Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—10/04/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—2. Hustle
2/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Growing up in Birmingham he learned to hustle.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2024
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—10/04/2024
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/04/2024
Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer.
05:45
Farming Today—10/04/24 - SSSI designations, flood fund and outdoor pigs
Who should decide whether a piece of land should have legal environmental protection?
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Morning
06:00
Today—10/04/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Life Changing—Delivering Change
As midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she's confronted by a profound need for change
09:30
Influenced—Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat, Left the Chat: No 2. Fax Machines and Foxy Natashas
2/6Everyone at Westminster is addicted to WhatsApp. Should we be worried?
10:00
Woman's Hour—The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath
Reaction to the Cass Review which calls for changes to gender services for children
11:00
File on 4 Investigates—Slimming Groups and Eating Disorders
Could leading weight loss company Slimming World be fuelling eating disorders?
11:45
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—3. Seeds
3/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. His passion for poetry and politics grows.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—10/04/2024
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—Mobile Data Contracts , "Un-banked" Communities and Fridge Magnets
The cold callers that sound like your mobile phone company but aren't!
12:57
Weather—10/04/2024
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—10/04/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
13:45
The Everest Obsession—3. A daring mountain rescue
A high-altitude helicopter rescue begins, after an avalanche above Everest Base Camp.
14:00
The Archers—09/04/2024
Chris demands answers
14:15
Drama on 4—The Performer - part 1/2
Monologue about a theatre-loving teenager in the 1960s, whose father disappears...
15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Can you Beat your Bills?
Bills, budgeting and getting better deals, we look at how to take control of your money.
15:30
Marianna in Conspiracyland—Why Do You Hate Me?, 2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
16:00
The Media Show—How I set up Truth Social
Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform
17:00
PM—10/04/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/04/2024 Report concludes younger people seeking gender care let down
It reviewed gender services for children and young people in England and Wales
18:30
Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 2, Hannah Fry
2/6Paul Merton talks to Hannah Fry to find out what she would send to Room 101.
19:00
The Archers—10/04/2024
There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah.
19:15
Front Row—Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England
Movie icon Anna May Wong, folk musician Martin Simpson and funding classical music
20:00
AntiSocial—Racism and the countryside
The UK countryside is very white, but is it racist?
20:45
Uncharted with Hannah Fry—2. The Hockey Stick
A climate scientist who shocked the world and provoked a scandal.
21:00
The Life Scientific—Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the president of the Nuclear Institute about all things nuclear.
21:30
Inside Health—Is intermittent fasting good for you?
From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets
22:00
The World Tonight—‘Toxic’ gender debate lets children down, report finds
Cass Review calls for adolescent gender services to match the standards of other NHS care
22:45
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch—Episode 3
3/10A letter for her eldest son brings a new threat to Eilish’s family.
23:00
Stand-Up Specials—Aurie Styla: Tech Talk, 2: Sent From My Blackberry
Comedian and gadget nerd Aurie Styla takes an autobiographical look at technology history.
23:15
Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club—1. Strongwoman
Stand up series from about strong women, quite literally - women weightlifters.
23:30
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Health
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—11/04/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—3. Seeds
3/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. His passion for poetry and politics grows.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2024
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—11/04/2024
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/04/2024
Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer.
05:45
Farming Today—11/04/24 - Wet weather impacts, farming recovering fund, pigs on straw and farming in space
The relentless, grim weather is having an impact on farmers' mental health.
