 00:30 - 00:48
5/5. The story of how France is trying to heal the wounds left by the Algerian War of Independence.
Saturday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Saturday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Saturday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Saturday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
Saturday 05:45 - 06:00
Jack Boswell explores the Korean concept of Nunchi - the subtle art of reading unspoken cues, fostering harmony, and deepening connections through silent observation.
Saturday 06:00 - 06:07
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Saturday 06:07 - 06:30
Clare rambles around Epping Forest with the new Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields.
Saturday 06:30 - 06:57
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Saturday 06:57 - 07:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Saturday 07:00 - 09:00
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday 09:00 - 10:00
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Listener Ivy is a swimmer, and she wants to know what makes a good athlete. Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get exercised about body types, technique and the rigours of training.
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
2/6. Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster.
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
Saturday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 12:04 - 12:30
Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.
Saturday 12:30 - 12:57
4/4. Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
Saturday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Saturday 13:00 - 13:10
The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 13:10 - 14:00
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Saturday 14:00 - 14:45
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
Saturday 14:45 - 15:00
There's a near miss for Kenton, and Justin makes his mark.
Saturday 15:00 - 16:00
1/4. Starring Claes Bang and Lee Ross, a dramatisation by Simon Scardifield of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the ruthless underworld of 1920s Berlin.
Saturday 16:00 - 17:00
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week.
Saturday 17:00 - 17:30
Full coverage of the day's news.
Saturday 17:30 - 17:54
...Robinson. The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats reflects on a life of campaigning.
Saturday 17:54 - 17:57
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Saturday 17:57 - 18:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Saturday 18:00 - 18:15
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 18:15 - 19:00
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy about the outdoors.
Saturday 19:00 - 19:15
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Saturday 19:15 - 20:00
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by hedgehog experts Hugh Warwick and Sophie Lund Rasmussen, and poet Pam Ayres to discuss perhaps the most beloved mammal of all - the hedgehog!
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Author and psychiatric nurse Nathan Filer tells the story of how stories of mental health are told. News reports and drama tell it very differently to real life.
Saturday 21:00 - 22:00
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Mona Siddiqui, Tim Stanley, Inaya Folarin-Iman and Giles Fraser.
Saturday 22:00 - 22:15
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 22:15 - 23:00
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books with assistance from Katherine Rundell, Rob Biddulph, Sue Hendra and Michael Rosen.
Saturday 23:00 - 23:30
New comedy set in an Ulster Parish somewhere near the border. This week, chairperson Margot's son Diarmuid is kidnapped and Health and Wellness officer gets into organised crime.
Saturday 23:30 - 00:00
Russell Davies welcomes competitors from around the UK to compete for the prestigious title Brain of Britain 2024.
Sun Nov 24
Sunday 00:00 - 00:15
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 00:15 - 00:48
Actor Simon Pegg heads into the world of The Wasp Factory, his favourite book, the debut novel by Iain Banks.
Sunday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Sunday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 05:43 - 05:45
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of All Saints in Ashbocking, Suffolk.
Sunday 05:45 - 06:00
The British Wireless for the Blind Fund have recently partnered with radio aggregator Airable, to provide listeners with access to thousands of new stations through their app.
Sunday 06:00 - 06:05
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 06:05 - 06:35
2/3. To mark 100 years of surrealism, Russell Tovey is exploring where this mind-bending art movement came from, where it travelled to and how it has remained relevant.
Sunday 06:35 - 06:57
Charlotte Smith and Lucy Speed visit the second of their finalists in the "Farming for the Future" category at this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Sunday 06:57 - 07:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Sunday 07:00 - 07:10
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday 07:10 - 07:54
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
Sunday 07:54 - 07:57
Monty Don makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Bees for Development.
Sunday 07:57 - 08:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Sunday 08:00 - 08:10
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers.
Sunday 08:10 - 08:48
In the week of American Thanksgiving, a service of Choral Morning Prayer celebrating the Feast of Christ the King from St Thomas' Church on Fifth Avenue, New York.
