
Afternoon

Great Lives
Pianist and broadcaster Keelan Carew nominates Russian composer Nicolai Medtner
The life, and more especially the work, of the Russian pianist and composer Nicolai Medtner is the choice of Matthew’s guest, the pianist and broadcaster Keelan Carew.
The life, and more especially the work, of the Russian pianist and composer Nicolai Medtner is the choice of Matthew’s guest, the pianist and broadcaster Keelan Carew.

You're Dead to Me
Philippe, Duc d’Orléans: in the shadow of the Sun King
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century France by Dr Jonathan Spangler and comedian Tom Allen to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, Louis XIV’s younger brother.
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century France by Dr Jonathan Spangler and comedian Tom Allen to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, Louis XIV’s younger brother.

Currently
Inside ARIA
Evan Davis gets inside access to the UK’s ambitious new science and technology innovation agency ARIA.
Evan Davis gets inside access to the UK’s ambitious new science and technology innovation agency ARIA.

PM
19/01/2026
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

Six O'Clock News
19/01/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
National and international news from BBC Radio 4

The Unbelievable Truth
5. Sugar, Saints, Spiders and Heavy Metal
David Mitchell invites Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Tony Hawks to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as sugar, saints, spiders and heavy metal.
David Mitchell invites Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Tony Hawks to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as sugar, saints, spiders and heavy metal.
Evening

The Archers
19/01/2026
There's worry at Meadow Farm, and David attempts a negotiation.
There's worry at Meadow Farm, and David attempts a negotiation.

Front Row
19/01/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music



