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Mon Jan 05
Today 05:00 - 05:04
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 05:04 - 05:34
Jon Kay on the actor Brigitte Bardot, the businessman Sir Alec Reed, artist Alwyn Crawshaw and Glanusk Estate owner Dame Shân Legg-Burke.
Today 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Today 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with The Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard.
Today 05:45 - 05:57
We preview the Oxford farming conferences on this week.
Today 05:57 - 06:00
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.
Today 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Today 09:00 - 09:30
1/5. Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of the UK economy.
Today 09:30 - 10:00
After months of darkness, the community of Longyearbyen on the remote archipelago of Svalbard gathers to celebrate the sun's return. Lara Bullens explores a dramatic polar world.
Today 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Today 11:00 - 11:45
Matthew Sweet explores the idea of a 'polycrisis' of progress across the spheres of technology, economic expansion, climate and the global political order.
Today 11:45 - 12:00
1/5. Psychologist Claudia Hammond on the 21st-century problem of overwhelm, kicking off with the stresses of a 24-hour news cycle in a world that feels more precarious than ever.
Today 12:00 - 12:04
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Today 12:04 - 12:57
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
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
Naomi Alderman explores the mind that revolutionised our view of work, money and power and created political theories that shape our world. How did exile influence his thinking?
Today 14:00 - 14:15
The residents reel from the events of New Year, and Jolene makes a shocking discovery.
Today 14:15 - 14:45
2/4. Possibly the strangest date ever, a surprise encounter at a support group meeting and some gentle nudging from William lead to a big change for Hector. Stars Jamie Sives.
Today 14:45 - 15:00
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke explores James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans.
Today 15:00 - 15:30
John Cooper Clarke picks his friend and gentleman travelling companion, Johnny Green, the former road manager of The Clash.
Today 15:30 - 16:00
Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Rome by Professor Mary Beard and comedian and actor Patton Oswalt to learn all about the bloody life of Emperor Nero.
Today 16:00 - 16:30
Alex Forsyth emerges from traffic jam Britain to ask why roadworks cause so many of us so much disruption. Are there better ways to manage the necessary maintenance of our roads?
Today 16:30 - 17:00
Released as a single in 2000, Moby's Porcelain has been used in films, TV and adverts yet remains a much loved melancholic downbeat electronic ballad.
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
3/6. David Mitchell invites Frankie Boyle, Miles Jupp, Michelle Wolf and Celya AB to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as time, Paris, bees and dictators.
Today 19:00 - 19:15
Tony offers the benefit of his experience, and Joy has a suggestion.
Today 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Today 20:00 - 20:30
Tom Dyckhoff explores the life and work of the forward-thinking architect Cedric Price.
Today 20:30 - 21:00
From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided; We put celebrities science questions - big and small - to an expert panel.
Today 21:00 - 22:00
How did a former British soldier become an international people smuggler? Annabel Deas investigates, taking us deep into the UK's hidden criminal landscape.
Today 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Today 22:45 - 23:00
1/5. A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce. Elmer and Gertie's lives are transformed by the unexpected arrival of a child.
Today 23:00 - 23:30
Ben Garrod and Jess French hop into the anatomy of the world's largest marsupial, the red kangaroo, to understand its unique strategies of survival, reproduction, and movement.
Today 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Tue Jan 06
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tomorrow 00:30 - 00:48
1/5. Psychologist Claudia Hammond on the 21st-century problem of overwhelm, kicking off with the stresses of a 24-hour news cycle in a world that feels more precarious than ever.
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
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Tomorrow 05:34 - 05:43
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Tomorrow 05:43 - 05:45
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with The Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard.
Tomorrow 05:45 - 06:00
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
Tomorrow 06:00 - 09:00
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:30
2/5. Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of health and the NHS in the UK.
Tomorrow 09:30 - 10:00
Sprechgesang or 'talk-singing' is the sound of modern pop and rock - but why? Adrian Goldberg joins the dots from Schoenberg to Sleaford Mods to prove that songs are best spoken.
Tomorrow 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:45
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the tricks and tropes of trials in film and TV. With guests Christina Newland, Kim Newman and Jury Duty star Ronald Gladden.
