Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Sleuth-Hound by Lindsey Fitzharris—The Case of the Texan Legacy
5/5 With Sherlock Holmes killed off, Professor Joe Bell tuns to matters of life and death.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/11/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/11/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—07/11/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:45
Life Without—Life Without Tears
No more tears, for sore eyes or sad films. What happens when the tap is turned off?
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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06:07
Ramblings—Columban Way from Newcastle to Dundrum
Clare explores a stretch of the Columban Way in County Down from Newcastle to Dundrum.
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06:35
Farming Today—07/11/2026
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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07:00
Today—07/11/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—07/11/2026
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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10:00
Curious Cases—Series 25, Rocket Science
6/13 Hannah and Dara talk gunpowder, sparkles, and whether future fireworks might be silent.
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10:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 54, Episode 1
1/7 Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—07/11/2026
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—07/11/2026
Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Money Box—07/11/2026
The latest news from the world of personal finance
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12:30
The Naked Week—Series 5, Episode 1
1/6 Andrew Hunter Murray and Jon Holmes return with a bold, audacious take on the week's news.
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13:00
News—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—06/11/2026
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Wrekenton in Gateshead.
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14:05
Any Answers?—07/11/2026
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
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14:45
The Archers—06/11/2026
Elizabeth doesn’t know what to do for the best.
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15:00
Drama on 4—The Certificate
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s comic romance about a shtetl Adrian Mole hitting jazz age Warsaw.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—07/11/2026
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
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17:00
PM—07/11/2026
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—07/11/2026
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
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17:55
Shipping Forecast—07/11/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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18:15
Loose Ends—Jo Brand, Tim Spector, Passenger, Romola Garai, Blossom Caldarone
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—07/11/2026
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
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19:15
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 35, 05/11/2026
A witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes
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20:00
Archive on 4—Still Reclaiming The Night
Krupa Padhy traces the history of the Reclaim the Night marches and movement.
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21:00
Human Intelligence Omnibus—Conversationalists
Five thinkers shaped by conversation, from Homer to Voltaire and Desmond Tutu.
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22:00
News—07/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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22:15
The Food Programme—Guy Singh-Watson: A Life Through Food
The pioneering founder of Riverford Organic meets Leyla Kazim to share his food story.
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23:00
Stand-Up Specials—Randy Feltface's Human Handbook, 2. The Pleistocene
2/4 Randy Feltface in his brand-new series about humans - from the perspective of a non-human.
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23:30
Brain of Britain—Brain of Britain - Semi-final 3, 2026
General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on the board game Diplomacy and the Aztecs.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:15
Bookclub—Matt Haig
James Naughtie and readers talk to Matt Haig about his 2020 novel The Midnight Library.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/11/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—08/11/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—08/11/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Mary in Fordingbridge Hampshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary in Fordingbridge Hampshire.
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05:45
In Touch—03/11/2026
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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