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  1. Today15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    James Hutton and The Restless Earth

    Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.

  2. Sunday19:15
    BBC Radio 4

    The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive

    Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.

  3. Next Wednesday15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive

    Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.

  4. Next Wednesday15:30
    BBC Radio 4

    All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  5. Next Thursday15:30
    BBC Radio 4

    The Metaphor Consultant

    The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee

  6. Fri 21 Aug 202623:30
    BBC Radio 4

    All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  7. Sun 23 Aug 202619:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Ringing the Bullring

    Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?

  8. Wed 26 Aug 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Ringing the Bullring

    Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?

  9. Wed 26 Aug 202615:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Lab-Grown Life

    Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.