Tomorrow 11:45 - 12:00
2/5. How to overcome perfectionism, and why putting pressure on ourselves, combined with external pressures to be perfect, is leading to overwhelm, especially among the young.
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
Ishi was the sole survivor of the Native American Yahi people of California. He had to use all his skill and intelligence to make sure their knowledge didn't die with him.
Tomorrow 14:00 - 14:15
Tony offers the benefit of his experience, and Joy has a suggestion.
Tomorrow 14:15 - 15:00
David saved Sammy by joining the army, separating him from Miriam. Reunited at last, they face each other changed by everything they've lived through.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:30
Lucy Worsley is on the case of Martha Brown, a victim of domestic violence accused of murdering her abusive husband in rural Dorset in the 1850s.
Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:00
Emily Wither meets Palestinian Muslims striving to reach their places of worship amid increased Israeli security measures and rising tensions in the West Bank.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:30
The inside story of one of the world's most successful and enduring public art interventions, Poems on the Underground, as it marks its 40th birthday.
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why we feel the urge to start fresh in the new year, why old habits can pull us back, and what really helps us make changes that last.
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
Final episode of the popular Scots-Asian corner shop comedy. Dave becomes rich after selling a valuable Moving Alan figure. Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli & Donald Mcleary.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:15
Will's behaviour causes concern, and Helen has reservations.
Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:40
They are a terrorist organisation who believe 'no lives matter.' This is the story of the far right Satanist group called 764.
Tomorrow 20:40 - 21:00
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30
South African science makes a global impact on the study of tuberculosis, but many grants for this research have been cut off. How could this impact future innovations to fight TB?
Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00
John Cooper Clarke picks his friend and gentleman travelling companion, Johnny Green, the former road manager of The Clash.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00
2/5. A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce. Elmer and Gertie's lives are transformed by the unexpected arrival of a child.
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:30
Ben Garrod and Jess French ruffle some feathers and delve inside a colourfully decorated bird of prey, the bearded vulture, in order to understand how its unusual diet.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Wed Jan 07
Wednesday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Wednesday 00:30 - 00:48
2/5. How to overcome perfectionism, and why putting pressure on ourselves, combined with external pressures to be perfect, is leading to overwhelm, especially among the young.
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
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with The Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard.
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
3/5. Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain fertility, pharmaceuticals, crime and housing in the UK.
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:00
3/4. The siege of Mariupol leads to a grim choice for Aiden and his fellow Ukrainian fighters - but an opportunity for Graham.
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Wednesday 11:00 - 11:40
They are a terrorist organisation who believe 'no lives matter.' This is the story of the far right Satanist group called 764.
Wednesday 11:40 - 11:45
The death of King Edward the Confessor, a patient receives the first insulin injection, and the beginning of One Day International cricket.
Wednesday 11:45 - 12:00
3/5. Why feelings of regret over the past can lead to overwhelm, and hold us back from making future decisions. Claudia Hammond continues her look at the phenomenon of overwhelm.
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
Marie Curie was the only person ever to win Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry. She worked tirelessly. How does her brilliant thinking continue to inspire scientists today?
Wednesday 14:00 - 14:15
Will's behaviour causes concern, and Helen has reservations.
Wednesday 14:15 - 15:00
6/8. By Rex Obano. 1948 - Clement and Gloria pursue their separate lives until their daughter Joy forces them to admit what is most valuable to them.
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:30
The latest news from the world of personal finance.
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice? Emily Knight looks at the life and legacy of the groundbreaking scientist John B Calhoun.
Wednesday 16:00 - 16:15
Can you reconnect with yourself through food? Chantal always relied on her mum to make traditional Jamaican meals. Now she's living away from home, she has to take the initiative.
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
1/4. 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
Emma makes a decision, and Jazzer is surprisingly unwilling.
Wednesday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
What if you took a 1960s ad man and gave him a conscience? The remarkable story of Howard Gossage, an advertising pioneer who helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
How did a former British soldier become an international people smuggler? Annabel Deas investigates, taking us deep into the UK's hidden criminal landscape.
