Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/12/2025
National and international news from Âé¶¹Éç 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
On airSelection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—09/12/2025
A selection of Âé¶¹Éç 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 Âé¶¹Éç 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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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/12/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution, 3. A conspiracy of decency
3/4 Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives the third of his 2025 Âé¶¹Éç Reith Lectures.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—09/12/2025
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Emma Rawicz and Keelan Carew enjoy the vibes
Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
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11:45
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Chalk
2/5 Peter Ross joins the volunteers who keep the Uffington White Horse in good condition.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—09/12/2025
The latest national and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What's your experience of buying a second-hand car?
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of buying a second-hand car?
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12:57
Weather—09/12/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—09/12/2025
News, analysis and comment from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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13:45
Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 2: The Attic
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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14:00
The Archers—08/12/2025
The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands.
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14:15
Drama on 4—50 Berkeley Square
London’s most haunted house prepares to give up its secrets.
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15:00
History's Heroes—History's Toughest Heroes, William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval Knight
10/10 At the age of 70, can England’s greatest knight still save the realm from invasion?
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15:30
Beyond Belief—Nigeria and Religious Persecution
Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world.
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16:00
The Poetry Detective—Doomscrolling
Vanessa Kisuule unearths poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most.
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16:30
What's Up Docs?—Can you be ‘addicted to dopamine’?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken ask what dopamine really is and why it matters.
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17:00
PM—09/12/2025
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/12/2025
National and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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18:30
One Person Found This Helpful—Series 3, 4. Bacon Drink or Cheesy Boat?
4/7 Hungry hyenas, talking pigs, fat ball feeders.
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19:00
The Archers—09/12/2025
Ed struggles to do the right thing.
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19:15
Front Row—09/12/2025
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—An unholy row over bishop accused of bullying
A bishop accused of bullying denies any wrongdoing.
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20:40
In Touch—09/12/2025
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
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21:00
Crossing Continents—The struggle of Israel's peace movement
The Israeli and Palestinian activists who defy threats to dare to call for peace.
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21:30
Illuminated—Art Class
Reflections on the conflicting values we invest in art.
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22:00
The World Tonight—09/12/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
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22:45
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix—Episode 7
7/8 The radio operator has been suspended from her job at the naval rescue centre.
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23:00
Uncanny—Series 5, Case 7: The Magnet
7/10 Strange phenomena seems to follow a young solicitor. Can a person be haunted?
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23:30
Today in Parliament—09/12/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/12/2025
National and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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00:30
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Chalk
2/5 Peter Ross joins the volunteers who keep the Uffington White Horse in good condition.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—10/12/2025
A selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—10/12/2025
National and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—10/12/2025
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—My Sister
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury.
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05:45
Farming Today—10/12/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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