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Morning

11:00 BST

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.

11:45 BST

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.

12:00 BST

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.

12:04 BST

You and Yours

30/03/2026

News and discussion of consumer affairs

News and discussion of consumer affairs

12:57 BST

Weather

30/03/2026

The latest weather forecast

The latest weather forecast

Afternoon

13:00 BST

World at One

30/03/2026

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

13:45 BST

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.

14:15 BST

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.

14:45 BST

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.