
Afternoon

Stand-Up Specials
Zoe Lyons, Stuart McPherson, Anna Thomas and Neil Delamere
Angela Barnes travels the UK to bring you the best stand-up acts from Brighton, Edinburgh, Swansea and Belfast.
Angela Barnes travels the UK to bring you the best stand-up acts from Brighton, Edinburgh, Swansea and Belfast.
Evening

The Archers
25/02/2026
Chelsea follows Susan’s advice, and Brian is grateful to Rex.
Chelsea follows Susan’s advice, and Brian is grateful to Rex.

Front Row
Arthur Sze, the poet laureate of the United States, and award-winning director Felipe Bustos Sierra
American poet laureate Arthur Sze on his latest collection. Plus art inspired by geology with artist Ilana Halperin and the curator of Earth Matters exhibition, Susanna Beaumont.
American poet laureate Arthur Sze on his latest collection. Plus art inspired by geology with artist Ilana Halperin and the curator of Earth Matters exhibition, Susanna Beaumont.

The Bottom Line
Sonnaz Nooranvary (House of Sonnaz, upholsterer)
Both Sonnaz Nooranvary and her parents expected her to have a white-collar career, but she discovered a passion for upholstery and never looked back.
Both Sonnaz Nooranvary and her parents expected her to have a white-collar career, but she discovered a passion for upholstery and never looked back.

Inside Health
Is the tide turning on ME research?
ME is a serious, complex and poorly understood illness, affecting millions of people around the world. But groundbreaking new research may finally be shifting the landscape.
ME is a serious, complex and poorly understood illness, affecting millions of people around the world. But groundbreaking new research may finally be shifting the landscape.

The World Tonight
25/02/2026
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

3. Barbados
A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878. Samuel takes Ellen to Barbados to meet his mother.
A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878. Samuel takes Ellen to Barbados to meet his mother.

Stand-Up Specials
2. Teenage Years
Slim looks back on his teenage years. School dinners, clubbing in his church gear, and going shopping with his mum were his biggest problems, until he receives a phone call at 17.
Slim looks back on his teenage years. School dinners, clubbing in his church gear, and going shopping with his mum were his biggest problems, until he receives a phone call at 17.