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00
3/5. A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce. Elmer and Gertie's lives are transformed by the unexpected arrival of a child.
Wednesday 23:00 - 23:15
4/4. In the last of the series, David shares the strange stories he's experienced in a life on the road as a folk musician.
Wednesday 23:15 - 23:30
1/5. 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 08
Thursday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Thursday 00:30 - 00:48
3/5. Why feelings of regret over the past can lead to overwhelm, and hold us back from making future decisions. Claudia Hammond continues her look at the phenomenon of overwhelm.
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
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with The Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard.
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 - 09:30
4/5. Tim Harford explores the stats on pensioners, exams, justice and climate change.
Thursday 09:30 - 09:45
After three decades living in the UK, a Zimbabwean mother longs for her lost spiritual community, until she finds it waiting just around the corner, wearing red and white.
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
Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences.
Thursday 11:45 - 12:00
4/5. Why humility and recognising our failings rather than overconfidence might be the key to success. Claudia Hammond continues her look at the 21st-century issue of overwhelm.
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. Can weight-loss drugs be taken long-term, or even for life?
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
Sor Juana was perhaps the most brilliant woman in the 'New World'. But to do her best thinking, she had to exile herself from life at court and the possibility of marriage.
Thursday 14:00 - 14:15
Emma makes a decision, and Jazzer is surprisingly unwilling.
Thursday 14:15 - 15:00
A story about a real-life encounter with David Bowie, marking ten years since his passing. A young boy meets the music icon, who gives him advice that will change his life forever.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:27
Clare joins Glenn Meyer in Surrey's Happy Valley for a walk that celebrates resilience and recovery.
Thursday 15:27 - 15:30
Krishnan Guru-Murthy makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Practical Action.
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
Michael Rosen goes on an alphabetical odyssey with linguist Danny Bate, author of the book Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them.
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
People are living longer and delaying life's milestone moments. How does this affect our middle years and should we be paying more attention to people in this phase of their lives?
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
1/4. As comedian and writer Ashley's dreams come true, her world is blown apart. Hear the story unfold from within her unhinged, autistic mind, with all its chaos, charm and characters.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:15
There's a change of heart at the Bull, and Akram attempts to help.
Thursday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Thursday 20:00 - 20:15
Leon Clowes presents a transformative journey of recovery with tarot-informed conversations that consider how to live after addiction.
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
Clive Anderson is joined by broadcaster and author Sally Magnusson, comedian Ray Bradshaw, and actor Grado, with music from Nathan Evans x SAINT PHNX, and Mairi Campbell.
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
4/5. A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce. Elmer and Gertie's lives are transformed by the unexpected arrival of a child.
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 09
Friday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Friday 00:30 - 00:48
4/5. Why humility and recognising our failings rather than overconfidence might be the key to success. Claudia Hammond continues her look at the 21st-century issue of overwhelm.
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
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with The Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard.
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 - 09:30
5/5. Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UK's most potent political debates.
Friday 09:30 - 10:00
Five peoples' stories about their relationship with one of their internal organs - set to specially composed music.
Friday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Friday 11:00 - 11:45
Jaega Wise visits desi pubs for food, culture and history.
Friday 11:45 - 12:00
5/5. Good stress, and the rewards of embracing our insignificance. Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
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
The poet Ovid was the toast of Rome, celebrated for his humour and deft retellings of mythology. But the emperor Augustus exiled him. How did exile change Ovid's thinking forever?
Friday 14:00 - 14:15
There's a change of heart at the Bull, and Akram attempts to help.
Friday 14:15 - 14:45
4/5. The appearance of Layla Wolf at the Sanctuary raises more questions than it answers. Cassie's experiments appear to bear fruit but the results make her fear for Bryn's safety.
Friday 14:45 - 15:00
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
Friday 15:00 - 15:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Friday 15:45 - 16:00
An off season tourist receives an unsettling gift at the Callanish Stones, in a haunting new short by Camilla Grudova. Read by Nicola Roy.
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
Saba Husain receives an unexpected - and life-changing - box. It contains 'the life' of their mum, who they have never met.
