Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/04/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:15
From Our Own Correspondent—Viktor Orbán's anti-Ukraine election gambit
The Hungarian PM is seeking re-election with tough rhetoric about Ukraine and the EU.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon in North Yorkshire
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/04/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—06/04/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Last Word—Robert Fox, Mary Rand MBE, Sir Tony Hoare, Biruté Galdikas
John Wilson on theatre producer, an athlete, a computer scientist, a primatologist.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—06/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Mary Magdalene - called by name
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years.
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05:57
Weather—06/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/04/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Zoos, sex and conservation
Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex.
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09:45
Café Hope—Autism considerate communities
How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and their relationships with light
A look at the impact of light on women's health, careers, beliefs and lifestyle.
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11:00
The Invention Of...—The Balkans, Episode 2
2/3 Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans on a 19th-century road trip.
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11:45
Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory—Episode 1
1/5 Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/04/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—High Street Banks, Gig Ticket Cancellations, Cost Per Wear Clothing
Barclays bank plans to strengthen its presence on the high street.
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12:57
Weather—06/04/2026
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Is President Trump about to commit a war crime?
Iranian bridges and power plants are under threat from strikes says the US President.
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13:45
Puffed Up: Inventions Out of Thin Air—Wind-struments
1/5 From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music
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14:00
The Archers—05/04/2026
Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service.
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14:15
Spotlight—Celebrating Stoppard: In the Native State
Tom Stoppard's 1991 radio play, starring Felicity Kendal and Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
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16:30
Great Lives—Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll
Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
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17:00
PM—President Trump signals "significant step" in Iran talks
The latest on ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Artemis II prepares to make history
The crew of the Artemis II get set to go further from Earth than any human has before.
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18:30
Unspeakable—Series 3, 4. Awkwardly, Anecdotally, Indecisively
4/6 Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
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19:00
The Archers—06/04/2026
Can Robert square his conscience?
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19:15
Front Row—The Birth of Television: A Forgotten History
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
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20:00
How Did We Get Here?—Israel and the Palestinians, 9: From the Second Intifada to Netanyahu’s Re-election
9/10 Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
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20:30
Spotlight—Celebrating Stoppard: The Voyage of the St Louis
Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the true story of 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, 1939.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Artemis astronauts see far side of the moon
Artemis astronauts travel further from Earth than any human before
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22:45
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood—Episode 6
6/10 Edgar asks Thomas to take him to scout the shoreline for his film.
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23:00
Start the Week—Zoos, sex and conservation
Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex.
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23:45
Café Hope—Autism considerate communities
How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/04/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory—Episode 1
1/5 Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—07/04/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Currently—Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—07/04/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The Emmaus travellers - hope rekindled
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/04/2026 Illegal meat, geothermal glasshouse, spring planting
Illegal meat still breaching UK borders, with 14 tonnes seized at Dover in a single week.
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