Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/05/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane—Episode 2: The River of the Cedars
2/5 Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—07/05/2025
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—07/05/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—07/05/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/05/2025
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/05/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/05/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—The Great Escape
Dr Sian Williams talks to a woman who found a way through her debilitating panic attacks.
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09:30
The History Podcast—Half-Life, 1. Daughter of Radium
1/8 Hidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather's memoir, Joe Dunthorne finds a confession.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—07/05/2025
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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11:00
File on 4 Investigates—Anatomy of a Firetrap
Britain's building safety crisis told through one building.
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11:40
This Week in History—07/05/2025
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
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11:45
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane—Episode 3: Chennai
3/5 Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/05/2025
The latest national and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—07/05/2025
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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12:57
Weather—07/05/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—07/05/2025
News, analysis and comment from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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13:45
The Autism Curve—3. The Science
What’s the evidence that there’s been a rise not just in diagnosis, but in autism itself?
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14:00
The Archers—06/05/2025
There’s a breakthrough for Elizabeth.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Talented Mr Shakespeare
Mark Gatiss and Tom Mothersdale star in a tale of Elizabethan camp skullduggery.
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15:00
Money Box—07/05/2025
The latest news from the world of personal finance
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15:30
Bodies
A rare window into what happens to the bodies donated for medical education.
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16:00
When It Hits the Fan—07/05/2025
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
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16:15
The Media Show—07/05/2025
Topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
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17:00
PM—07/05/2025
Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/05/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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18:30
Henry Normal: A Normal...—Journey
Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.
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19:00
The Archers—07/05/2025
Freddie struggles with recent events.
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19:15
Front Row—07/05/2025
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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20:00
AntiSocial—02/05/2025
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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20:45
The Prophets of Profit—The Managers
How the most important business idea left academic obscurity to dominate the boardroom.
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21:00
The Life Scientific—Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
Liz Morris discusses being in the first wave of UK women scientists to work in Antarctica.
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21:30
All in the Mind—06/05/2025
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4's science magazine
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22:00
The World Tonight—07/05/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
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22:45
The Artist by Lucy Steeds—8: 'In here I am God.'
8/10 Art, passion and the chance of freedom, in an intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence.
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23:00
Michael Spicer: No Room—Series 2, 2. The Political Discourse Lip Balm Gift Pack
Breaking news: Banksy does something good.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 13, Episode 4
4/6 Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/05/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/05/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane—Episode 3: Chennai
3/5 Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—08/05/2025
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—08/05/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—08/05/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/05/2025
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/05/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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