Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—09/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:15
Crossing Continents—India's sportswomen playing to be seen
How sport is giving some young women in India a way out of child marriage.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—All Saints church in Easton, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints church in Easton, Suffolk.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/02/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/02/2026
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:00
News Summary—09/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—09/02/2026
The latest news from Westminster with Sean Curran.
05:34
Shipping Forecast—09/02/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Finding What's Been Lost
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Reverend Dr Craig Gardiner.
05:45
Farming Today—09/02/26 Farmer protests, Defra farm training, AI in agriculture
More farmer protests about imports and prices.
05:57
Weather—09/02/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
06:00
Today—09/02/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Start the Week—Fun and games
Naomi Alderman with C Thi Nguyen, Keza MacDonald and Stephen Bush.
09:45
Café Hope—Community fitness
How one man has founded an inclusive community of running mates.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Epstein files, Lindsey Vonn, Knife crime, Charles Dickens' women
Why has the 'Epstein file' release focused on the political fallout and high-profile men?
11:00
Understand—An American Journey, 4. Life and Liberty
4/4The idea of freedom is foundational to America, but whose freedom, and what kind?
11:45
The Colour of Home by Sajid Javid—Episode 1
1/5Sir Sajid Javid describes growing up as part of an immigrant family in 1970s Britain.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—09/02/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—When is a UK bank not a UK bank, lower-strength wines, and are cardigans cool again?
If you send your money to a UK sort code, how do you know it's a UK bank?
12:57
Weather—09/02/2026
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—09/02/2026
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
13:45
The Hunger Game—1. The Wonder Stuff
1/5A series exploring the weight loss drug revolution. Presented by Prof Giles Yeo.
14:00
The Archers—08/02/2026
There's big news at Brookfield.
14:15
Relativity—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6Ian’s worrying diagnosis is a cause for tears and unexpected laughter.
14:45
Opening Lines—Gone with the Wind - Episode 1
John Yorke explores Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel Gone with the Wind.
15:00
A Good Read—Robin Ince and Philip Hensher
The comedian and the writer share good books with Harriett Gilbert.
15:30
You're Dead to Me—Hypatia of Alexandria: mathematician, martyr and feminist icon
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the life of mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria.
16:00
Currently—Trump and Greenland: How MAGA went Arctic
The backstory to Donald Trump's desire to take over Greenland.
16:30
Rewinder—Wuthering Flights
Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
17:00
PM—09/02/2026
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—The Prime Minister faces calls to resign from the Scottish Labour leader
Anas Sarwar says the people of Scotland are "crying out for competent government"
18:30
Just a Minute—Series 96, 2. I’ve never seen anything like it!
2/6Paul Merton, Rachel Parris, Cariad Lloyd and Paterson Joseph.
19:00
The Archers—09/02/2026
Fallon has a brainwave.
19:15
Front Row—Kristen Stewart on her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water
Hollywood star Kristen Stewart talks about her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.
20:00
How Did We Get Here?—Israel and the Palestinians, 1: From Earliest Times to the Romans
1/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
20:30
BBC Inside Science—Where do forever chemicals come from?
New research on how forever chemicals get into our environment.
21:00
Start the Week—Fun and games
Naomi Alderman with C Thi Nguyen, Keza MacDonald and Stephen Bush.
21:45
Café Hope—Community fitness
How one man has founded an inclusive community of running mates.
22:00
The World Tonight—Starmer says he will not quit
Keir Starmer has told his MPs he will not quit after pressure mounts on leader.
22:45
James by Percival Everett—1: Run
1/10The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from one of the US's greatest contemporary writers.
23:00
Limelight—Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall, Episode 4
4/8Fourth Echelon agents, Sam and Sarah Fisher, zone in on the T-tech building in Lisbon.
23:30
Today in Parliament—09/02/2026
Sean Curran reports on a day of fevered speculation about the prime minister's future.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—10/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
The Colour of Home by Sajid Javid—Episode 1
1/5Sir Sajid Javid describes growing up as part of an immigrant family in 1970s Britain.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/02/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/02/2026
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:00
News Summary—10/02/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—10/02/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports as opposition MPs pile the pressure on the Prime Minister.
05:34
Shipping Forecast—10/02/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Whispering Grass
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Reverend Dr Craig Gardiner.
05:45
Farming Today—Flooding, alternatives to farrowing crates, crops through the 'eyes' of AI.
More rain and more flood warnings piling the pressure on farmers.
