Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/03/2025
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:15
The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 4: The Underground Exorcist
A psychic offers to perform an exorcism to remove the poltergeist. Is Shirley in danger?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of St Peter, Tiverton in Devon
Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of St Peter, Tiverton in Devon.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—03/03/2025
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—03/03/2025
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Falling into the hands of God
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Revd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—03/03/25 - Solar farms on tenant farms, the wisdom of retired fishermen and supply chain fairness
A warning for tenant farmers as a Yorkshire solar farm gets the go-ahead.
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05:57
Weather—03/03/2025
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/03/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—The Great Auk meets Victorian explorers, and zombie ponds
Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Birkhead, Kaliane Bradley and Mark Nowers.
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09:45
Shadow World—The Willpower Detectives, 3. My Dying Wish
The story of the rock and roll roadie who left everything he owned to his best friends.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Twiggy, Trauma cards, Lesbian Lines
Twiggy: the defining figure and fashion icon of the swinging Sixties.
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11:00
Artworks—Roleplay, Fagin
One big role. Actors who have played the part tell their stories. This time: Fagin.
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11:30
Naturebang—Crafty Cuttlefish and Theory of Mind
Can we know what others know? And how do we figure out if they're telling fibs?
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11:45
My Dear Kabul by Writers in the Paranda Group—Episode 1 - The Fall of Kabul
1/5 A women's writers' group being their collective diary as the Taliban retake Afghanistan.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/03/2025
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Own Labels; Fake-Aways; Set-Jetting
The rise of 'location vacations', and how we learned to love own-label brands.
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12:57
Weather—03/03/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—The diplomacy push continues
As Europe works to keep the US involved in Ukraine, we examine the UK government's options
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13:45
Assume Nothing—Killer Dust, 1. A Very Strange Event
A hush-hush factory opening. No photographs allowed. Oaths of secrecy. What's going on?
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14:00
The Archers—02/03/2025
There鈥檚 a surprise for the Malik family.
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14:15
Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 2. Let It Go
2/6 Joanna Lumley & Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other.
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14:45
The Island—Series 1, Episode 3: In search of Hislop's luxury
3/6 Castaway Stephen Mangan tries to curry favour by finding Ian Hislop鈥檚 hidden luxury.
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15:00
A Good Read—Inua Ellams and Ted Hodgkinson
The writer and the Southbank Centre's Head of Literature share books they love.
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15:30
Heart and Soul—Herv茅's Way: the story of a one-legged pilgrim
The amputee who recovered his will to live walking a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
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16:00
Who gets the houses?
A fascinating snapshot of opinion on housing and immigration.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 47, Bradford
2/6 Investigating every aspect of the food we eat.
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17:00
PM—President Trump criticises European plans to support Ukraine
The American leader criticises the Europeans' approach to support for Ukraine.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/03/2025 Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs the US must play key role in ending Ukraine war
Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that Donald Trump's desire for peace in Ukraine is "sincere".
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18:30
One Person Found This Helpful—Series 2, 1. Happy Sleepy Sauce
1/6 A dating app, a rogue 茅clair and a thousand googly eyes.
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19:00
The Archers—03/03/2025
There鈥檚 a silver lining for Pat.
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19:15
Front Row—Daniel Evans as Edward II, Laura Carreira's film On Falling, last night's Oscar winners
What this year's Oscar winners say about the film and Daniel Evans on playing Edward II.
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20:00
Rethink—Liberalism
Could we be witnessing the end of liberalism?
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20:30
麻豆社 Inside Science—AI in Science: Promise and Peril
Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. How good is it?
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21:00
Start the Week—The Great Auk meets Victorian explorers, and zombie ponds
Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Birkhead, Kaliane Bradley and Mark Nowers.
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21:45
The Bottom Line—Decisions That Made Me: Julian Douglas (VCCP, Global CEO)
Julian Douglas on when to start side hustling, and learning when to step away.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump criticises Zelensky for saying end of war "very far away"
US President renews criticism of Ukrainian counterpart, says he should be "appreciative"
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22:45
The Jura Affair by William Boyd—1: The Book on the Train
1/10 A sparkling new 10-part literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
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23:00
Limelight—The Incident at Ong's Hat, 5. The Other Side
5/5 What happened to Sarah Larsen?
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23:30
Today in Parliament—03/03/2025
Sean Curran reports as MPs rally round the Prime Minister's diplomatic efforts on Ukraine.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/03/2025
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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00:30
My Dear Kabul by Writers in the Paranda Group—Episode 1 - The Fall of Kabul
1/5 A women's writers' group being their collective diary as the Taliban retake Afghanistan.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—04/03/2025
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—04/03/2025
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Shrove Tuesday
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Very Revd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—04/03/25 - The cost of avian flu, apple supply chain and soy-free dairy cow feed
The hidden costs of clearing up after being culled out with avian flu.
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