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
1/8. Guest host Ian Smith is joined by Ria Lina, Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter and Geoff Norcott to break down the week in news.
Friday 19:00 - 19:15
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Friday 19:15 - 20:00
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at screen adaptations of the work of The King of Horror, from The Shawshank Redemption to The Shining. With guests including Mike Flanagan.
Friday 20:00 - 20:55
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
Friday 20:55 - 21:00
The death of King Edward the Confessor, a patient receives the first insulin injection, and the beginning of One Day International cricket.
Friday 21:00 - 22:00
Why do we crave the new? Matthew Sweet explores the cultures of novelty.
Friday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Friday 22:45 - 23:00
5/5. A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce. Elmer and Gertie's lives are transformed by the unexpected arrival of a child.
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 10
Saturday 00:00 - 00:30
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 00:30 - 00:48
5/5. Good stress, and the rewards of embracing our insignificance. Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
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 explores the history of the Union Jack.
Saturday 06:00 - 06:07
The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
Saturday 06:07 - 06:30
Clare joins Glenn Meyer in Surrey's Happy Valley for a walk that celebrates resilience and recovery.
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
Jake Humphrey joins Adrian for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Greg Jenner is joined in the 16th century by Dr Alanna Skuse and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medicine and medical professionals in Tudor and Stuart England.
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
True stories of what Yellow, one of Coldplay's most iconic songs, means to people 25 years on from its release.
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
1/8. Guest host Ian Smith is joined by Ria Lina, Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter and Geoff Norcott 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
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Saturday 15:00 - 16:00
2/2. Adapted by Anita Sullivan. A star-crossed love story across class boundaries: two infinitesimal lives set against the background of the stellar universe.
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
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's guests include Professor Alice Roberts, the comedians Rob Auton & Esther Manito, and the actor Amir El-Masry. With music from Cast.
Saturday 19:00 - 19:15
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Saturday 19:15 - 20:00
Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences.
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Jude Rogers recalls an unforgettable afternoon in 2018 spent with Marianne Faithfull in her Paris appartment.
Saturday 21:00 - 22:00
How are brilliant minds shaped by exile? Can you think better when forced to leave your home or even your country? Is exile always damaging, or can it open new possibilities?
Saturday 22:00 - 22:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Saturday 22:15 - 23:00
Jaega Wise visits desi pubs for food, culture and history.
Saturday 23:00 - 23:30
4/4. Chloe Slack (Sian Clifford) travels to Spring Island - the winner of Time Of The Week's poll to find the best place in the UK to be a woman. Plus: the Pill, Women Drivers and Porn.
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 Jan 11
Sunday 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 00:15 - 00:48
Presented by James Naughtie, the Irish writer Rónán Hession takes questions from a Bookclub audience on his debut novel, Leonard and Hungry Paul.
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 parish church of St Luke in Milland, West Sussex.
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
Emily Wither meets Palestinian Muslims striving to reach their places of worship amid increased Israeli security measures and rising tensions in the West Bank.
Sunday 06:35 - 06:57
Quentin Edwards and Tom Stinton were strangers five years ago. Now together they run Cools Farm in a share-farm operation, managing an organic herd of Red Poll cattle.
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
Chef Angela Hartnett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FoodCycle.
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
In the season of Epiphany, Sunday Worship comes from the Isle of Man, exploring how God's light is revealed in the island's mission and ministry.
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
Jesse Armstrong, writer, TV showrunner, 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
The residents reel from the events of New Year, and Will's behaviour causes concern.
Sunday 12:15 - 12:30
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
Sunday 12:30 - 12:57
3/6. David Mitchell invites Frankie Boyle, Miles Jupp, Michelle Wolf and Celya AB to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as time, Paris, bees and dictators.
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
Ireland has introduced some of the world's strongest health warnings on alcohol. The new labels link alcohol with cancer and liver disease.
Sunday 14:00 - 14:45
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Sunday 14:45 - 15:00
A mountain, a deer and a ghillie - a re-imagination of Gaelic poem, Moladh Beinn Dobhrain.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
1/2. Two-part drama with music, marking the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and directed by Martin Jarvis. Starring Alfred Molina and Ioan Gruffudd.
