Skip to content
Radio 4
Radio 4

Radio 4

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

Evening

LIVE
22:45 BST

Episode 5

Grace spent fifty years married to a man who repeatedly and flagrantly betrayed her. Now she is expected to mourn his death and bless his burial.

Grace spent fifty years married to a man who repeatedly and flagrantly betrayed her. Now she is expected to mourn his death and bless his burial.

23:00 BST

Americast

Why has RFK Jr sacked an entire US vaccine safety committee?

Plus, beyond Trump… the news stories overshadowed by the new US president.

Plus, beyond Trump… the news stories overshadowed by the new US president.

23:30 BST

Today in Parliament

13/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate plans to legalise assisted dying in England & Wales and peers ask why tech start-ups don't grow faster. Also, why is sleeping rough still a crime?

Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate plans to legalise assisted dying in England & Wales and peers ask why tech start-ups don't grow faster. Also, why is sleeping rough still a crime?

00:00 BST

Midnight News

14/06/2025

National and international news from BBC Radio 4

National and international news from BBC Radio 4

00:30 BST

Episode 5 - Homecoming

In Barbara Demick's new book about China's one-child policy, twin girls who grew up worlds apart are reunited. Debora Weston reads.

In Barbara Demick's new book about China's one-child policy, twin girls who grew up worlds apart are reunited. Debora Weston reads.

00:48 BST

Shipping Forecast

14/06/2025

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping