Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/05/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
The Dark Frontier by Jeffrey Marlow—Episode 2: Woods Hole
2/5 Marine microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/05/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/05/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—06/05/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
BBC Inside Science—Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?
We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—06/05/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Unremitting joy
Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
Should the weedkiller glyphosate be banned for use on crops before harvest?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/05/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—Triumph for a medical guinea pig
A bike crash and medical trial transforms a ‘speed freak’.
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09:30
Currently—Britain by Bodycam
Aidan Tulloch talks to the people who process the UK's bodycam security footage.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Holly Walsh on Amandaland, novelist Ilona Bannister, Greenlandic mothers in Denmark
Holly Walsh on writing Amandaland and the character we love to hate.
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11:00
File on 4 Investigates—Duped in Dubai
The investment course that didn't deliver.
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11:40
This Week in History—May 4th to May 10th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
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11:45
The Dark Frontier by Jeffrey Marlow—Episode 3: Diving to the Bottom of the Pacific
3/5 Microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep marine ocean.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/05/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Can Pilates Save the High Street?
High street wellness, heat pump advice and parking appeals
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12:57
Weather—06/05/2026
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Political parties sprint for the line
It's the last full day of campaigning for elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
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13:45
Naturebang—Rats, Risk and Reward
What can we learn about chasing the big win, from rats, in a tiny rat casino?
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14:00
The Archers—05/05/2026
Ruth has a lot to think about.
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14:15
Life Lines—Series 9, Episode 1
1/2 Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Life: Teenagers talk money
Money Box Live talks to teenagers about their early experiences with money.
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15:30
Currently—About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Laura Foster asks why puberty is arriving earlier and what this silent shift could mean.
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16:00
When It Hits the Fan—The King's Speech
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why the King's speech to Congress was high-risk PR.
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16:15
The Media Show—AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi Arabia's media strategy, covering climate change
AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi media strategy, climate change.
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17:00
PM—06/05/2026
Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Three people with suspected hantavirus have been airlifted from a cruise ship
They are being transferred to hospitals in Europe
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18:30
Stand-Up Specials—Nina Gilligan: Goldfish
Nina Gilligan tries to remember what she came on stage to say. Her brain has other plans.
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19:00
The Archers—06/05/2026
Ruairi gets some food for thought.
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19:15
Front Row—Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.
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20:00
AntiSocial—Renting and discrimination
An investigation into 'Muslim-only' rentals prompts a row about religion, racism and rent.
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20:45
Human Intelligence—Series 1, Collectors: Pamphila
A prolific historian from ancient Greece – female, freelance and working from home.
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21:00
The Gift—Series 3, 1. Twins - Part 1
1/6 The special bond between two twin sisters is tested in an almost inconceivable way.
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21:30
All in the Mind—Toxic work behaviours, mind blanking, and why spending time with friends makes you more yourself
Facing impolite emails, tackling knowledge theft, and mind blanking.
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22:00
The World Tonight—British cruise ship passengers self-isolating at home
Two passengers aboard the ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are back in the UK
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22:45
The Prisoner by Sally Carson—Episode Eight
8/10 The sequel to Sally Carson’s rediscovered masterpiece Crooked Cross.
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23:00
Brian & Roger—6. Something in My Eye
Brian asks Roger to sign an important form.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 16, 3. Local Elections and a Middle Eastern Ship-Show
3/5 Local elections here and a Middle Eastern ship-show as Jon Holmes remixes the news.
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23:30
Soul Music—Defying Gravity from Wicked
The power of the anthem from the hit musical.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/05/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
The Dark Frontier by Jeffrey Marlow—Episode 3: Diving to the Bottom of the Pacific
3/5 Microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep marine ocean.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/05/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—07/05/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
All in the Mind—Toxic work behaviours, mind blanking, and why spending time with friends makes you more yourself
Facing impolite emails, tackling knowledge theft, and mind blanking.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Winning and losing
Spiritual reflection with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/05/26 Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus
Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus.
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