Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/04/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—When Cultures Collide
7/11 When civilizations meet, trade has a major part to play. Paul Seabright investigates.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/04/2025
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—30/04/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—30/04/2025
Sean Curran reports on a row over comments made by a member of the rap band Kneecap.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Discernment
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/4/25 Welsh community food strategy, British-grown pulses, biostimulant for wheat
New community food strategy for Wales.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/04/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—The Reluctant Hero
Despite not being able to swim, Larry O’Brien saved over 30 people from a sinking ferry.
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09:30
The History Podcast—Invisible Hands, 6. There Is No Alternative
What the story of a water company can tell us about how we got to where we are today.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Frances Ryan, Grooming gangs, Dressing up for work
The award-winning journalist who is disabled on her new book Who Wants Normal?
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11:00
File on 4 Investigates—Hell and High Water: Are we ready for the floods?
Is enough being done to protect people from flooding?
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11:40
This Week in History—April 28 - May 4
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
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11:45
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—The Box
8/11 Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—30/04/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Bounce Back Loan Fraud, Illegal Sports Streaming, Oxford Street
We hear how a person’s identity was used to get a £50,000 Covid Bounce Back loan.
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12:57
Weather—30/04/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Row over net zero after Tony Blair urges climate rethink
Government's climate strategy questioned after Tony Blair calls for "a radical reset"
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13:45
Americast—100 Days of Donald Trump, 100 Days of Trump (Part 3)… Who Is Welcome in America, Now?
Who is being forced out by Trump’s deportations and how?
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14:00
The Archers—29/04/2025
Rochelle is out of options.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Liberation and Fall
A former soldier shares his experiences with the Vietnamese communists in the Vietnam War.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Travel Nightmares
What happens to your money when your holiday goes wrong?
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15:30
The Drug Death Detectives
Is a lethal drug killing more people in the UK than official records suggest?
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16:00
When It Hits the Fan—PR is a virus
David Yelland is joined by PR guru Phil Elwood, who blames their industry for everything.
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16:15
The Media Show—Piers Morgan, the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender for the media
Piers Morgan, the implications for the media of legal rulings on biological sex.
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17:00
PM—30/04/2025
Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
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18:00
Pakistan threatens to hit back at India—The US economy takes a sharp downturn
Analysts link the fall to President Trump's economic policies
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18:30
The Ultimate Choice—Series 2, 5: Crabs v Wasps
5/6 Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie.
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19:00
The Archers—30/04/2025
Natasha faces a tricky negotiation.
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19:15
Front Row—King James VI & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss Flower
An exhibition about James VI of Scotland and I of England sheds new light on the monarch.
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20:00
AntiSocial—Sex, gender and the NHS
What does the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex mean for the health service?
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20:45
The Prophets of Profit—Creative Destruction
How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
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21:00
The Life Scientific—Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
Dr Anthony Fauci discusses his career spanning the worlds of medicine and politics.
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21:30
All in the Mind—Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?
A special on adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long, and what can we do?
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22:00
The World Tonight—US and Ukraine poised to sign minerals deal
We get reaction from Washington and Kyiv.
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22:45
The Artist by Lucy Steeds—3: 'Vulture.'
3/10 A heady debut of passion, secrets and the promise of freedom, set in 1920s Provence.
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23:00
Michael Spicer: No Room—Series 2, 1. God King of the Universe Lord Sugar will see you now
2/6 The Apprentice challenge - can the boys' team build a sustainable planet in three days?
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 13, Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth
3/6 The news remixed. This week - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—30/04/2025
Sean Curran reports as ministers faces more calls for a national grooming gangs inquiry.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—The Box
8/11 Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/05/2025
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—01/05/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—01/05/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—St Joseph the Worker – the foster father of Jesus
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
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05:45
Farming Today—1/5/25 Vets call for ban on farrowing crates, wind farm and wild birds, processing pulses.
Vets call for farrowing crates to be banned.
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