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09:30 GMT

All in the Mind

Navigating the Pacific without technology

How Marshallese sailors use the feeling of waves hitting their boats to navigate the ocean. Plus, an illusion helps unlock more details of childhood memories.

How Marshallese sailors use the feeling of waves hitting their boats to navigate the ocean. Plus, an illusion helps unlock more details of childhood memories.

10:00 GMT

Woman's Hour

18/11/2025

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

11:00 GMT

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Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.

11:45 GMT

Unanswered Questions

Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch. This is the story of Jacob's transformation, with help from the unlikeliest of places.

Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch. This is the story of Jacob's transformation, with help from the unlikeliest of places.

Afternoon

12:00 GMT

News Summary

18/11/2025

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

12:04 GMT

You and Yours

18/11/2025

News and discussion of consumer affairs

News and discussion of consumer affairs

12:57 GMT

Weather

18/11/2025

The latest weather forecast

The latest weather forecast

13:00 GMT

World at One

18/11/2025

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

13:45 GMT

A Carnival of Animals

Part 2: The Golden Mole, The Owl, The Glow-Worm, The Giraffe

Writer Katherine Rundell explores the lives of four endangered animals through stories that connect natural history, science, myth and culture.

Writer Katherine Rundell explores the lives of four endangered animals through stories that connect natural history, science, myth and culture.

14:00 GMT

The Archers

17/11/2025

Jakob faces an unexpected diversion, and Helen makes the best of a tricky situation.

Jakob faces an unexpected diversion, and Helen makes the best of a tricky situation.

14:15 GMT

Drama on 4

Shearwaters

Ruth's idyllic island life is threatened by the unexpected arrival of someone from her past. As danger intensifies, distressing memories surface and Ruth is forced to take action.

Ruth's idyllic island life is threatened by the unexpected arrival of someone from her past. As danger intensifies, distressing memories surface and Ruth is forced to take action.