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BBC R4


1 of 160 streams from British Broadcasting Corporation

Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Format: news/talk/variety
Language: English

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Program Schedule

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Programs in our database:
MTuWThF 12:00m-12:20a Newsday (i) (news, BBC WS)
SaSu 12:00m-12:20a The Newsroom (i) (news, BBC WS)
MTuWThFSaSu 12:20a-12:30a Shipping Forecast (i) (weather, BBC)
MTuWThFSaSu 12:30a-12:43a News Briefing (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThFSa 12:43a-12:45a Prayer for the Day (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
Su 12:43a-12:45a Bells on Sunday (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
Sa 12:45a- 1:00a iPM (i) (news, BBC)
Su 12:45a- 1:00a Profile (i) (documentary, BBC)
12:45a-12:56a Farming Today (i) (science/tech, BBC)
TuWThF 12:45a-12:58a Farming Today (i) (science/tech, BBC)
12:56a-12:58a Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
MTuWThF 12:58a- 1:00a Tweet of the Day (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Sa  1:00a- 1:04a News and Papers (i) (news, BBC)
Su  1:00a- 1:05a News Headlines (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThF  1:00a- 4:00a Today (i) (news, BBC)
Sa  1:04a- 1:07a Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
Su  1:05a- 1:35a Something Understood (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
Sa  1:07a- 1:30a Open Country (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Sa  1:30a- 1:57a Farming Today (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Su  1:35a- 1:57a On Your Farm (i) (science/tech, BBC)
SaSu  1:57a- 2:00a Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
Su  2:00a- 2:10a News and Papers (i) (news, BBC)
Sa  2:00a- 4:00a Today (i) (news, BBC)
Su  2:10a- 2:54a Sunday (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
Su  2:54a- 2:57a Radio 4 Appeal (i) (miscellaneous, BBC)
Su  2:57a- 3:00a Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
Su  3:00a- 3:10a News and Papers (i) (news, BBC)
Su  3:10a- 3:48a Sunday Worship (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
Su  3:48a- 3:58a A Point of View (i) (talk, BBC)
Su  3:58a- 4:00a Tweet of the Day (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Tu  4:00a- 4:30a The Life Scientific (i) (science/tech, BBC)
 4:00a- 4:30a Only Artists (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
 4:00a- 4:45a Start the Week (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Th  4:00a- 4:45a In Our Time (i) (talk, BBC)
 4:00a- 4:45a The Reunion (i) (documentary, BBC)
Su  4:00a- 5:00a Broadcasting House (i) (talk, BBC)
Sa  4:00a- 5:30a Saturday Live (i) (documentary, BBC)
Tu  4:30a- 4:45a Whodunnit? (i) (talk, BBC)
 4:30a- 4:45a Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong (i) (documentary, BBC)
 4:45a- 5:00a Book of the Week (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
TuWThF  4:45a- 5:00a The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
 5:00a- 5:41a Woman's Hour (i) (magazine, BBC)
MTuThF  5:00a- 5:45a Woman's Hour (i) (magazine, BBC)
Su  5:00a- 6:15a The Archers Omnibus (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  5:30a- 6:00a The Kitchen Cabinet (i) (quiz, BBC)
 5:41a- 5:55a 15 Minute Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
MTuThF  5:45a- 6:00a 15 Minute Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
 5:55a- 6:00a The Listening Project (i) (documentary, BBC)
 6:00a- 6:30a The Untold (i) (documentary, BBC)
