BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 15 June 2026

Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  The Artificial Human—3. Can AI help us win the World Cup?
  With the World Cup around the corner, could AI help us win it?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—York Minster in North Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from York Minster in North Yorkshire
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—15/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/06/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/06/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11. 05:57
  Weather—15/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/06/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Working-Class Lives: Identity and Political Fractures
  Nicola Wilding, Natasha Carthew and Daljit Nagra, with Adam Rutherford.
3. 09:45
  Mary Bourke: Who Cares?—Episode 4: The carer relationship
  Who cares for the carers? Comedian and carer Mary Bourke investigates.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—15/06/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Siblings Unpicked—Last but not least
  Stephen and Anita Mangan unpick the sibling relationship with the help of Philippa Perry
6. 11:45
  Heatwave: The Summer of 1976 by John L Williams—Episode 1
  1/5A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—15/06/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—15/06/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/06/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/06/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Ten Years After Brexit—6: Regulatory Freedom
  Has the UK made the most of its post-Brexit regulatory freedom?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/06/2026
  The fallout continues at Home Farm.
7. 14:15
  Alone—Series 3, Undercover Hamster
  3/6Can smitten Morris impress a new woman with his love of hamsters? Stars Angus Deayton.
8. 14:45
  Naturebang—Red Deer and Authority of Voice
  Do lower voices demand more power? The roar of a red deer stag may hold the answer.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Harriet Tyce and Matt Edmondson
  Harriett Gilbert talks to the writer and the DJ about their favourite books.
10. 15:30
  The History Podcast—Sixty Years of Hurt, Episode 5
  5/6David Baddiel explores Englishness through the history of the England men's football team.
11. 16:00
  Currently—Lebanon's Abandoned Lives
  People describe what life is like in Lebanon, a country repeatedly hit by war.
12. 16:30
  Legend—The Miles Davis Story, 4. Burning Down the House
  4/5Clarke Peters on Miles Davis’s radical electric era and the birth of Bitches Brew.
13. 17:00
  PM—15/06/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 85, 2. Job Interview or Bedroom
  2/6Richard Coles, Tony Hawks, Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke return to Brighton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/06/2026
  Brian’s feelings are hurt.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—15/06/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink... how we age
  How scientists can now make old damaged cells young again.
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—11/06/2026
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Working-Class Lives: Identity and Political Fractures
  Nicola Wilding, Natasha Carthew and Daljit Nagra, with Adam Rutherford.
8. 21:45
  Mary Bourke: Who Cares?—Episode 4: The carer relationship
  Who cares for the carers? Comedian and carer Mary Bourke investigates.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/06/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  Land by Maggie O'Farrell—Episode 1
  1/10A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Bitter Pill, 5. Face the Fear
  5/5Time is running out for Mary.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/06/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Heatwave: The Summer of 1976 by John L Williams—Episode 1
  1/5A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—16/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/06/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/06/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/06/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Tuesday 16 June 2026