Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—02/12/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Crossing Continents—Our whole life is a secret
One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Andrew, Rochester in Kent.
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Christ, Rochester in Kent.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/12/2024
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—02/12/2024
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/12/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr David Bruce.
05:45
Farming Today—02/12/24 Feed additives to reduce methane, solar farms, agricultural labour
Row over additives fed to cows to reduce methane emissions.
05:57
Weather—02/12/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
06:00
Today—02/12/24 - Syria civil war reignites
The UK and its allies call for de-escalation of the surprise rebel offensive in Syria.
09:00
Start the Week—The story of British art - from cave paintings to landscapes
Tom Sutcliffe with Bendor Grosvenor, Susan Owens and Lucinda Rogers.
09:45
Dementia: Unexpected Stories of the Mind—Geraint
Neurologist Jules Montague and William Miller meet Geraint who has frontotemporal dementia
10:00
Woman's Hour—Gregg Wallace, Uterine fibroids, Director Kiran Rao
Reaction to Gregg Wallace's comments about allegations made against him.
11:00
County Lines—Episode 2: Cycles
Exploring the powerful forces that keep young people trapped in county lines.
11:45
The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street by Annie Gray—Episode One
1/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—02/12/2024
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—Easylife Clubs, Exploding EVs and Struggling Pubs
Easylife clubs, exploding EVs and struggling pubs.
12:57
Weather—02/12/2024
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—Syria: who are the rebels?
Regional powers fight for influence as President Assad's forces are pushed back.
13:45
The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, Rob Law (Trunki Suitcases, Inventor)
The entrepreneur and inventor on how he avoided a manufacturing meltdown.
14:00
The Archers—01/12/2024
There’s a Christmas crisis at The Bull.
14:15
Hennikay—Series 1, 3. The Animo-Expo Pro-Gaming Trade Fair
3/4Hennikay has his innocent eyes opened to the bad behaviour that adults call business.
14:45
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Ten
10/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
15:00
A Good Read—Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones
An evolutionary biologist and a journalist on their favourite books.
15:30
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 1, 40. By Hook or by Crook
Lucy Worsley discusses Lady Swindlers who take matters into their own hands.
16:00
The Rock That Brexit Forgot
Guy Hedgecoe hears how uncertainty over Brexit is affecting those in and around Gibraltar.
16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 46, Hitchin
3/6Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts are in Hitchin offering their top tips and recipes.
17:00
PM—Syria's civil war reignites
More than 500 people have been killed as Syria's civil war re-ignites.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/12/2024 MPs in France to hold a vote of no confidence in minority government
The French Prime Minister forced through his budget without parliamentary approval
18:30
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 3, Merthyr - home of Welsh heroes
6/6Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Welsh heroes.
19:00
The Archers—02/12/2024
Kenton puts his foot down.
19:15
Front Row—Reopening of Notre-Dame, Jacob Collier, Marshall Brickman, King Winter's Birthday
Agnes Poirier on the five-year restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris.
20:00
The Briefing Room—Ukraine - what’s next?
Both sides struggle to get the upper hand in the conflict.
20:30
BBC Inside Science—Is flood forecasting failing?
We find out how flooding is forecast – and ask what went wrong in the recent UK floods.
21:00
Start the Week—The story of British art - from cave paintings to landscapes
Tom Sutcliffe with Bendor Grosvenor, Susan Owens and Lucinda Rogers.
21:45
Mythical Creatures—1. Black Dogs
Searching for a hellhound said to stalk coastal paths in Suffolk.
22:00
The World Tonight—French government on the brink after budget forced through
Opposition parties say they'll back a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Barnier
22:45
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst—1: 'I've had it with you, Winny.'
1/10The new novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.
23:00
Limelight—English Rose: Series 1, 4. Life Support
4/5Gulliver is in hospital and Rose wants to know why. There are dangers everywhere.
23:30
Today in Parliament—02/12/2024
Sean Curran reports on Commons clashes over immigration.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—03/12/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street by Annie Gray—Episode One
1/5A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/12/2024
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—03/12/2024
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/12/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr David Bruce.
05:45
Farming Today—03/12/24 - Belfast Lough pollution, neonic legal allegations, raw milk testing and poultry supply chain jobs
Untreated sewage is spilling into Belfast Lough and hitting shellfish farms.
