Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/12/2025
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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00:15
Wokewash—Mind Your Business
Writer and satirist Heydon Prowse looks into big corporations and mental health.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—08/12/2025
A selection of 麻豆社 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—08/12/2025
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—08/12/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports as peers debate the age someone could ask for an assisted death.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Shared Vulnerability
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/12/25 Rare breeds, sprout harvest, vets encouraging farmers to visit the doctor
Calls for more support for the UK's rare breeds.
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05:57
Weather—08/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/12/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Histories, emotions and identity
Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin.
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09:45
Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
2/5 Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Freebirthing, Author Sarah Mughal Rana, Syria: One year on
We hear why freebirthing is the subject of a new investigation by the Guardian.
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11:00
Housing Britain—Build Baby Build
1/3 Vicky Spratt explores how the UK's housing crisis unfolded and asks if we can fix it.
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11:45
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Ring
1/5 Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/12/2025
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Dodgy Cars, Returns Fraud, Potholes
What to do if you buy a second-hand car that breaks down shortly after.
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12:57
Weather—08/12/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Zelensky arrives for Downing St talks
Sir Keir Starmer hosts leaders to discuss peace plan.
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13:45
Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 1: Daydreaming
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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14:00
The Archers—07/12/2025
Azra has a crisis on her hands.
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14:15
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 3, Episode 3 鈥� Go West
3/4 Selina gets every star鈥檚 dream 鈥� her own quirky British travelogue show.
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14:45
Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1: Eps 1-8, 2. Hope
10/5 By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
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15:00
A Good Read—Gwyneth Lewis and Annabel Abbs
Poet Gwyneth Lewis and author Annabel Abbs join Harriett to talk favourite books.
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15:30
Curious Cases—Series 24, Tortoise Tomfoolery
10/13 Hannah Fry and Dara 脫 Briain ponder whether tortoises can be playful.
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16:00
Currently—Are You Ready?
Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Haringey
4/6 Jay Rayner and the panel are in Haringey answering questions on Cypriot cooking.
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17:00
PM—Ukraine talks in Downing Street
European leaders discuss the latest Ukraine proposals. But is anybody listening?
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street
The Ukrainian leader is under American pressure to accept a peace deal with Russia
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 5. Joe Lycett makes his debut
5/6 Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Richard Coles and Tony Hawks join Jack Dee for inspired nonsense.
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19:00
The Archers—08/12/2025
The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands.
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19:15
Front Row—Kate Winslet on Goodbye June
Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, Goodbye June, starring Helen Mirren.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Are the old robbing the young?
Are we seeing inter-generational economic injustice?
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20:30
麻豆社 Inside Science—A 'functional' cure for HIV?
Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a 鈥榝unctional鈥� cure?
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21:00
Start the Week—Histories, emotions and identity
Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin.
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21:45
Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
2/5 Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Syria celebrates first anniversary of fall of Assad
Syrians are celebrating the end of a fifty-year dictatorship.
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22:45
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix—Episode 6
6/8 The migrants find themselves struggling to keep their heads out of the water.
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23:00
Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 4. Rot
4/5 When Ola proves an uncertain ally, Cassie is forced to turn back to Hywel for help.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/12/2025
Sean Curran reports as a Justice Minister defends plans to restrict access to jury trials.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/12/2025
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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00:30
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Ring
1/5 Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—09/12/2025
A selection of 麻豆社 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—09/12/2025
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—09/12/2025
Susan Hulme reports as Ajax armoured vehicles once again hit the headlines.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Family Matters
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury.
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05:45
Farming Today—09/12/25 Off grid communities, rural road deaths, drought, Lincoln Longwool sheep.
Thousands of people not connected to National Grid - charity says they should have help.
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