Tu  6:00a- 6:30a In Their Element (i) (science/tech, BBC)
 6:00a- 6:30a Culture, Class and Marine Le Pen (i) (documentary, BBC)
Th  6:00a- 6:30a Crossing Continents (i) (talk, BBC)
 6:00a- 6:30a The Lost Cockney Voice (i) (documentary, BBC)
Sa  6:00a- 6:30a Week in Westminster (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Su  6:15a- 7:00a The Reunion (i) (documentary, BBC)
 6:30a- 7:00a Mark Steel's in Town (i) (funny, BBC)
Tu  6:30a- 7:00a Ella Fitzgerald: A Glorious Noise (i) (documentary, BBC)
 6:30a- 7:00a Believe It! (i) (funny, BBC)
Th  6:30a- 7:00a Mirrored (i) (documentary, BBC)
 6:30a- 7:00a Gloomsbury (i) (funny, BBC)
Sa  6:30a- 7:00a From Our Own Correspondent (i) (talk, BBC)
MTuWThFSaSu  7:00a- 7:04a News Summary (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThF  7:04a- 7:15a Home Front (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  7:04a- 7:30a Money Box (i) (business, BBC)
Su  7:04a- 7:32a The Unbelievable Truth (i) (quiz, BBC)
MTuWThF  7:15a- 7:57a You and Yours (i) (talk, BBC)
Sa  7:30a- 7:57a The News Quiz (i) (quiz, BBC)
Su  7:32a- 7:57a Food Programme (i) (food/home, BBC)
MTuWThFSaSu  7:57a- 8:00a Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
Sa  8:00a- 8:10a News (i) (news, BBC)
Su  8:00a- 8:30a The World This Weekend (i) (talk, BBC)
MTuWThF  8:00a- 8:45a World at One (i) (news, BBC)
Sa  8:10a- 9:00a Any Questions? (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Su  8:30a- 9:00a From Our Home Correspondent (i) (talk, BBC)
 8:45a- 9:00a Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious (i) (documentary, BBC)
TuWThF  8:45a- 9:00a One to One (i) (talk, BBC)
MTuWThF  9:00a- 9:15a The Archers (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  9:00a- 9:30a Any Answers? (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Su  9:00a- 9:45a Gardeners' Question Time (i) (ecology/garden/rural, BBC)
 9:15a-10:00a Original British Dramatists 2015 (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Tu  9:15a-10:00a Tumanbay (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
WThF  9:15a-10:00a Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  9:30a-10:30a Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Su  9:45a-10:00a The Listening Project (i) (documentary, BBC)
Th 10:00a-10:27a Open Country (i) (science/tech, BBC)
10:00a-10:30a Brain of Britain (i) (quiz, BBC)
Tu 10:00a-10:30a The Kitchen Cabinet (i) (quiz, BBC)
10:00a-10:30a Money Box (i) (business, BBC)
10:00a-10:45a Gardeners' Question Time (i) (ecology/garden/rural, BBC)
Su 10:00a-11:00a Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Th 10:27a-10:30a Radio 4 Appeal (i) (miscellaneous, BBC)
10:30a-11:00a Food Programme (i) (food/home, BBC)
Tu 10:30a-11:00a Costing the Earth (i) (science/tech, BBC)
10:30a-11:00a All in the Mind (i) (health, BBC)
Th 10:30a-11:00a Open Book (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Sa 10:30a-11:00a Ella Fitzgerald: A Glorious Noise (i) (documentary, BBC)
10:45a-11:00a Short Works (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
11:00a-11:30a With Great Pleasure (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Tu 11:00a-11:30a Word of Mouth (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
11:00a-11:30a Thinking Allowed (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Th 11:00a-11:30a The Film Programme (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
11:00a-11:30a Last Word (i) (documentary, BBC)
Su 11:00a-11:30a Open Book (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Sa 11:00a-12:00n Woman's Hour (i) (magazine, BBC)