Sunday 08:48 - 08:58
Weekly reflections on topical issues from a range of contributors.
Sunday 08:58 - 09:00
While out birdwatching, conservation biologist Tolga Aktas always looks out for the wren, as it is his partner's favourite bird.
Sunday 09:00 - 10:00
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Sunday 10:00 - 10:45
Baroness Hale of Richmond, former judge, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Sunday 10:45 - 11:00
Michael Mann was a respected climate scientist, unknown outside of a small academic circle, until he produced a graph that shocked the world and changed his life forever.
Sunday 11:00 - 12:15
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Sunday 12:15 - 12:30
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Sunday 12:30 - 12:57
4/6. Stand-up and quizzer Paul Sinha tests the people of Bradford with a series of bull-themed questions, and a look back at 1974.
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
Charlotte Smith explores the thinking behind Labour's 2024 budget and asks why farmers are so cross about it.
Sunday 14:00 - 14:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Sunday 14:45 - 15:00
John Yorke considers Richard Ford's The Lay of the Land, the American novelist's third Frank Bascombe book, set over Thanksgiving weekend in the year 2000.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
...Life - The Lay of the Land. Frank Bascombe, now in his mid-50s, is in trouble again. His wife has walked out on him, and he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Sunday 16:00 - 16:30
James Crawford speaks to a writer about their new work and three other books that have influenced them and their writing.
Sunday 16:30 - 17:00
Russell Davies welcomes competitors from around the UK, as the search for the Brain of Britain of 2024 enters the semi-final stage.
Sunday 17:00 - 17:10
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
Sunday 17:10 - 17:54
Nora spends time at her local children's hospice, where the family learn about the precarious funding model for the children's palliative care sector.
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
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:15
Jakob finds himself on the spot, and some new arrivals cause chaos in Ambridge.
Sunday 19:15 - 19:45
A journey across the Atlantic goes terribly wrong. There's no storm, no shipwreck, no sea monster - only three men trapped together, each battling for their own sanity.
Sunday 19:45 - 20:00
Grab the goggles! Michael discovers why swimming can have significant benefits for your blood vessels, mental speed and longevity.
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
Sunday 20:30 - 21:00
Weekly obituary programme telling the life stories of those who have died recently.
Sunday 21:00 - 21:25
Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.
Sunday 21:25 - 21:30
Monty Don makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Bees for Development.
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
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of Invisible Cities, Cosmicomics and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller and collector and translator of Italian fables.
Sunday 23:45 - 00:00
New fiction from Zoe Strachan set at the thin time of year when past and present mingle. Read by Wendy Seager.
Mon Nov 25
Monday 00:00 - 00:15
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 00:15 - 00:45
George McDermott meets an artist who is making waves in Glasgow. Ross Muir is self-taught and has struggled with drug addiction all his life, but his art has proved inspirational.
Monday 00:45 - 00:48
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of All Saints in Ashbocking, Suffolk.
Monday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Monday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Monday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Monday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
Monday 05:45 - 05:57
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Monday 05:57 - 06:00
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
Historian Annie Gray, urban planner Vicky Payne and food writer Angela Hui explore the changing face of the high street, with Adam Rutherford.
Monday 09:45 - 10:00
Volunteer at Chicken Rescue UK, Jenny Betts, tells Rachel Burden about her work helping ex-commercial chickens find their forever homes.
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Monday 11:00 - 11:45
When children become drug dealers. An investigation into Britain's county lines crisis, where criminal gangs systematically groom young people to traffic drugs across the country.
Monday 11:45 - 12:00
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
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
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Monday 13:45 - 14:00
1/5. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. From the International Space Station six astronauts contemplate Earth, as continents and oceans pass below. Ep 1/5: The crew wake to a new 'day'.
Monday 14:00 - 14:15
Jakob finds himself on the spot, and some new arrivals cause chaos in Ambridge.
