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Sun Jan 25
Today 05:30 - 05:34
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 05:43 - 05:45
Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael and All Angels church in Great Comberton in Worcestershire.
Today 05:45 - 06:00
In Touch discusses the idea of the new NHS Online Hospital: what might it offer patients and how might it contribute to tackling long waiting lists and unnecessary appointments.
Today 06:00 - 06:05
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 06:05 - 06:35
How a twin brother lost at birth became one woman's spiritual guide.
Today 06:35 - 06:57
Helen Mark is on Richard and Leona Kane's arable farm on the edge of Lough Foyle, where the production of their multi award winning rapeseed oil has a unique connection to gold.
Today 06:57 - 07:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Today 07:00 - 07:10
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 07:10 - 07:54
Cost of funerals; 'Orthobros' Family estrangement.
Today 07:54 - 07:57
Broadcaster Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Faith Foundation's 'Warm Welcome' campaign.
Today 07:57 - 08:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Today 08:00 - 08:10
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
Today 08:10 - 08:48
From St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, with Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth and Rev Canon Sarah Shaw; Cathedral Choir directed by Frikki Walker. Organist: John Gormley.
Today 08:48 - 08:50
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
Today 08:50 - 09:00
Welcome to the programme which sidesteps the main news headlines and delves more deeply into what's going right in the world.
Today 09:00 - 10:00
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Kemi Badenoch, MP, Leader of the Opposition, share the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Today 11:00 - 12:15
Accusations fly in Ambridge, and one resident receives life-changing news.
Today 12:15 - 12:30
Secretary general of Nato, Mark Rutter.
Today 12:30 - 12:57
5/6. David Mitchell invites Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Tony Hawks to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as sugar, saints, spiders and heavy metal.
Today 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Today 13:00 - 13:30
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
Today 13:30 - 14:00
High meat prices have led to a boom in meat smuggling. Charlotte Smith investigates the routes that illegal meat takes into the UK and the risks to public health and the economy.
Today 14:00 - 14:45
Is it too late to plant daffodil and tulip bulbs? What are the best ideas for planting under a shaded tree? How to maintain a lawn that is regularly used for football?
Today 14:45 - 15:00
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke reveals how Washington Irving's classic ghost story became a landmark of American culture.
Today 15:00 - 16:00
Washington Irving's classic ghost story, given a new twist by Sami Ibrahim. Ichabod Crane unleashes malevolent forces when his new-fangled ideas disrupt a traditional way of life.
Today 16:00 - 16:30
Acclaimed author Ali Smith speaks to Take Four Books about her latest novel, Glyph, and its connection to three other works.
Today 16:30 - 17:00
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras.
Today 17:00 - 17:10
In 1935, after the Nuremberg Laws were introduced, Manila offered refuge to Jews fleeing persecution. Years later, their lives changed again when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Today 17:10 - 17:54
Join Ian McMillan for a celebration of remarkable poetry as he presents highlights of the annual T.S. Eliot Prize readings, recorded in front of an audience at London's Southbank.
Today 17:54 - 17:57
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 17:57 - 18:00
The latest weather reports and forecast.
Today 18:00 - 18:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 18:15 - 19:00
Kathy Clugston presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Today 19:00 - 19:15
Neil issues an invitation, and spirits are raised at Burns Night.
Today 19:15 - 19:45
The story of Charlotte Beradt's subversive dream project with a gripping struggle of ideas - between between external and internal freedom and control.
Today 19:45 - 20:00
Michael explores which strength exercises are best for your heart and your brain - how press-ups may help you live longer, and squats could boost your brainpower.
Today 20:00 - 20:30
Michael Rosen talks to digital anthropologist Jennifer Cearns about the rise of AI companions - how do we talk to AI, and how does AI talk to us?
Today 20:30 - 21:00
Matthew Bannister on conservationist Molly Burkett, judge Sir James Munby, chemist Edith Flanigen and spy Aldrich Ames.
