
Morning

The Invention Of...
What are the Balkans?
Have the Balkans always been unstable? Misha Glenny returns to the powder keg of Europe to find out.
Have the Balkans always been unstable? Misha Glenny returns to the powder keg of Europe to find out.

1. The birth of radio astronomy
Astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifying voyage through the cosmos using one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools in science - the radio wave.
Astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifying voyage through the cosmos using one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools in science - the radio wave.

News Summary
30/03/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

You and Yours
30/03/2026
News and discussion of consumer affairs
News and discussion of consumer affairs

Weather
30/03/2026
The latest weather forecast
The latest weather forecast
Afternoon

World at One
30/03/2026
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

Episode 1
For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.
For 25 years, eight-foot-high walls separated the residents of an Oxford council estate from their middle class neighbours. This is the story of Cutteslowe nearly 70 years on.

Prepper
Queen of the North
Are you prepared? Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. Award-winning comedy by Caz Moran, starring Sue Johnston and Lydia West.
Are you prepared? Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it. Award-winning comedy by Caz Moran, starring Sue Johnston and Lydia West.

Opening Lines
Flight - Episode Two
Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of ‘passing’. John Yorke investigates and asks if this is why the book as largely been forgotten.
Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of ‘passing’. John Yorke investigates and asks if this is why the book as largely been forgotten.


