Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—03/09/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
You Do Not Have to Say Anything—Episode 3: ‘Please can you tell my mum?’
Charging decisions and Turkey bail applications.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/09/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/09/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:00
News Summary—03/09/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—03/09/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
05:34
Shipping Forecast—03/09/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Better than ten guilty persons
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan
05:45
Farming Today—03/09/2026 Scientists dealing with bluetongue, Lough Neagh sampling, Normandy food producers.
On the frontline - the government vets and scientists dealing with the bluetongue outbreak
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Morning
06:00
Today—03/09/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
What Did the Normans Ever Do for Us?
Katie Razzall asks why the Norman Conquest still matters today.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Nursery safety, Women in Norman times, Motor mechanics, Women in Film
Why have new rules for early years provision come in and how will they work in practice?
11:00
The Food Programme—What the Normans did for our diet
Food historian Dr Annie Gray considers how the Norman Conquest changed our diet.
11:45
King Harold Writes Back
Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—03/09/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Scam Secrets—The Power of Your Email
You really don't want criminals to get into your inbox.
12:32
Sliced Bread—Dough - Series 5, Gyms
2/5Could weight-loss jabs make gyms less relevant? Greg Foot examines the future of fitness.
12:57
Weather—03/09/2026
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—Andy Burnham welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street
The French president says he has come with a willingness to get 'closer and closer'.
13:45
Intrigue—A 9/11 Story, 4. A Chance Meeting
4/11UK anti-terror police make an arrest in Birmingham.
14:00
The Archers—02/09/2026
Natasha hatches a plan.
14:15
Drama on 4—Edith Swan-Neck and the Bayeux Tapestry
The making of the Bayeux Tapestry, dramatised by Jonathan Myerson.
15:00
Open Country—Bramble Bank Cricket Match
Alison Mitchell heads to Bramble Bank on the Solent for a famous annual cricket match.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Mesothelioma UK
Broadcaster Carolyn Quinn makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Mesothelioma UK.
15:30
Word of Mouth—How the Normans changed the way we speak
Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.
16:00
You're Dead to Me—Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings
Join Greg and his guests in medieval England to learn about the tumultuous events of 1066.
16:30
Illuminated—The Power of the Bayeux Tapestry
George Parker on the political and diplomatic power of the Bayeux Tapestry over centuries.
17:00
PM—Green leader Zack Polanski wants to fight by-election
He still needs to be selected by his party in Holborn and St Pancras to be the candidate.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—The French President visits Downing Street
Emmanuel Macron is the first world leader to visit during Andy Burnham's premiership
18:30
Icklewick FM—Series 1, 6. The Mob
6/6It’s Mischief Night and all of Icklewick are celebrating and looting (as is tradition).
19:00
The Archers—03/09/2026
George finds himself in trouble.
19:15
Front Row—Norman Day special
A special edition of Front Row on the culture of Norman Britain.
20:00
Naturebang—Riverbeds and the Sedimentation of Ideas
What if all the ideas surrounding our lives are like pieces of sediment in a river?
20:15
The Media Show—Reporting the Taliban, AI's "meat proxies" and The Grand Tour returns
Lyse Doucet, "meat proxies" & AI, Good Food's Barney Desmazery and the new Grand Tour.
21:00
What Did the Normans Ever Do for Us?
Katie Razzall asks why the Norman Conquest still matters today.
22:00
The World Tonight—A story of hope after Nepal flood
A man is rescued from an underground tunnel more than a week after the disaster
22:45
A Working Mother by Agnes Owens—Episode 4
4/5Away from domestic arguments and work squabbles, the truth of Betty's life becomes clearer
23:00
Radical—Legalisation: Has The War On Drugs Failed? (Neil Woods, ex-police officer)
A former police officer argues we should decriminalise and regulate heroin and cocaine.
23:30
Today in Parliament—03/09/2026
Sean Curran reports as Angela Rayner updates MPs on plans to tackle the housing crisis.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—04/09/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
You Do Not Have to Say Anything—Episode 4: How do you wish to plead?
Some questions, raised and answered, on the British justice system.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:00
News Summary—04/09/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—04/09/2026
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the housing secretary Angela Rayner about new homes.
05:34
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Not open to suspicion
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan
05:45
Farming Today—04/09/26 National Audit Office report on food security resilience, corncrakes, late strawberries
The government ‘could do better’ at ensuring England’s food security.
