Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2025
National and international news from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
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00:30
Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—1. The Whale
1/5 An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service Programmes—04/02/2025
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4 joins the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2025
The latest news from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Just passing by
Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/02/25 - UK-EU trade relations, the Rock Review, Breckland soils
What could a 'reset' in the UK-EU relationship mean for food and farming?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/02/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Young Again—24. Adam Buxton
Kirsty Young asks podcaster Adam Buxton what advice he would give his younger self.
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09:30
Inside Health—Bird flu update after UK farm worker infected and your questions on urinary problems
James discusses the risk from H5N1 and asks your questions on urinary incontinence.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Daisy May Cooper, The Bad Guru, Fiona-Lee
Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper on the new series of Am I Being Unreasonable?
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11:00
Screenshot—Hitmen
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of hitmen on screen.
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11:45
Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—2. Life on the High Seas
2/5 Maurice and Maralyn are living their dream on the high seas, but disaster soon strikes.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—04/02/2025
The latest national and international news from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Cost of Care
How much are you paying for adult social care?
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12:57
Weather—04/02/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—04/02/2025
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
At Your Own Peril—Cassandra
Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
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14:00
The Archers—03/02/2025
Chelsea puts her foot in it.
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14:15
This Thing of Darkness—Series 3, The Christmas Killers
4/5 4/5 How do you come to terms with your own capacity for violence?
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15:00
The Gift—Series 2, 4. Taboo
One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret
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15:30
Thinking Allowed—Touch
Touch: what a single sense can tell us about changing ideas of intimacy and privacy.
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16:00
Moving Pictures—The War of Troy tapestry
A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
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16:30
When It Hits the Fan—Rachel Reeves’ PR pivot, how to talk to Trump and Bill Gates’ memoir
David and Simon discuss the chancellor's vibe shift, dealing with Donald, and Bill Gates.
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17:00
PM—President Trump prepares to meet Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister is the first foreign leader to visit the White House this term.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/02/2025 Police in Sweden say ten people have been killed in a shooting at a school campus
Police in Sweden say ten people have been killed in a shooting at a school campus.
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18:30
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 4, A Monopoly of Violence
1/4 Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
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19:00
The Archers—04/02/2025
Alice plays gooseberry.
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19:15
Front Row—25 Years of 21st Century: Film and Television
How film and television have changed in the first 25 years of this century.
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20:00
Today—The Today Debate
Nick Robinson asks whether it’s possible to go for growth at the same time as going green?
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20:45
In Touch—Unknown Unknowns!
The things that blind people don't know that they don't know!
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21:00
World Of Secrets—The Bad Guru, The Bad Guru: 2. The Technique
Miranda joins thousands of the guru’s followers from around the world on a free holiday.
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21:30
The Bottom Line—Robots On the Doorstep: Is This The Future Of Food Delivery?
Evan Davis talks to Ahti Heinla, co-founder of robot delivery firm Starship Technologies.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump hosts Netanyahu at White House
President Trump says he supports permanently resettling all Palestinians from Gaza.
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22:45
Raiders of the Lost Cask by Abir Mukherjee—Proof
2/5 Sunita disturbs an intruder in the next instalment of Abir Mukherjee's Highland heist.
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23:00
Uncanny—Series 1, Case 4: My Best Friend's Ghost
A young woman is heartbroken when her best friend dies, but then... she comes back.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—04/02/2025
Susan Hulme reports as energy security and net zero ministers take questions from MPs.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/02/2025
National and international news from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
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00:30
Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—2. Life on the High Seas
2/5 Maurice and Maralyn are living their dream on the high seas, but disaster soon strikes.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service Programmes—05/02/2025
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4 joins the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—05/02/2025
The latest news from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Don't Give Up
Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
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05:45
Farming Today—05/02/25 - Illegal meat imports, council farms and plant nutrients
MPs are told animal products from Germany entered the UK despite an import ban.
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