Today 21:00 - 21:25
Do you still write cheques to pay bills - we'll look at their future.
Today 21:25 - 21:30
Broadcaster Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Faith Foundation's 'Warm Welcome' campaign.
Today 21:30 - 22:00
Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid have raised concerns about the security of the country's nuclear power plants, especially the Zaporizhzhia site which is in Russian hands.
Today 22:00 - 23:00
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
Today 23:00 - 23:45
Misha Glenny and guests discuss what explorations are revealing of the life and geology at the bottom of the deepest oceanic trench in the world, much deeper than Everest is high.
Today 23:45 - 00:00
Culhwch can love only the giant's daughter Olwen. To win her hand he must first complete a list of 39 impossible tasks.
Mon Jan 26
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 00:15 - 00:45
Can rescuing people from the sea sometimes be a crime? That question's been central to a high-profile court case in Greece, where aid workers who helped migrants were on trial.
Tomorrow 00:45 - 00:48
Bells on Sunday comes from St Michael and All Angels church in Great Comberton in Worcestershire.
Tomorrow 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Tomorrow 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 05:04 - 05:34
Susan Hulme reports as peers debate what the NHS's role would be if a bill to allow assisted dying under certain circumstances was to become law.
Tomorrow 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett.
Tomorrow 05:45 - 05:57
Timber security, why the UK doesn't have enough commercial forestry.
Tomorrow 05:57 - 06:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:45
Gaurav Suri on intelligence; Adrian Woolfson on synthetic biology; and Joanna Kavenna on technology, dystopia and hope.
Tomorrow 09:45 - 10:00
Hannah Hall from Penny's Pigeon Aid tells Rachel Burden how the charity helps care for pigeons and works to change perceptions about these birds.
Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:45
2/4. James Naughtie continues his look at the ideas tying America's founding to the modern United States, as he looks at what it means to be an American.
Tomorrow 11:45 - 12:00
1/5. Britain's dry stone wallers were among the most influential craftspeople to ever work in this country, responsible for one of the greatest infrastructure projects in our history.
Tomorrow 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 12:04 - 12:57
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Tomorrow 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 13:45 - 14:00
1/5. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores how our intake of fibre has changed over human history. Does it matter that we no longer eat much of it?
Tomorrow 14:00 - 14:15
Neil issues an invitation, and spirits are raised at Burns Night.
Tomorrow 14:15 - 14:45
1/6. Richard Herring's comedy about family. Starring Alison Steadman, Phil Davies and Richard Herring. The Snell family has new adventures with online dating, a new baby and biscuits.
Tomorrow 14:45 - 15:00
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke reveals how Washington Irving's classic ghost story became a landmark of American culture.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:30
Dr Sian Williams takes time out from her role presenting Life Changing to champion the Great Life of Anna Freud, held by many to be a founder of psychoanalytic child psychology.
Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:00
Greg Jenner is joined in 20th-century America by Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about singer and Hollywood actress Lena Horne.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:30
High meat prices have led to a boom in meat smuggling. Charlotte Smith investigates the routes that illegal meat takes into the UK and the risks to public health and the economy.
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
Written by Bob Dylan for his Time Out of Mind album, Make You Feel My Love went on to become a huge hit for Adele and has been covered by Billy Joel, Ane Brun and many more.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, 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
6/6. David Mitchell invites Miles Jupp, Celya AB, Michelle Wolf and Frankie Boyle to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as men, statues, theft and martial arts.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:15
Akram offers a suggestion, and there's a complication at the Rewilding.
Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
The government has launched the Pride in Place scheme, but is it possible to regenerate urban areas without leaving local people out?
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
As Concorde's commercial service turns 50, we hear about the engineering challenges behind supersonic aviation and ask whether they'll ever be overcome.
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:45
Gaurav Suri on intelligence; Adrian Woolfson on synthetic biology; and Joanna Kavenna on technology, dystopia and hope.
