View schedule at a glance
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00:00–00:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30–00:483/5. Sara Wheeler flies above the huge Greenland ice sheet.
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00:48–01:00The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00–05:20BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20–05:30The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30–05:43News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43–05:45Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Lesley Carroll.
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05:45–06:00Includes the Liberal Democrats claims that hill farming could die out within a decade.
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06:00–09:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00–09:45Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays
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09:45–10:004/5. Sara Wheeler remembers some of the explorers who have sought the North Pole.
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10:00–11:00Including actress Romola Garai; canine chic; and who pays for dementia care?
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11:00–11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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11:30–12:00Alastair Campbell reveals his passion for the music of Belgian singer Jacques Brel. (R)
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12:00–12:57Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
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12:57–13:00The latest weather forecast.
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13:00–13:30National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30–14:00Miriam Akhtar, Dr Phil Hammond and Lucy Mangan describe what makes them H.A.P.P.Y.
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14:00–14:15
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14:15–15:00By Jonathan Holloway. An architect encounters a garrulous guard on the overnight train.
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15:00–15:27Matt Baker explores plans to create a new Lanarkshire town based on Robert Owen's ideals.
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15:27–15:30Jon Snow appeals on behalf of Bhopal Medical Appeal.
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15:30–15:453/3. It is 1918 and Edie is based at a military hospital on the cliffs above Treport.
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15:45–16:004/5. Roger Law talks to artists about the division in ceramics between art and industry.
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16:00–16:30Mariella Frostrup unveils the results of the two programmes focusing on neglected classics
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16:30–16:56Quentin Cooper presents a special edition from Cardiff University.
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16:56–17:00The mayors of East and West Berlin shake hands at a new border crossing at Potsdamerplatz.
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17:00–18:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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18:00–18:30National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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18:30–19:003/6. Pip strives to improve working conditions in his factory and end poverty once and for all.
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19:00–19:15Matt and Lilian face a race against time.
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19:15–19:45Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, featuring Norah Jones.
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19:45–20:004/20. Silas Wegg, a literary man with a wooden leg, finds employment with the Golden Dustman.
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20:00–20:30The programme visits the mental health court pilot in Brighton.
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20:30–21:00Evan Davis and his panel discuss why businesses tend to cluster and the future of TV.
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21:00–21:30Geoff Watts dives into underwater archaeology and how cooking transformed human evolution.
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21:30–21:58Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays
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21:58–22:00Weather information.
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22:00–22:45National and international news and analysis.
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22:45–23:004/10. Hitler is beginning his rise to power but Liesel and Viktor are distracted by new love.
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23:00–23:305/6. Lind endures a dinner date in a bid to secure the future of Irwell Cars.
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23:30–00:00News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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00:00–00:30The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30–00:484/5. Sara Wheeler remembers some of the explorers who have sought the North Pole.
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00:48–01:00The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00–05:20BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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