Early
- 00:48Shipping Forecast01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
- 01:00Not availableSelection of BBC World Service Programmes01/09/2024BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.Programme Website
- 05:20Shipping Forecast01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
- 05:30News Briefing01/09/2024The latest news from BBC Radio 4
- 05:43Bells on SundaySt Lawrence and Paul, Pudsey in West YorkshireBells on Sunday comes from St Lawrence and Paul, Pudsey in West Yorkshire
- 05:45In TouchSteve Darling; Archaeology in CookhamIn Touch digs a little deeper into how visually impaired people do archaeology.
- 06:00News Summary01/09/2024The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
- 06:05Fifty-Fifty VisionHow has our rapidly changing world altered blind and partially sighted people's lives?
Morning
- 06:35On Your FarmOil businessRebecca Rooney visits a farm where a student project became a booming food company.
- 06:57Not availableWeather01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecastProgramme Website
- 07:00News and Papers01/09/2024The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
- 07:10SundayBack to School riot concerns; Oasis & Catholicism; Marilynne RobinsonA look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley.
- 07:54Radio 4 AppealAccess SportSports presenter Clare Balding makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Access Sport
- 07:57Not availableWeather01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecastProgramme Website
- 08:00News and Papers01/09/2024The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers
- 08:10Sunday WorshipGod’s EquippingA Service from Northern Ireland which reflects on how God equips His people
- 08:48A Point of ViewI know what it is to crawlTom Shakespeare on the humiliation of crawling.
- 08:58Tweet of the DayDominic Couzens on the Razorbill and GuillemotFor Dominic Couzens the difference between razorbill and guillemot is fascinating.
- 09:00Broadcasting HouseCladding: thousands living in unsafe buildingsThe head of the Fire Brigades Union warns thousands living in unsafe high rise buildings.
- 10:00The ReunionThe Clutha Helicopter CrashKirsty Wark reunites survivors and first responders from a Glasgow helicopter crash.
- 11:00The Archers Omnibus01/09/2024There’s a shocking confrontation for Susan, and Kate finds herself haunted by the past.
Afternoon
- 12:15ProfileJames GrahamThe prolific playwright who grew up near Nottinghamshire's former coalmines.
- 12:30The Unbelievable TruthSeries 30Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
- 12:57Not availableWeather01/09/2024The latest weather forecastProgramme Website
- 13:00The World This WeekendThe bodies of six hostages are recovered from GazaThe brother of two hostages still held by Hamas joins us.
- Live:13:30Off-Peak PerformanceReflections from passengers on the 18:53 London to Manchester
- On Next:14:00Gardeners' Question TimePostbag Edition: Blenheim Palace - Mites, Bees and Powdery MildewPeter Gibbs and the panel visit Blenheim Palace to answer your gardening queries.
- 14:45One Night in ParadiseHag DoStag and Hens get together at a rundown seaside hotel.Programme Website
- 15:00Mahabharata NowEpisode 5: Dance of DeceitYash and Padma return to Mumbai having fulfilled the terms of their exile.Programme Website
- 16:00BookclubKen Follett: A Column of FireJames Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling novelist Ken FollettProgramme Website
- 16:30Brain of BritainHeat 1, 2024Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quizProgramme Website
- 17:00Witness HistoryOliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exileOliver Tambo returned to South Africa in 1990 after 30 years in exile.
- 17:10Policing ProtestPolice ForceExploring the policing of protest in the UK, from Peterloo to the present - and beyond.
- 17:54Shipping Forecast01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shippingProgramme Website
- 17:57Weather01/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecastProgramme Website
- 18:00Six O'Clock News01/09/2024National and international news from BBC Radio 4Programme Website
- 18:15Pick of the WeekAndrew PeachAndrew Peach selects audio highlights from the past week.Programme Website
Evening
- 19:00The Archers01/09/2024Emma takes matters into her own hands.Programme Website
- 19:15IlluminatedInfinite ScrollThe writer and sleep-deprived parent of a newborn, Ross Sutherland, stares into infinity.Programme Website
- 19:45BuriedSeries 1Who was Joe Ferguson? His family says he was a man on a mission. What did he know?
- 20:00Word of MouthThe words we use about getting older and why they matterHow we talk about getting older can affect how we age. Michael hears from Dr Lucy Pollock.
- 20:30Last WordMike Lynch, Nell McCafferty, Ruth Colvin, Sven-Göran ErikssonMatthew Bannister on an entrepreneur, journalist, literacy campaigner and football manager
- 21:00Money BoxWinter Fuel Payment and Using CashThe winter fuel payment and how to make sure you get it if you're eligible.
- 21:25Radio 4 AppealAccess SportSports presenter Clare Balding makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Access Sport
- 21:30From Our Own CorrespondentCivilians under siege in SudanThe Sudanese volunteers caring for hungry, displaced and traumatised communities.
- 22:00Westminster Hour01/09/2024Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.Programme Website
- 23:00The Human SubjectThe Man with an Artificial WindpipeIt’s 2011 and Andemariam Beyene is out of options. One surgeon seems to provides hope.Programme Website
- 23:30Frontlines of Journalism8. DetailsReporting a story requires detail. But how much is enough? Or too much?
- 23:45Short WorksForbidden Planet by Dawn WatsonUsherette Lisa arrives to work at the cinema, only to learn there has been a bomb scare.
Late
- 00:00Midnight News02/09/2024The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.Programme Website
- 00:15Crossing ContinentsThe struggle for Jerusalem’s Old CityWhy Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle.
- 00:45Bells on SundaySt Lawrence and Paul, Pudsey in West YorkshireBells on Sunday comes from St Lawrence and Paul, Pudsey in West Yorkshire
- 00:48Shipping Forecast02/09/2024The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shippingProgramme Website
