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Radio 4

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

Early

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01:00 BST

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

02/06/2025

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.

05:00 BST

News Summary

02/06/2025

National and international news from BBC Radio 4

National and international news from BBC Radio 4

05:04 BST

Last Word

Alan Yentob, Richard Garwin, Dr Joy Schaverien, Anne Merriman

Matthew Bannister on BBC executive Alan Yentob, physicist Richard Garwin, psychoanalyst Dr Joy Schaverien and doctor Anne Merriman.

Matthew Bannister on BBC executive Alan Yentob, physicist Richard Garwin, psychoanalyst Dr Joy Schaverien and doctor Anne Merriman.

05:34 BST

Shipping Forecast

02/06/2025

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

05:43 BST

Prayer for the Day

The Waters Engulf

A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan.

A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan.

05:45 BST

Farming Today

02/06/25 - Possible DEFRA budget cuts, falcon breeding and farm innovation

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

05:57 BST

Weather

02/06/2025

The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers

The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers

06:00 BST

Today

02/06/2025

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 BST

Start the Week

The uses and abuses of the atom

Professor Frank Close, Tim Gregory and Baroness Natalie Bennett discuss the past, present and future of nuclear power.

Professor Frank Close, Tim Gregory and Baroness Natalie Bennett discuss the past, present and future of nuclear power.

09:45 BST

At Your Own Peril

Cassandra

Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk, from the origin of probability to the existential threat of nuclear war, artificial intelligence and climate change.

Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk, from the origin of probability to the existential threat of nuclear war, artificial intelligence and climate change.

Morning

10:00 BST

Woman's Hour

02/06/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.