Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Age of Anxiety
11/11 Paul Seabright asks what the events of 2025 will look like a couple of decades from now.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2025
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—03/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Our place in the universe
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Child—Series 1, 17. Milk
We explore milk and how history and politics have shaped the way we feed our babies.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—03/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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06:07
Open Country—Wild and Windy Fylde
Martha Kearney learns about the part wind has played in shaping the Lancashire landscape.
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06:30
Farming Today—03/05/2025 Farming Today This Week: sandeel ruling, vets call for ban on farrowing crates, offshore wind farm, pulses
EU court rules on challenge to the sandeel fishing ban.
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06:57
Weather—03/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—03/05/2025
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Mark Addy, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Mike and Andrew Lamport, Jason Mantzoukas
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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10:00
Curious Cases—Series 23, Furnishing with Fungi
5/13 Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the surprising materials we can make from fungi.
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10:30
Soul Music—Series 21, Mr Blue Sky
1/5 An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—03/05/2025
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Protests in Gaza and Israel
Both Israelis and Palestinians are taking to the streets to demand an end to the war.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/05/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—Wealth Divide and Domestic Abuse
New research on the wealth divide when it comes to owning property.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 117, 3. Power Outrage
3/8 Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
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12:57
Weather—03/05/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News—03/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Nigel Huddleston MP, Tim Montgomerie, Helen Morgan MP, Lucy Powell MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Epperstone Village Hall in Nottinghamshire.
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14:05
Any Answers?—03/05/2025
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
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14:45
The Archers—02/05/2025
Consequences are faced in Ambridge.
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15:00
Devils—Part 1
1/3 Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Headteacher Emma Mills on smartphones, Paula Radcliffe, Met Gala fashion, London Grammar’s Hannah Reid
Why the headteacher of the school attended by Brianna Ghey has banned smartphones.
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17:00
PM—03/05/2025
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Sliced Bread—Sleep Headbands and Sleep Bars
Which products are best for bedtime listening?
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—03/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/05/2025 Australia's Prime Minister wins re-election
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins re-election.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Alex Horne and The Horne Section, Susie Dent, Anoushka Shankar, Kate Wiliams, Callum Scott Howells, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Peter Navarro
The economist and key White House advisor behind President Trump's global tariffs.
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19:15
This Cultural Life—Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason reveals his formative cultural influences.
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20:00
On airArchive on 4—It's The Pictures That Got Smaller
Robbie Collin explores the transformation of how we see film, from early cinema to TikTok.
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21:00
My Poetry and Other Animals—Flies & Crickets, Dogs, Fish, and Birds
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets insects, dogs, fish and birds.
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22:00
News—03/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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22:15
The Food Programme—Feeding the Nation
Sheila Dillon explores the efforts to enhance catering and supply chains in public spaces.
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23:00
Call Jonathan Pie—Series 2, 6.Identity Crisis
Hold on to your hats, it’s time for some diversity training.
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23:30
Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:15
Take Four Books—Vincenzo Latronico
Vincenzo Latronico on his new novel Perfection and its connections to three other works.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2025
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—04/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—04/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—All Hallows Church in Twickenham, Greater London.
Bells on Sunday comes from All Hallows Church in Twickenham, Greater London.
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05:45
In Touch—Accessible Menus in Restaurants, Children's Author Jixie Dye
In Touch hears about the food app that is aiming to make eating out more accessible.
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