11:30a-11:55a More or Less (i) (magazine, BBC)
11:30a-12:00n The Digital Human (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Tu 11:30a-12:00n Great Lives (i) (documentary, BBC)
11:30a-12:00n The Media Show (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Th 11:30a-12:00n BBC Inside Science (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Su 11:30a-12:00n Poetry Please (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
11:55a-12:00n The Listening Project (i) (documentary, BBC)
MTuWThF 12:00n- 1:00p PM (i) (news, BBC)
Sa 12:00n-12:30p PM (i) (news, BBC)
Su 12:00n-12:40p The Self Employment Paradox (i) (documentary, BBC)
Sa 12:30p-12:54p iPM (i) (news, BBC)
Su 12:40p-12:54p Profile (i) (documentary, BBC)
SaSu 12:54p-12:57p Shipping Forecast (i) (weather, BBC)
SaSu 12:57p- 1:00p Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
SaSu  1:00p- 1:15p Six O'Clock News (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThF  1:00p- 1:30p Six O'Clock News (i) (news, BBC)
Sa  1:15p- 2:00p Loose Ends (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Su  1:15p- 2:00p Pick of the Week (i) (talk, BBC)
 1:30p- 2:00p The Unbelievable Truth (i) (quiz, BBC)
Tu  1:30p- 2:00p Rob Newman's Neuropolis (i) (funny, BBC)
 1:30p- 2:00p The New Blur Album (i) (documentary, BBC)
Th  1:30p- 2:00p Reluctant Persuaders (i) (funny, BBC)
 1:30p- 2:00p The News Quiz (i) (quiz, BBC)
MTuWThFSu  2:00p- 2:15p The Archers (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  2:00p- 2:15p Profile (i) (documentary, BBC)
MTuWThF  2:15p- 2:45p Front Row (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Su  2:15p- 2:45p Hal (i) (funny, BBC)
Sa  2:15p- 3:00p Saturday Review (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
MTuWThF  2:45p- 3:00p 15 Minute Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Su  2:45p- 3:00p Life at Absolute Zero (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
 3:00p- 3:30p The Invention of... (i) (miscellaneous, BBC)
Th  3:00p- 3:30p The Briefing Room (i) (talk, BBC)
Su  3:00p- 3:30p More or Less (i) (magazine, BBC)
Tu  3:00p- 3:40p The Self Employment Paradox (i) (documentary, BBC)
 3:00p- 3:45p Glass Half Full (i) (talk, BBC)
 3:00p- 3:50p Any Questions? (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Sa  3:00p- 4:00p Archive on 4 (i) (documentary, BBC)
 3:30p- 4:00p Crossing Continents (i) (talk, BBC)
Th  3:30p- 4:00p In Business (i) (talk, BBC)
Su  3:30p- 4:00p Last Word (i) (documentary, BBC)
Tu  3:40p- 4:00p In Touch (i) (magazine, BBC)
 3:45p- 4:00p Four Thought (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
 3:50p- 4:00p A Point of View (i) (talk, BBC)
Su  4:00p- 4:26p Money Box (i) (business, BBC)
 4:00p- 4:30p The Shock (i) (documentary, BBC)
Tu  4:00p- 4:30p All in the Mind (i) (health, BBC)
 4:00p- 4:30p Costing the Earth (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Th  4:00p- 4:30p BBC Inside Science (i) (science/tech, BBC)
 4:00p- 4:58p Home Front - Omnibus (i) (miscellaneous, BBC)
Sa  4:00p- 5:00p Drama (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Su  4:26p- 4:30p Radio 4 Appeal (i) (miscellaneous, BBC)
 4:30p- 4:58p Start the Week (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
 4:30p- 4:58p Only Artists (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Th  4:30p- 4:58p In Our Time (i) (talk, BBC)
Tu  4:30p- 5:00p The Life Scientific (i) (science/tech, BBC)
Su  4:30p- 5:00p In Business (i) (talk, BBC)
MWThF  4:58p- 5:00p Weather (i) (weather, BBC)
Sa  5:00p- 5:15p News and Weather (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThF  5:00p- 5:45p The World Tonight (i) (news, BBC)