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00
Hannah Hall from Penny's Pigeon Aid tells Rachel Burden how the charity helps care for pigeons and works to change perceptions about these birds.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00
6/10. The writer and R celebrate the old man's birthday in the secret room until there is an unwelcome interruption.
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:30
2/8. Ground-breaking action-thriller, adapted from the novel by James Swallow. Legendary agent Sam Fisher teams up with a new NSA recruit, who just happens to be his daughter.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Tue Jan 27
Tuesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tuesday 00:30 - 00:48
1/5. Britain's dry stone wallers were among the most influential craftspeople to ever work in this country, responsible for one of the greatest infrastructure projects in our history.
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
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Tuesday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tuesday 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett.
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
ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. After negotiations fail, he turns to the media to spread his message. No-one is prepared for what happens next.
Tuesday 09:30 - 10:00
Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting 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
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the older woman and age gap romances on screen. With guests Anne Reid and Anne Billson.
Tuesday 11:45 - 12:00
2/5. James Fox visits the rugged coast of Wester Ross to meet the last of the traditional Highland thatchers.
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. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall learns about how fibre can help with many diet-related illnesses. And then he gets down with the online fibremaxxers.
Tuesday 14:00 - 14:15
Akram offers a suggestion, and there's a complication at the Rewilding.
Tuesday 14:15 - 15:00
Dedication plays with the idea, for which there's good evidence, that the Earl of Southampton was a cross-dressing homosexual, with whom, it is possible, Shakespeare had an affair.
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:30
Lucy Worsley meets Jessie McLachlan, a woman accused of murdering one of her friends in Glasgow in 1862. There's no obvious motive, but if she didn't do it, who did?
Tuesday 15:30 - 16:00
Laurie Taylor talks to Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson about colour film in Indian cinema and the politics behind the availability of the technology.
Tuesday 16:00 - 16:30
2/3. Chris Packham celebrates 50 years of punk with those who, like him, used it to fight racism, sexism and homophobia. In episode 2, Chris finds out if they succeeded.
Tuesday 16:30 - 17:00
Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack why eating well is so hard, from addictive-like foods to the powerful role of our food environment. What actually helps us eat well long term?
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
3/6. Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world. With Ed Byrne, Rachel Fairburn, Josh Jones and Janine Harouni.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:15
Ruth has concerns about a neighbour, and the stakes are high for Susan.
Tuesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:40
News-making original journalism investigating stories 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
Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
Exclusive and luxury spaces within airports are more popular than ever. How should operators maintain a sense of exclusivity whilst meeting demand?
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00
7/10. The writer's relationship with R has some new challenges. And when novels are disappeared, the islanders must burn all their books.
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:30
Biologist Ben Garrod is aware that his elderly pet hasn't got many years left, should Ben clone his dog Jack?
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Wed Jan 28
Wednesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 00:30 - 00:48
2/5. James Fox visits the rugged coast of Wester Ross to meet the last of the traditional Highland thatchers.
Wednesday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Wednesday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 05:04 - 05:34
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Wednesday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Wednesday 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett.
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
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:00
2/7. A strange discovery in the city of Ryazan sparks a chain of events that challenges everything people thought they knew about the bombings.
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Wednesday 11:00 - 11:40
News-making original journalism investigating stories at home and abroad.
Wednesday 11:40 - 11:45
The liberation of Auschwitz, Bloody Sunday and the publication of The Oxford English Dictionary.
Wednesday 11:45 - 12:00
3/5. The rush beds of the river Ouse in Bedfordshire are the heartland of the ancient art of rush weaving, and home to a thriving modern business.
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. Can Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall find a way to fibre-charge the nation's favourite foods? He investigates fortification, reformulation and simple switches that make a difference.
Wednesday 14:00 - 14:15
Ruth has concerns about a neighbour, and the stakes are high for Susan.
