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About BBC Radio 4
Listen online to the internet radio of BBC Radio 4 live, which has more than 10 million weekly listeners, making it the second most popular radio station in the United Kingdom, just behind BBC Radio 2. The station primarily focuses on speech-related programmes, with very limited music content. Its programming delves into in-depth perspectives on world politics, domestic politics, journalism, and offers diversity through refreshing comedy, compelling readings, and drama. Additionally, topics in arts, science, and history are integral parts of its engaging programme structure. Radio 4 regularly provides shipping forecasts, news updates, and weather reports. During the night, from 1:00am to 5:20am, BBC Radio 4 broadcasts a selection from BBC World Service. The breakfast show on BBC Radio 4 is the immensely popular "Today" programme, airing on weekdays from 6am to 9am, and on Saturdays from 7am to 9am. BBC 4 Today covers national and international news, as well as sports. Furthermore, the "Thought for the Day", which features inspirational thoughts from religious thinkers, is included in the programme, typically around 7:45am. Presenters of the "Today" programme include Emma Barnett, Justin Webb, Mishal Husain, Amol Rajan, Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson.
BBC Radio 4 slogan: "Funny, fascinating, surprising, moving, informative... All the time"
BBC Radio 4 slogan: "Funny, fascinating, surprising, moving, informative... All the time"
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BBC Radio 4 frequencies
Aberdare area - 104.7 FMAberdeen - 1449 MW, 95.3 FMAberdeenshire - 95.3 FMAberfeldy - 103.9 FMAbergavenny - 93.1 FMAbersychan - 92.9 FMAbertillery - 93.4 FMAlexandria - 104.1 FMAmbleside - 92.7 FMAnglesey - 103.6 FMAngus - 94.9 FMAxminster - 93.9 FMAyrshire - 104.3 FMBakewell - 94.2 FMBallachulish - 94.7 FMBallycastle - 93.2 FMBarmouth area - 104.8 FMBarnoldswick area - 94.1 FMBasingstoke - 94.5 FMBath - 93.4 FMBeds - 94.5 FMBelfast - 720 MWBerks - 93.9 FMBerwick-upon-Tweed - 93.0 FMBetws-y-Coed - 104.9 FMBexhill - 94.6 FMBlaenavon - 92.9 FMBlairgowrie - 95.5 FMBodmin area - 93.2 FMBorder coast - 104.6 FMBorder Region - 103.9 FMBradford - 92.9 FMBrecon - 104.7 FMBrighton - 94.5 FMBristol - 93.7 FMBristol area - 94.3 FMBucks - 93.9 FMBurnley - 94.6 FMBuxton - 94.4 FMCalne - 92.6 FMCambridge area - 93.3 FMCambs - 94.5 FMCampbeltown - 95.2 FMCarlisle - 1485 MWCarmarthen - 95.5 FMCarmarthenshire - 92.8 FMCaterham - 94.1 FMCentral Lancashire - 93.0 FMBBC Radio 4 Frequency map
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News about BBC Radio 4
Rahila Bano bids farewell to the BBC after 35 years
After nearly 36 years of service, Rahila Bano is set to leave the BBC on March 28, marking the conclusion of a long career in journalism and broadcasting.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 24.03.2025
Anna Foster to join presenting team at BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme
Anna Foster is joining BBC Radio 4’s Today from April, working from London and Salford as one of the programme's main presenters.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 10.03.2025
Emma Barnett interview tops BBC Radio 4’s Feedback listener’s poll
An interview conducted by Emma Barnett on the Today programme has been judged the overall winner of “Interview of the Year” by listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Feedback.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 28.12.2024
Gavin and Stacey’s Nessa to read BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
Actress Ruth Jones is to read the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 as part of a celebration of 100 years of it being broadcast on the BBC.More >>ontheradio.co.uk - 28.12.2024
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter and journalist Mishal Husain is leaving the BBC for Bloomberg
Mishal Husain is departing the BBC in the new year to become Editor-at-Large on Bloomberg Weekend Edition.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 27.11.2024
More funny stuff going on at BBC Radio 4 including the return of Frank Skinner on the radio
BBC Radio 4 has today announced new comedy commissions including the return of Frank Skinner’s One Person Found This Helpful.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 04.11.2024
Presenter made of felt to debut on BBC Radio 4 in new series
Randy Feltface’s Destruction Manual is a news series coming to BBC Radio 4 later this month.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 04.09.2024
New drama commissions announced by BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has announced new audio drama commissions including Central Intelligence, showcasing world-renowned talent.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 30.07.2024
Sports presenter Garry Richardson to leave BBC Radio 4 Today programme
Garry Richardson is to step down from presenting sports news on BBC Radio 4’s Today this autumn.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 05.04.2024
BBC Radio 4's programmes25
00:00 - Midnight News
25/03/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30 - Underdogs by Joel Budd
Episode 1
1/5 3 in 10 of the UK population is white working class. What do those three words mean today?