Su  5:00p- 6:00p Westminster Hour (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Sa  5:15p- 6:00p Glass Half Full (i) (talk, BBC)
MTuWThF  5:45p- 6:00p Book at Bedtime (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
 6:00p- 6:15p Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life (i) (funny, BBC)
 6:00p- 6:30p Word of Mouth (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
Tu  6:00p- 6:30p Kevin Eldon Will See You Now (i) (funny, BBC)
Th  6:00p- 6:30p Start/Stop (i) (funny, BBC)
 6:00p- 6:30p Woman's Hour (i) (magazine, BBC)
Sa  6:00p- 6:30p Brain of Britain (i) (quiz, BBC)
Su  6:00p- 6:30p The Film Programme (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
 6:15p- 6:30p Beef and Dairy Network (i) (funny, BBC)
 6:30p- 6:55p A Good Read (i) (culture/arts, BBC)
MTuWTh  6:30p- 7:00p Today in Parliament (i) (politics/issues, BBC)
Sa  6:30p- 7:00p The Echo Chamber (i) (documentary, BBC)
Su  6:30p- 7:00p Something Understood (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
 6:55p- 7:00p The Listening Project (i) (documentary, BBC)
Su  7:00p- 7:15p Midnight News (i) (news, BBC)
MTuWThFSa  7:00p- 7:30p Midnight News (i) (news, BBC)
Su  7:15p- 7:45p Thinking Allowed (i) (science/tech, BBC)
MTuWThF  7:30p- 7:48p The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Sa  7:30p- 7:48p Short Works (i) (literature/drama, BBC)
Su  7:45p- 7:48p Bells on Sunday (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC)
MTuWThFSaSu  7:48p- 8:00p Shipping Forecast (i) (weather, BBC)
MTuWThFSaSu  8:00p- 8:06p BBC News Bulletin (i) (news, BBC WS)
Su  8:06p- 8:30p World Business Report (i) (business, BBC WS)
MTuWThF  8:06p- 9:00p Business Matters (i) (business, BBC WS)
Sa  8:06p- 9:00p Science Hour (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
Su  8:32p- 9:00p Food Chain (i) (ecology/garden/rural, BBC WS)
MTuWThFSaSu  9:00p- 9:30p The Newsroom (i) (news, BBC WS)
 9:32p-10:00p Documentary (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
Tu  9:32p-10:00p The Compass (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
 9:32p-10:00p Assignment (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
Th  9:32p-10:00p World Football (i) (sports, BBC WS)
 9:32p-10:00p Stumped (i) (sports, BBC WS)
Sa  9:32p-10:00p Heart and Soul (i) (religion/beliefs, BBC WS)
Su  9:32p-10:00p Climate Question (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
MTuWThFSaSu 10:00p-10:06p BBC News Bulletin (i) (news, BBC WS)
MTuWTh 10:06p-10:50p Outlook (i) (magazine, BBC WS)
10:06p-10:50p Fifth Floor (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
Su 10:06p-10:50p The Forum (i) (talk, BBC WS)
Sa 10:06p-11:00p Documentary or Book Club (i) (miscellaneous, BBC WS)
MTuWThF 10:50p-11:00p Witness History (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
Su 10:50p-11:00p Sporting Witness (i) (sports, BBC WS)
FSa 11:00p-11:06p BBC News Bulletin (i) (news, BBC WS)
MTuWThSu 11:00p-11:30p The Newsroom (i) (news, BBC WS)
Sa 11:06p-11:30p From Our Own Correspondent (i) (world affairs, BBC WS)
11:06p-12:00m The Real Story (i) (politics/issues, BBC WS)
Sa 11:32p-11:50p The Story (i) (documentary, BBC WS)
11:32p-12:00m Discovery (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
Tu 11:32p-12:00m Digital Planet (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
W 11:32p-12:00m Healthcheck (i) (health, BBC WS)
Th 11:32p-12:00m Science in Action (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
Su 11:32p-12:00m Crowd Science (i) (science/tech, BBC WS)
Sa 11:50p-12:00m Over to You (i) (media, BBC WS)