Sunday 16:00 - 16:30
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
Sunday 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.
Sunday 17:00 - 17:10
In his own words, from the BBC's archive, actor Orson Welles describes his adaptation of The War of the Worlds, which prompted mass panic in the United States in 1938.
Sunday 17:10 - 17:54
Matthew Sweet explores the idea of a 'polycrisis' of progress across the spheres of technology, economic expansion, climate and the global political order.
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
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Sunday 19:15 - 19:45
Presenter Bisi Akins takes us inside an Owambe, a Nigerian hall party. With cultural music, food, fashion, and hearing from those who are keeping the tradition alive in Britain.
Sunday 19:45 - 20:00
Michael reveals how standing up on your feet for a few minutes per hour could have surprisingly big effects on your blood sugar, metabolism, your mood and even your bones.
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
Michael Rosen goes on an alphabetical odyssey with linguist Danny Bate, author of the book Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them.
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
Chef Angela Hartnett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FoodCycle.
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 - 00:00
Michael Symmons Roberts explores the extraordinary life and work of Robert Graves 50 years on from the TV adaptation of his novel I, Claudius.
Mon Jan 12
Monday 00:00 - 00:15
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Monday 00:15 - 00:45
South African science makes a global impact on the study of tuberculosis, but many grants for this research have been cut off. How could this impact future innovations to fight TB?
Monday 00:45 - 00:48
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Luke in Milland, West Sussex.
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
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
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
Daisy Fancourt on the science of how the arts transforms health; Rosamund Bartlett on Chekhov, the writer-physician; and Tom Service on the classical music that shapes us.
Monday 09:45 - 10:00
Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society.
Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Monday 11:00 - 11:45
Matthew Sweet explores the idea of a 'polycrisis' of progress across the spheres of technology, economic expansion, climate and the global political order.
Monday 11:45 - 12:00
1/5. The very start of this story of friendship is captured in a photograph, taken in Piccadilly 1965. Fresh from newly independent British colonies the men featured look full of hope.
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
One of Britain's greatest engineers, who revolutionised our railway network. But how did perfectionism affect his thinking and those who worked for him?
Monday 14:00 - 14:15
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Monday 14:15 - 14:45
3/4. Hector and Susan are now an item, and all is well - until trust issues come to a head. Then a surprise visitor from his past completely knocks Hector sideways. Stars Jamie Sives.
Monday 14:45 - 15:00
The series that looks at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke explores James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans.
Monday 15:00 - 15:30
Helen Lederer chooses Joan Rivers, comedy pioneer, writer and star of the Shopping Channel.
Monday 15:30 - 16:00
Greg Jenner is joined in the 16th century by Dr Alanna Skuse and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medicine and medical professionals in Tudor and Stuart England.
Monday 16:00 - 16:30
Ireland has introduced some of the world's strongest health warnings on alcohol. The new labels link alcohol with cancer and liver disease.
Monday 16:30 - 17:00
True stories of what Yellow, one of Coldplay's most iconic songs, means to people 25 years on from its release.
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
4/6. David Mitchell invites Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Maisie Adam and Ed Byrne to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as names, rodents, death and chocolate.
Monday 19:00 - 19:15
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Monday 19:15 - 20:00
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Monday 20:00 - 20:30
People are living longer and delaying life's milestone moments. How does this affect our middle years and should we be paying more attention to people in this phase of their lives?
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
Daisy Fancourt on the science of how the arts transforms health; Rosamund Bartlett on Chekhov, the writer-physician; and Tom Service on the classical music that shapes us.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society.
Monday 22:00 - 22:45
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Monday 22:45 - 23:00
1/5. A selection of cyber fables from the author of Solaris begins with the story of inventor Trurl, and his obsession with building a poetry machine. Read by Carl Prekopp.
Monday 23:00 - 23:30
Prof. Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French delve inside the tiny, sap-sucking aphid to unravel its extraordinary success as a plant pest, and give clues to curtailing its damaging impact.
Monday 23:30 - 00:00
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.