| 06:00 | Today With Justin Webb and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am; Thought for the Day 7.48am. |
| 09:00 | The Pope's British Divisions When the Pope lands in Britain, what kind of Church will he find? Mark Dowd investigates how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982. |
| 09:45 | Book of the Week: Storyteller - The... ...Life of Roald Dahl. Storyteller - The Life of Roald Dahl: Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from Donald Sturrock's biography of Roald Dahl. 3/5: Aged 56, it's suddenly all change for Dahl. |
| 10:00 | Woman's Hour Presented by Jenni Murray. |
| 10:45 | The Blitz Stories of the Blitz from across the UK. 4/6: Jasper Carrott tells the story of how Birmingham's workers kept the munitions factories going during the worst of the Birmingham Blitz. |
| 11:00 | Crossing Continents Rupa Jha investigates who wins and loses in the massive rebuilding programme as Delhi prepares for the Commonwealth Games. |
| 11:30 | Juggling Chainsaws with Archaos Miles Warde tracks down the British members of a touring French circus described as the sickest show on earth. |
| 12:00 | You and Yours Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. |
| 12:57 | Weather The latest weather forecast. |
| 13:00 | The World at One National and international news with Martha Kearney. |
| 13:30 | Costing the Earth The Deepwater Horizon disaster proved the dangers of searching for our oil and gas in ever more challenging environments. Tom Heap asks if we can find them closer to home. |
| 14:00 | The Archers Harry has big plans and Jazzer gets the wrong end of the stick. |
| 14:15 | Afternoon Play: What the Bishops Knew What the Bishops Knew
Hugh Costello's play explores how, for several decades, abuse by Catholic priests was allegedly covered up in an attempt to protect the Church in Ireland. |
| 15:00 | Open Country Helen Mark visits Cornwall to find out why the reintroduction of cattle to graze the Penwith Moors and improve the area's biodiversity has upset some of the local community. |
| 15:27 | The Radio 4 Appeal Sister Frances Dominica appeals on behalf of React. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. |
| 15:30 | I Got The Dog Susie Maguire's comic stories about the fallout from a break-up. 3/3: Surely performance artist Chiara can salvage something from the end of her relationship with pianist Boris? |
| 15:45 | James and the Giant Tree House Following the fortunes of James Aldred as he builds a giant tree house in the rainforest in Gabon. 4/5: Dangling on his ropes in mid air James spots a crocodile in the lagoon below. |
| 16:00 | Bookclub James Naughtie and readers talk to the Canadian writer Yann Martel about his novel Life of Pi, which won the 2002 Man Booker Prize and went on to become a global phenomenon. |
| 16:30 | The Material World Quentin Cooper dissects the latest science. |
| 17:00 | PM Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. Including at 5.57pm Weather. |
| 18:00 | Six O'Clock News The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. |
| 18:30 | Clare in the Community Sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden about a social worker. 2/6. Too Cool for School: Clare manages to make a friend. |
| 19:00 | The Archers It's the night of the golf club dinner and there's a new crisis for Kathy to handle. |
| 19:15 | Front Row Arts news, interviews and reviews, with Mark Lawson. |
| 19:45 | The Blitz Stories of the Blitz from across the UK. 4/6: Jasper Carrott tells the story of how Birmingham's workers kept the munitions factories going during the worst of the Birmingham Blitz. |
| 20:00 | The Report As thousands of well-qualified youngsters join the ranks of those not in training, work or education, Morland Sanders asks: is a generation being shut out of the jobs market? |
| 20:30 | In Business At one time, British computing led the world. In a mobile world, some people think it might be happening again. Peter Day reports on the past, present and future of UK computing. |
| 21:00 | Saving Species Brett Westwood examines the world of nature. 19/40: A report from the Somerset Levels to witness the release of the European Crane, the first time they've been there for 400 years. |
| 21:30 | The Pope's British Divisions When the Pope lands in Britain, what kind of Church will he find? Mark Dowd investigates how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982. |
| 21:58 | Weather The latest weather forecast. |
| 22:00 | The World Tonight National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. |
| 22:45 | Book at Bedtime: Alex y Robert Alex y Robert
4/10. Loreli King reads from the novel by Wena Poon. It is the annual bullfight for Las Fallas in Valencia, and Roberto spots Alex amongst the press photographers. |
| 23:00 | That Mitchell and Webb Sound 2/6
Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, with Olivia Colman, James Bachman and Sarah Hadland. |
| 23:30 | Today in Parliament News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament. |
| 00:00 | News and Weather The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather. |
| 00:30 | Book of the Week: Storyteller - The... ...Life of Roald Dahl. Storyteller - The Life of Roald Dahl: Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from Donald Sturrock's biography of Roald Dahl. 3/5: Aged 56, it's suddenly all change for Dahl. |
| 00:48 | Shipping Forecast The latest shipping forecast. |
| 01:00 | As BBC World Service BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. |
| 05:20 | Shipping Forecast The latest shipping forecast. |
| 05:30 | News Briefing The latest news from BBC Radio 4. |
| 05:43 | Prayer for the Day Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. |
| 05:45 | Farming Today News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. |