Wednesday 14:15 - 15:00
A modern ghost story from Dan Rebellato about historic injustice, love and how to haunt a house. Featuring Kobna Holdbrook Smith, Ani Nelson, David Annen and Don Gilet.
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:30
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
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 16:00 - 16:15
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
Wednesday 16:15 - 17:00
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, 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
4/4. Pleasingly tall comedian Pierre Novellie uses his unique style of erudite bafflement to focus on the deep and the shallow in a comedic answer to In Our Time.
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:15
Problems escalate for Kirsty, and there's an emergency at the shop.
Wednesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:45
Are the contestants on the TV show guilty of unconscious bias?
Wednesday 20:45 - 21:00
Consultants miraculously turn around businesses and conjure up ideas. Adam Shaw examines how they have shaped the world around us and how their phrases have entered common language.
Wednesday 21:00 - 21:30
ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. After negotiations fail, he turns to the media to spread his message. No-one is prepared for what happens next.
Wednesday 21:30 - 22:00
Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00
8/10. Following an earthquake and tsunami on the island, the writer and the old man make a discovery.
Wednesday 23:00 - 23:15
3/5. Former doctors Tony Gardner and Phil Hammond draw on their own experiences and up-to-date research in a series of witty doctor-patient consultations set in a failing GP practice.
Wednesday 23:15 - 23:30
4/5. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Thu Jan 29
Thursday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 00:30 - 00:48
3/5. The rush beds of the river Ouse in Bedfordshire are the heartland of the ancient art of rush weaving, and home to a thriving modern business.
Thursday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Thursday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 05:04 - 05:34
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Thursday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Thursday 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett.
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 origins of the gladiatorial and beast fights from the funeral games of the early Roman Republic to the Colosseum under the Emperors.
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
In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.
Thursday 11:45 - 12:00
4/5. Colyton in Devon is home to a wheelwright's workshop and a successful tannery. Both trades have reinvented themselves for the 21st century and remain much in emand.
Thursday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 12:04 - 12:32
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
Thursday 12:32 - 12:57
Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
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. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates beans, peas and pulses from around the world. Could they be the key to transforming the nation's fibre intake?
Thursday 14:00 - 14:15
Problems escalate for Kirsty, and there's an emergency at the shop.
Thursday 14:15 - 15:00
When a backpacker is found drowned on a Hebridean island, a grieving sister travels from Buenos Aires to uncover the truth. A gripping drama by Lucia Haynes, starring Dawn Steele.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk from her home in the village of Inkpen in West Berkshire.
Thursday 15:27 - 15:30
Broadcaster Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Good Faith Foundation's 'Warm Welcome' campaign.
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
Michael Rosen talks to James Geary about his lifetime obsession, the short, witty philosophical sayings known as aphorisms.
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
Artificial Intelligence burst into the mainstream back in 2023. Several years on, is it any clearer what AI is for, and how it might develop?
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
4/4. Ashley's story reaches its hilarious denouement as she's papped at her mum's funeral, her dad flees on a bizarre pilgrimage, and she solves a canine conundrum!
Thursday 19:00 - 19:15
It's judgement day for Justin, and Rex has suspicions.
Thursday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Thursday 20:00 - 20:15
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
Thursday 20:15 - 21:00
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Thursday 21:00 - 21:45
Stuart Maconie is joined by actor Nigel Havers and comedians Rosalie Minnitt and Mike Wozniak, and there's music from The Feeling's Dan Gillespie Sells and Stealing Sheep.
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
9/10. In search of more sculptures, the writer and the old man set off for the ruined cabin out of town.
Thursday 23:00 - 23:30
Conversations about tomorrow, from Today.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Fri Jan 30
Friday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 00:30 - 00:48
4/5. Colyton in Devon is home to a wheelwright's workshop and a successful tannery. Both trades have reinvented themselves for the 21st century and remain much in emand.
