11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Expect gifts, special pyjamas, drinking games and cross-dressing. Natalie celebrates the mid-winter festival of Ancient Rome, Saturnalia, with André Vincent and Llewelyn Morgan.
12:00 AM - 12:15 AM
Midnight News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:15 AM - 12:30 AM
Bunk Bed
5/6. Squeamish chuckles about finding death in the countryside, and Patrick winning a Tony Award in New York.
12:30 AM - 12:48 AM
The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
4/5. Lurking in the night's shadows of Sarah Clegg's whirlwind tour of Europe's weirdest winter traditions, we meet Krampus, the horned devil who punishes naughty children in Austria.
12:48 AM - 01:00 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00 AM - 05:20 AM
World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20 AM - 05:30 AM
Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30 AM - 05:43 AM
News Briefing
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43 AM - 05:45 AM
Prayer for the Day
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter.
05:45 AM - 06:00 AM
Farming Today
Twenty historic barns across the Lake District are enjoying some long overdue TLC thanks to £3.2 million pounds worth of funding.
06:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Today
Nick Robinson and Simon Jack hear from the former Conservative Chancellor, Sir Sajid Javid, in this guest edited Today.
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Desert Island Discs
Gareth Southgate OBE, football manager, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Woman's Hour
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The Food Programme
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other Charles Dickens novels have had on festive eating, with food historian Ivan Day and food writer Penelope Vogler.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
5/5. Sarah Clegg joins the December crowds in Finland when a girl is crowned with candles as St Lucy, a Christian martyr who also appears as a witch leading a procession of the dead.
12:00 PM - 12:04 PM
News Summary
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04 PM - 12:57 PM
Rare Earth
Could 2025 be a year of progress on climate change and the nature crisis? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski search for some tentative green shoots.
12:57 PM - 01:00 PM
Weather Forecast
The latest weather forecast.
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
World at One
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
My Poetry and other Animals
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets some spiders, to help inspire a new animal poem.
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
The Archers
There's a Boxing Day challenge for Paul and the events of the year catch up on Will.
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Don't Listen to This
2/5. An esports psychologist investigates the mysterious death of a former client. Psychological thriller by Anthony Del Col. Contains some strong language.
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Something to Declare
Jack Boswell explores how other cultures handle the universal problems we face at home.
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Gardeners' Question Time
What can I do with my amaryllis bulb now that I've dipped it in wax? Are misshapen vegetables safe to eat? Are there any deer proof plants? Find out in this archive edition of GQT.
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Short Works
In the hopes of boosting Christmas cheer, or maybe Christmas revenue, the boss of the Merry Little Christmas Shop has promised a bonus to the staff member who makes the most sales.
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Last Word
Weekly obituary programme telling the life stories of those who have died recently.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Dreaming of Connie Converse
Poet Emily Berry dreams about songwriter Connie Converse in the company of biographer Howard Fishman, musician Emma-Lee Moss (aka Emmy the Great) and poet Jack Underwood.
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
PM
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Six O'Clock News
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
The Wombles to the Rescue
5/7. Wellington and Tomsk are not the only ones who've been digging in Queen's Mere, as they are soon to discover. Performed by Richard E Grant, directed by Johnny Vegas.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
The Naked Week
5/5. Landing slap-bang in the no-man's land between Christmas and New Year, the Naked Week team will be heading out of the trenches to challenge the news to a game of football.
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
The Archers
Jolene puts her foot in it, and Alice makes a decision.
07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Add to Playlist
Composer Tess Tyler and kora player and composer Seckou Keita join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they choose the next five tracks, with special guest Nick Patrick.
08:00 PM - 08:50 PM
Today Podcast: News Review of the Year
Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson look back at a bumper year of elections and sporting moments with Today presenters past and present.
08:50 PM - 09:00 PM
A Point of View
Megan Nolan on New Year's Resolutions, and why 'the leopard can, does and will change its spots.'.
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Adverb
New poetry from Kat Francois , Livia Kojo Alour, Yomi Sode, Keith Jarrett, Christian Foley and Hannah Silva performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Hackney Empire.
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM
The World Tonight
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
10:45 PM - 11:00 PM
South Sea Tales by W. Somerset Maugham
5/5. On the eve of George Moon's departure from Timbang Belud, a local planter, Saffery, a man whom Moon has never liked, asks for his advice concerning a highly personal matter.
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Loose Ends Lounge
In the first of two special programmes, Stuart Maconie presents some of the best music performances from this year's Loose Ends, including English Teacher and Richard Thompson.