Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The North Road by Rob Cowen—Episode 5 - Achavanich
5/5 The journey along the Great North Road concludes with an archaeological discovery.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—17/05/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—17/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—A Tapestry of Tongues
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
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05:45
Child—Series 1, 19. Time Warp
What happens to our perceptions of time when you have a newborn baby?
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—17/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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06:07
Open Country—Flutterings on the Fleet
Martha Kearney meets little terns and swans by Dorset's unique and beautiful Fleet Lagoon.
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06:30
Farming Today—17/05/25 - Farming Today This Week: US Agriculture Secretary, chlorine chicken, call for inheritance tax pause, Balmoral Show
US Agriculture Secretary visits and MPs call for a delay to inheritance tax on farms.
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06:57
Weather—17/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—17/05/2025
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Francesca Simon, Jude Kelly, Sophie Pierce and Alex Murdin
Jon Kay and Nikki Bedi bring you extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
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10:00
Curious Cases—Series 23, Don't Bite Me!
7/13 Hannah Fry and Dara 脫 Briain wonder why mosquitoes bite some people more than others?
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10:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 48, Bridport
2/7 Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions from a hungry audience in Bridport, Dorset.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—17/05/2025
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Evacuating Gaza's sick children
Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/05/2025
The latest national and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—Fraud Crackdown and Is Cash King?
Are banks doing better at refunding victims of fraud who're tricked by criminals?
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 117, 5. An Island of Strangers
5/8 Alasdair Beckett-King and Sara Barron join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz.
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12:57
Weather—17/05/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News—17/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Dame Jackie Baillie MSP, Jim Fairlie MSP, Douglas Ross MSP, Lorna Slater MSP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Ardfern on the Craignish peninsula
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14:05
Any Answers?—17/05/2025
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
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14:45
The Archers—16/05/2025
Tom has serious concerns.
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15:00
Devils—Part 3
3/3 Dostoevsky鈥檚 unsetting tale of revolution and betrayal.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Abandoned babies, Isabel Allende, ADHD and menopause, Teaching 'grit', Anna Lapwood
The search for parents of three abandoned babies using DNA.
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17:00
PM—17/05/2025
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Richard Tice One
Reform UK's deputy leader hints at the cabinet job he's eyeing up.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—17/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/05/2025 Second arrest over PM arson attacks
Second man arrested over fires on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Jess Gillam, Stevie Martin, Georgia Ruth, Emma Jane Unsworth, Ben Aitken, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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19:15
This Cultural Life—James Rhodes
Pianist James Rhodes talks to John Wilson about his formative influences and experiences.
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20:00
Archive on 4—A Succession of Repetitive Beats
The rave that changed Britain, 1992's Castlemorton Common festival in West Worcestershire.
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21:00
You Do Not Have to Say Anything—Omnibus (2)
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the criminal justice system.
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22:00
News—17/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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22:15
The Food Programme—From York to Dubai: The Rise of Chocolate
Leyla Kazim visits York to discover how the Quakers pioneered the first chocolate bars.
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23:00
Call Jonathan Pie—Series 2, 8. So Long, and Thanks for all the Cash.
In the final episode, an illustrious career聽is coming to an end.
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23:30
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 1 - The Midlands vs Northern Ireland
The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 1/12
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:15
Take Four Books—Ben Okri
Writer and poet Ben Okri talks about his new novella and its three key influences.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—18/05/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:30
News Summary—18/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Mary鈥檚 church in Dymock, Gloucestershire
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary鈥檚 church in Dymock, Gloucestershire.
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05:45
In Touch—Visual Impairment Registration; An Interview with Meta
Meta answer listeners questions about the Rayban Meta Smart Glasses.
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