Friday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Friday 01:00 - 05:00
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Friday 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 05:04 - 05:34
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Friday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Friday 05:43 - 05:45
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Virginia Luckett.
Friday 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Friday 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Friday 09:00 - 10:00
Kemi Badenoch, MP, Leader of the Opposition, share the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Friday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Friday 11:00 - 11:45
Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud.
Friday 11:45 - 12:00
5/5. The individuals who have sweated and toiled to learn the skills that are the essence of their craft - are often the sole inheritors of generations of knowledge.
Friday 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 12:04 - 12:57
Peace talks for the culture wars. In an era of polarisation, propaganda, and pile-ons, Adam Fleming helps you work out what the arguments are really about.
Friday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Friday 13:00 - 13:45
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 13:45 - 14:00
5/5. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can get more fibre back into our diets.
Friday 14:00 - 14:15
It's judgement day for Justin, and Rex has suspicions.
Friday 14:15 - 14:45
A young woman's body is found in the fjord. Lena Ekström must team up with Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate a trail of controversies, startling videos and arcane secrets.
Friday 14:45 - 15:00
David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
Friday 15:00 - 15:45
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Seaton Delaval Hall in Newcastle, to answer questions from the GQT postbag.
Friday 15:45 - 16:00
A shop assistant still gets regular phone calls from her grandmother, despite her being dead for over three years.
Friday 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.
Friday 16:30 - 17:00
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
Friday 17:00 - 18:00
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Friday 18:00 - 18:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 18:30 - 19:00
4/8. Andy Zaltzman is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hugo Rifkind and Holly Walsh to break down the week in news.
Friday 19:00 - 19:15
It's a big day for Ben, and Esme faces a dilemma.
Friday 19:15 - 20:00
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore new Iranian cinema and its global impact. Guests include director Babak Anvari.
Friday 20:00 - 20:55
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Friday 20:55 - 21:00
The liberation of Auschwitz, Bloody Sunday and the publication of The Oxford English Dictionary.
Friday 21:00 - 22:00
The ideas shaping our lives today - with artists and thinkers in debates and interviews.
Friday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Friday 22:45 - 23:00
10/10. As the islanders begin to lose parts of their bodies, the disappearances on the island take on a new dimension.
Friday 23:00 - 23:30
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
Friday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Sat Jan 31
Saturday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 00:30 - 00:48
5/5. The individuals who have sweated and toiled to learn the skills that are the essence of their craft - are often the sole inheritors of generations of knowledge.
Saturday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Saturday 01:00 - 05:30
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.
Saturday 05:30 - 05:34
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Saturday 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection.
Saturday 05:45 - 06:00
David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
Saturday 06:00 - 06:07
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
Saturday 06:07 - 06:30
Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk from her home in the village of Inkpen in West Berkshire.
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
Today (Saturday).
Saturday 09:00 - 10:00
Amanda Owen joins Adrian for extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval England by Professor Marion Turner and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all about Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the Canterbury Tales.
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
Radio 4's 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
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Saturday 12:30 - 12:57
4/8. Andy Zaltzman is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hugo Rifkind and Holly Walsh to break down the week in news.
Saturday 12:57 - 13:00
The latest weather forecast.
Saturday 13:00 - 13:10
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 13:10 - 14:05
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Saturday 14:05 - 14:45
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
Saturday 14:45 - 15:00
It's a big day for Ben, and Esme faces a dilemma.
Saturday 15:00 - 16:30
The story of Francis Bacon's ground-breaking 1988 exhibition in the USSR. With Timothy Spall and Luke Morris. Written by Stephen Wakelam, based on the memoir by James Birch.
Saturday 16:30 - 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
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
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
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 18:15 - 19:00
Stuart Maconie is in Glasgow for the city's annual folk, roots and world music festival - Celtic Connections.
