BBC Radio 4

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Saturday 31 January 2026

Schedule

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EARLY
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News31/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  CraftlandEpisode 5
  5/5 The story of a craft is often the story of a single individual whose skills are hard won.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast31/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  ON AIR
  
  LISTEN LIVE
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes31/01/2026
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
  Listen live
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary31/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast31/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the DayWinter this one out
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
8. 05:45
  
  Materials of StateBlack Rod
  David Cannadine looks the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
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MORNING
1. 06:00
  
  News and Papers31/01/2026
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  
  RamblingsGhosts of the Farm with Nicola Chester
  Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk out of Inkpen, West Berkshire.
3. 06:30
  
  Farming Today31/01/26 Farming Today This Week: Sustainable Foods 2026, extreme weather and rural resilience, octopus bloom
  How to make farming better for the environment, and the bottom line.
4. 06:57
  
  Weather31/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  
  Today31/01/2026
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  
  Saturday LiveAmanda Owen, Curious Incidents, Brain Rest and the Inheritance Tracks of Mika
  Amanda Owen joins Adrian for extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  
  You're Dead to MeGeoffrey Chaucer: the medieval father of English literature
  Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the life of medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer.
8. 10:30
  
  RewinderPing Pong Pussy
  Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
9. 11:00
  
  The Week in Westminster31/01/2026
  Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  
  From Our Own CorrespondentIran: Stories of a massacre
  Iranians reveal what happened during the brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.
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AFTERNOON
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary31/01/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  Money BoxReport Fraud and Student Loans
  We'll speak to the head of the new service for reporting fraud and scams.
3. 12:30
  
  The News QuizSeries 119, 4. By-elections, hello defections
  4/8 Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Holly Walsh join Andy for some News Quizzing.
4. 12:57
  
  Weather31/01/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  
  News31/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  
  Any Questions?Stuart Andrew MP, Annabel Denham, Lilian Greenwood MP, Ash Sarkar
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Paul's Church in Fazeley, Staffordshire.
7. 14:05
  
  Any Answers?31/01/2026
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  
  The Archers30/01/2026
  It's a big day for Ben.
9. 15:00
  
  SpotlightBacon in Moscow
  Francis Bacon’s ground-breaking 1988 exhibition in the USSR. With Timothy Spall
10. 16:30
  
  Woman's HourWeekend Woman's Hour: Pensions gender gap, Winter Olympics, Paris Paloma
  Research shows that there is a pensions gender gap, what can be done about it?
11. 17:00
  
  PM31/01/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  
  Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonVitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics
  How did a world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime?
13. 17:54
  
  Shipping Forecast31/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  
  Weather31/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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EVENING
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News31/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  
  Loose EndsMarcus Brigstocke, Ashley Storrie, Louise Welsh, Stuart Maconie, Rum Ragged, Hen Hoose Collective
  Stuart Maconie is in Glasgow for folk and world music festival Celtic Connections.
3. 19:00
  
  ProfileStephen Miller
  Stephen Miller’s rise from outspoken California teen to Trump’s key immigration adviser.
4. 19:15
  
  This Cultural LifeJonathan Pryce
  Actor Jonathan Pryce talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and career.
5. 20:00
  
  Archive on 4Taxi Driver at 50: New York, Then and Now
  The film Taxi Driver is 50 years old. Michael Goldfarb looks at New York then and now.
6. 21:00
  
  ArtworksThree Transformations of Virginia Woolf, 1. Inner Lives
  Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway.
7. 21:30
  OFF AIR
  
  Programmes will resume at 22:00
8. 22:00
  
  News31/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  
  The Food ProgrammeThe Honey Trap
  Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud.
10. 23:00
  
  Dan Does DatingSeries 1, 3. Chloe
  3/4 Could Dan be compatible with someone much posher than him?
11. 23:30
  
  CounterpointHeat 4, 2026
  The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
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