
Morning

Unspeakable
4. Awkwardly, Anecdotally, Indecisively
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Hugh Dennis, Jess Fostekew and Katy Wix.
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words and help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Hugh Dennis, Jess Fostekew and Katy Wix.

Weather
12/04/2026
The latest weather forecast
The latest weather forecast
Afternoon

The World This Weekend
12/04/2026
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.
A look at the week's big stories and preview of the week to come.

Currently
About the Girls: The Puberty Puzzle
Young girls are entering puberty earlier than ever and scientists are racing to understand why. Laura Foster asks how obesity, screens, stress and Covid are reshaping childhood.
Young girls are entering puberty earlier than ever and scientists are racing to understand why. Laura Foster asks how obesity, screens, stress and Covid are reshaping childhood.

Human Intelligence
Teachers: Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville was a brilliant polymath who found time to correct the work of Isaac Newton whilst looking after her infant children. Naomi Alderman investigates.
Mary Somerville was a brilliant polymath who found time to correct the work of Isaac Newton whilst looking after her infant children. Naomi Alderman investigates.

Drama on 4
An African in Greenland
Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir about his journey to the coldest climes on the planet. Dramatised by Rex Obano.
Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir about his journey to the coldest climes on the planet. Dramatised by Rex Obano.

Take Four Books
Jenni Fagan
Scottish novelist and poet Jenni Fagan tells presenter James Crawford about her new novel, The Delusions, and its three key literary influences.
Scottish novelist and poet Jenni Fagan tells presenter James Crawford about her new novel, The Delusions, and its three key literary influences.

Round Britain Quiz
Programme 2 - Wales v Northern Ireland.
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Wales and Northern Ireland in the notoriously cryptic quiz.
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Wales and Northern Ireland in the notoriously cryptic quiz.



