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Early

09:00 BST

Marianna in Conspiracyland

1. The Dove and the Pigeon

What Happened to Paloma?

What Happened to Paloma?

09:30 BST

Fool's Gold

1. Buried Treasure

Two detectorists stumble upon a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to £12m. This is the story of how to go from the luckiest treasure hunters on earth, to Newport’s most wanted.

Two detectorists stumble upon a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to £12m. This is the story of how to go from the luckiest treasure hunters on earth, to Newport’s most wanted.

Morning

10:00 BST

Woman's Hour

30/06/2025

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 BST

Starmer's Stormy Year

A year on from the landslide election win, the BBC's Henry Zeffman talks to insiders about the challenges Labour has faced in government.

A year on from the landslide election win, the BBC's Henry Zeffman talks to insiders about the challenges Labour has faced in government.

11:45 BST

1. The Past Is a Foreign Country

The novelist Sarah Dunant explores the craft of blending fact and fiction to understand the past in a beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.

The novelist Sarah Dunant explores the craft of blending fact and fiction to understand the past in a beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.

12:00 BST

News Summary

30/06/2025

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

30/06/2025

News and discussion of consumer affairs

News and discussion of consumer affairs

12:57 BST

Weather

30/06/2025

The latest weather forecast

The latest weather forecast

Afternoon

13:00 BST

World at One

30/06/2025

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

13:45 BST

Politically

16. The Result

David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. The immediate result of the general election was silence: a three-week hiatus.

David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age. The immediate result of the general election was silence: a three-week hiatus.