1/5 3 in 10 of the UK population is white working class. What do those three words mean today?
00:48 - Shipping Forecast
25/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00 - Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
25/03/2025
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:00 - News Summary
25/03/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04 - Yesterday in Parliament
25/03/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
05:34 - Shipping Forecast
25/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:43 - Prayer for the Day
My Gym Journey
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Richard Reddie.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Richard Reddie.
05:45 - Farming Today
25/03/25 Bird flu in sheep, free-range eggs, restoring lost ponds
First case of avian flu found in a sheep.
First case of avian flu found in a sheep.
06:00 - Today
25/03/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00 - The Life Scientific
Brian Schmidt on Nobel Prize-winning supernovae and the joys of making wine
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt talks supernovae studies and wine-making.
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt talks supernovae studies and wine-making.
09:30 - Inside Health
Assisted dying: Who’s eligible under the proposed bill?
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
10:00 - Woman's Hour
Women and the gig economy, Boxing and domestic violence, Leading the UN
How the gig economy impacts migrant women working in the UK in Ecommerce and social care.
How the gig economy impacts migrant women working in the UK in Ecommerce and social care.
11:00 - Add to Playlist
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew head for a hoedown
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
11:45 - Underdogs by Joel Budd
Episode 2
2/5 In the 1960s, a wave of Londoners left the capital to live and work in Norfolk.
2/5 In the 1960s, a wave of Londoners left the capital to live and work in Norfolk.
12:00 - News Summary
25/03/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 - You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Antiques and Vintage
Do you buy or sell vintage furniture?
Do you buy or sell vintage furniture?
12:57 - Weather
25/03/2025
The latest weather forecast
The latest weather forecast
13:00 - World at One
25/03/2025
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
13:45 - Human Intelligence
Travellers: Jean Rhys
A novelist whose sequel to Jane Eyre turned storytelling on its head
A novelist whose sequel to Jane Eyre turned storytelling on its head
14:00 - The Archers
24/03/2025
Helen faces an impossible choice.
Helen faces an impossible choice.
14:15 - Faith, Hope and Glory
Series 5, Joy and Hopeton
4/6 Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. By Rex Obano.
4/6 Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. By Rex Obano.
15:00 - History's Heroes
History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, The Salon Albahari
A fashion boutique in Sarajevo houses an enormous secret.
A fashion boutique in Sarajevo houses an enormous secret.
15:30 - Thinking Allowed
Motherhood
The politics of motherhood and US mums on the sharp end of the law.
The politics of motherhood and US mums on the sharp end of the law.
16:00 - Artworks
Talk Talk: Living in Another World
Guy Garvey explores the mystery surrounding Talk Talk and their frontman Mark Hollis.
Guy Garvey explores the mystery surrounding Talk Talk and their frontman Mark Hollis.
16:30 - What's Up Docs?
How important is willpower?
Can I get better at doing difficult things? Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know.
Can I get better at doing difficult things? Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know.
17:00 - PM
25/03/2025
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
18:00 - Six O'Clock News
25/03/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
18:30 - Heresy
Series 13, Episode 6
6/6 Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by a panel which challenges established ideas.
6/6 Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by a panel which challenges established ideas.
19:00 - The Archers
25/03/2025
There’s a surprise for Joy.
There’s a surprise for Joy.
19:15 - Front Row
Peter Mullan as Bill Shankly, 100 years of art deco, Jonathan Pie
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
20:00 - File on 4 Investigates
The Tyre Scandal
How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India.
How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India.
20:40 - In Touch
25/03/2025
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.
21:00 - The Law Show
The human cost of court delays
What can be done about the massive court delays in England and Wales?
What can be done about the massive court delays in England and Wales?
21:30 - The Making of a Chancellor
Laura Kuenssberg explores Rachel Reeves' ideas and her attempt to bring them into practice
22:00 - The World Tonight
25/03/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
22:45 - Twist by Colum McCann
Episode Seven
7/10 Fennell confronts Conway about some inconsistencies he has discovered in his story.
7/10 Fennell confronts Conway about some inconsistencies he has discovered in his story.
23:00 - X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story
6. Baby X
Which science fiction stories are left out of Silicon Valley futurism?
Which science fiction stories are left out of Silicon Valley futurism?
23:30 - Today in Parliament
25/03/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
