BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 - 95 MHz FM (95.80 MHz in central Scotland, and 103-104.5 MHz in parts of Wales) and 198 kHz longwave; and via DAB, satellite (FM is broadcast on Sky channel 854 and LW is broadcast on Sky channel 893), selected Cable television providers, Freeview channel 74 and the Internet.

Current schedule

Weekdays

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0529 Split from BBC World Service

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0530 Radio 4 UK Theme

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0535 News Headlines

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0536 Shipping Forecast

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0543 Prayer for the Day

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0545 Farming Today

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0600 Today Programme with News at 0600, 0700 and 0800, summaries at 0630, 0730 and 0830, paper reviews at 0640 and 0740, weather at 0605, 0657, 0757 and sports desk at 0625, 0725 and 0825

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0900 News

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0902 Debate programmes (including Start the Week and In Our Time

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0945 (FM) Book of the Week

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0945 (LW) Daily Service

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1000 News

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1002 Woman's Hour

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1045 Woman's Hour Drama

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1100 News

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1102 Various programmes - often one-offs

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1130 Drama/Comedy programme slot

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1200 (FM) News

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1200 (LW) News Headlines

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1201 (LW) Shipping Forecast

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1204 You and Yours

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1257 Weather

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1300 The World At One with news at 1301

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1330 Quiz/Puzzle Programme slot

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1400 News

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1402 The Archers

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1415 Afternoon Play

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1500 News

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1502 Live Debate / Phone-in programmes

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1530 Afternoon Reading

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1545 Short programme slot

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1600 News

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1602 Discussion / debate programmes

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1630 Discussion / debate programmes

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1700 PM with news at 1701, headlines at 1715 and 1745 and a summary at 1730

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1754 (LW) Shipping Forecast

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1757 (FM) Weather

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1757 (LW) Weather; programme trails

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1800 Six O' Clock News

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1830 Comedy (including Just A Minute, The Now Show etc)

Related Topics:
Just A Minute - The Now Show

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1900 News

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1902 The Archers

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1915 Front Row (arts programme)

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1945 Woman's Hour Drama (repeat of 1045)

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2000 News

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2002 Debate / discussion programme

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2030 Factual programmes

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2100 News

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2102 Science-related programmes

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2130 Debate programmes (shortened repeat of 0902)

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2159 Weather

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2200 The World Tonight with news at 2201

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2245 Book at Bedtime

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2300 News

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2302 Comedy (Tues / Wed / Thu), Factual programmes (Mon / Fri)

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2330 Today in Parliament (when parliament is not sitting, replaced by other factual programmes)

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0000 Midnight News with paper review at 0027

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0030 Weather

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0032 Book of the Week (repeat of 0945)

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0045 Sailing By

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0048 Shipping Forecast

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0059 National Anthem

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0100 Closedown; as BBC World Service

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This is the "generalised" schedule - there are some exceptions for special programmes or events.

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