Saturday 19:00 - 19:15
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Saturday 19:15 - 20:00
In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
On the 50th anniversary of the film Taxi Driver, Michael Goldfarb takes a look at New York, the city that formed the backdrop to the story.
Saturday 21:00 - 21:30
Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway, exploring the revolutionary way she portrayed interior lives.
Saturday 21:30 - 22:00
Vanessa Kisuule unearths poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most. This week it's Doomscrolling. Can poetry help?
Saturday 22:00 - 22:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 22:15 - 23:00
Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud.
Saturday 23:00 - 23:30
3/4. Sitcom by Michael Beck, starring Christopher Macarthur-Boyd as Dan and Eleanor Morton as Chloe. Could Dan be compatible with someone much posher than him?
Saturday 23:30 - 00:00
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras.
Sun Feb 01
Sunday 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 00:15 - 00:48
Acclaimed author Ali Smith speaks to Take Four Books about her latest novel, Glyph, and its connection to three other works.
Sunday 00:48 - 01:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Sunday 01:00 - 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 Cathedral Church of St Peter in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Sunday 05:45 - 06:00
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Sunday 06:00 - 06:05
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 06:05 - 06:35
Laurie Taylor talks to Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson about colour film in Indian cinema and the politics behind the availability of the technology.
Sunday 06:35 - 06:57
Vernon Harwood explores the life and legacy of the pioneering farmer, conservationist and broadcaster Eric Freeman.
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
Charlotte Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund.
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
Sunday Worship comes from St Giles' in Wrexham, and is led by the Rev James Tout. The music in this Candlemas service is provided by the congregation and Fron Choir.
Sunday 08:48 - 08:50
Entomologist George McGavin describes finding a gannet skull on the beach as a child.
Sunday 08:50 - 09:00
Welcome to the programme which sidesteps the main news headlines and delves more deeply into what's going right in the world.
Sunday 09:00 - 10:00
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00
Professor Michele Dougherty, scientist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
Sunday 11:00 - 12:15
Problems escalate for Kirsty, and it's a big day for Ben.
Sunday 12:15 - 12:30
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Sunday 12:30 - 12:57
6/6. David Mitchell invites Miles Jupp, Celya AB, Michelle Wolf and Frankie Boyle to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as men, statues, theft and martial arts.
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
A political storm is brewing in Scotland after thousands of home owners have been told their properties are no longer safe because of RAAC. Karin Goodwin investigates.
Sunday 14:00 - 14:45
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team visit the Seaton Delaval Hall in Newcastle, to answer questions from the GQT postbag.
Sunday 14:45 - 15:00
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke explores Walden, Henry David Thoreau's account of an experiment in simple living.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond in Massachusetts in 1845. Matthew Needham stars in Paul Farley's evocative dramatisation.
Sunday 16:00 - 16:30
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels.
Sunday 16:30 - 17:00
5/13. 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 the 1950s, secretary and budding artist Bette Graham invented correction fluid to cover up her typing mistakes.
Sunday 17:10 - 17:54
Ian McMillan explores Rainer Maria Rilke's life advice and is joined by Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich Baer.
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
Myra Anubi presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:15
Suspicions are aroused for Pip, while David is left disappointed.
Sunday 19:15 - 19:45
. 'What is happiness?' The people of Bolton were asked this question in the 1930s as part of a mass observation. We return to Bolton to find out if they have the answer.
Sunday 19:45 - 20:00
Michael reveals how simply enjoying noticing the wonders of nature could benefit your brain and body - from improving your immune system to reducing your risk of chronic disease.
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
Michael Rosen talks to James Geary about his lifetime obsession, the short, witty philosophical sayings known as aphorisms.
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
Charlotte Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund.
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 origins of the gladiatorial and beast fights from the funeral games of the early Roman Republic to the Colosseum under the Emperors.
Sunday 23:45 - 00:00
A shop assistant still gets regular phone calls from her grandmother, despite her being dead for over three years.