Monday 14:15 - 14:45
2/4. Bill Bailey stars as a stressed-out businessman, whose life is unexpectedly turned upside down by someone he hasn't seen for 45 years - his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay.
Monday 14:45 - 15:00
...Fielding. 9/10. Bridget plans a dinner party and receives troubling news about her mother.
Monday 15:00 - 15:30
A cult classic Japanese detective book, a love story from the middle ages and an intriguing novel on the Spanish Civil War. Three books in translation, what will they make of them?
Monday 15:30 - 16:00
Lucy Worsley is at the Royal Academy investigating the story of Ann Mary Provis, a young artist in Georgian London who has the leading painters of her day eating out of her hand.
Monday 16:00 - 16:30
Charlotte Smith explores the thinking behind Labour's 2024 budget and asks why farmers are so cross about it.
Monday 16:30 - 17:00
2/6. Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.
Monday 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, 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
5/6. Paul celebrates his 50th stand-up show for Radio 4 with questions about anniversaries, 2011, and his home borough of Croydon.
Monday 19:00 - 19:15
Jazzer attempts to help, and the collective nightmare continues.
Monday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Monday 20:00 - 20:30
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
Monday 20:30 - 21:00
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Monday 21:00 - 21:45
Historian Annie Gray, urban planner Vicky Payne and food writer Angela Hui explore the changing face of the high street, with Adam Rutherford.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
Volunteer at Chicken Rescue UK, Jenny Betts, tells Rachel Burden about her work helping ex-commercial chickens find their forever homes.
Monday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Monday 22:45 - 23:00
...Waal. 1/5. Fiona confides in her daughter about her early life in London. As read by Derbhle Crotty.
Monday 23:00 - 23:30
3/5. By Helen Cross. Rose has come from Whitby to New York to work as a nanny. Baby Gulliver is... unusual. And so is Rose. The body count is rising.
Monday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Tue Nov 26
Tuesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 00:30 - 00:48
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
Tuesday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tuesday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Tuesday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tuesday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
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 - 10:00
...Questions about Violence. 1/4. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal.
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tuesday 11:00 - 11:45
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and lyricist Richard Stilgoe join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the first five tracks to the new playlist.
Tuesday 11:45 - 12:00
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
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
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Tuesday 13:45 - 14:00
2/5. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. From the International Space Station six astronauts contemplate Earth. Ep 2/5: The typhoon builds, and Roman makes contact with a stranger.
Tuesday 14:00 - 14:15
Jazzer attempts to help, and the collective nightmare continues.
Tuesday 14:15 - 15:00
By Ali Taylor. Rom-com about two neighbours who decide to take on the energy crisis by sharing an oven.
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30
9/10. Comedy chat show taking the conversational long way round to a series final destination.
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00
From anthropology to physics, Kate Bryan is joined by Professor Dorothy Price to learn about the surprising possible influences on Edvard Munch's celebrated painting, The Scream.
Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30
Poet Deryn Rees-Jones joins Roger McGough with a personal selection of listener requests including poems by Robert Frost, Stevie Smith, Denise Saul, Seamus Heaney and John Burnside.
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, 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
Zoe Lyons gets sweaty in nature, Dr Matt Morgan explains how giraffes and whales inspire medical innovation, and Dr Fotios Sampaziotis shares life-saving liver treatments.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:15
It's action stations for Ruth, while the Grundys spot an opportunity.
Tuesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:40
Current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad.
Tuesday 20:40 - 21:00
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30
Series focusing on foreign affairs issues.
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
How does the CCRC decide which cases should go to the Court of Appeal, and which cases should be rejected?
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00
...Waal. 2/5. Molly receives an unexpected job offer from a mysterious woman named Delphine. As read by Eimear Keating.
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:30
...Keyes and Tara Flynn. If you have a problem, look no further than Marian and Tara. Nothing too big, too small or too silly. Contact: MarianandTara@bbc.co.uk.
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Wed Nov 27
Wednesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 00:30 - 00:48
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
Wednesday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Wednesday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
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
Tanja Bage was a busy working mother of two children under the age of five when a cancer diagnosis meant she had a week to prepare for the permanent loss of her voice.
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:00
How one man's determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret.
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Wednesday 11:00 - 11:45
Current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad.
Wednesday 11:45 - 12:00
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
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
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Wednesday 13:45 - 14:00
3/5. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. From the International Space Station six astronauts contemplate Earth. Ep 3/5: Chie remembers her mother - a survivor of the atomic bomb.
Wednesday 14:00 - 14:15
It's action stations for Ruth, while the Grundys spot an opportunity.
Wednesday 14:15 - 15:00
By Simon Wu. 11th-century China - a groom is murdered, his bride vanishes. Judge Bao investigates a mystery revealing secrets from his past.
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:30
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
Can we pull off the tricks of hibernating animals to survive traumatic injuries or take long-distance journeys into space? Dr Kevin Fong examines how humans could embrace torpor.
Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00
Topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00
3/6. Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Jessica Knappett, Andy Parsons, Ahir Shah and Desiree Burch.
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:15
Jim is forced to eat humble pie, and there's a blast from the past for Eddie.
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.
Wednesday 21:00 - 21:30
...from Confucius to Q-Anon. Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
Wednesday 21:30 - 22:00
What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00
...Waal. 3/5. Whilst working in a retirement home, Molly's husband asks a resident for help with their son Caleb. As read by Emmanuel Okoye.
Wednesday 23:00 - 23:15
Stoma bag user Sarah Mills's comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing human body. This week - Squeaky with guest, comedian and Australian Office star Felicity Ward.
Wednesday 23:15 - 23:30
1/8. Recorded in the dark and in actual beds, this is the perfect place for letting thoughts drift into the air without rhyme or reason.
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Thu Nov 28
Thursday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 00:30 - 00:48
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
Thursday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Thursday 05:20 - 05:30
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 05:30 - 05:43
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 05:43 - 05:45
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
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
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the struggle by Whig politicians in London to have a Protestant from Hanover crowned at Westminster Abbey rather than the Catholic son of James II.
Thursday 09:45 - 10:00
Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis break down the 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
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by John Bishop, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Roberto Trotta, as they look up to consider a world with starless skies.
Thursday 11:45 - 12:00
Radio 4's fraud investigator Shari Vahl opens up five stories from her casebook - and offers simple tips on how to keep safe.
Thursday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 12:04 - 12:32
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Thursday 12:32 - 12:57
While Sliced Bread takes a break, we serve up... Toast.
Thursday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Thursday 13:00 - 13:45
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Thursday 13:45 - 14:00
4/5. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. From the International Space Station six astronauts contemplate Earth. Ep 4/5: The crew think of missed loved ones on the surface below.
Thursday 14:00 - 14:15
Jim is forced to eat humble pie, and there's a blast from the past for Eddie.
Thursday 14:15 - 15:00
Powerful musical drama by Jessica Butcher, with original songs by Anoushka Lucas, about the messiness of dating, love and loss - and the brain's response to grief.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
New series about our relationship with the natural world, presented by Martha Kearney. This week: Cate Blanchett.
Thursday 15:27 - 15:30
Monty Don makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Bees for Development.
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
Thursday 16:30 - 17:00
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
Thursday 17:00 - 18:00
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, 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
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Roisin Conaty, Alasdair Beckett-King and Slim.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:15
Will Kate save the day, and Clarrie is left mortified.
Thursday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
Thursday 21:00 - 21:45
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy about the outdoors.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
...Survival. From 1940, the Oyneg Shabes archive secretly chronicled daily existence in the Warsaw Ghetto. Rachel Auerbach witnesses the rescue of the historical treasure.
Thursday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Thursday 22:45 - 23:00
...Waal. 4/5. A local barber offers Caleb a job in the hope it will be a lifeline for the teenager. As read by Daniel Mick Ryan. Contains strong language.
Thursday 23:00 - 23:30
Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.