BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 25 June 2026

Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—Music maestros
  How potential in music crosses cultural and geographical boundaries.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/06/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—25/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/06/2026
  Sean Curran reports on a very peculiar Prime Minister's Questions.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Showing
  Morning reflection with Bryan Kerr, a Church of Scotland Minister in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/06/2026 The Farming Roadmap, emissions from agriculture, pigs in the heat
  A landmark day for English farmers? The government's Farming Roadmap is launched.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/06/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Vigée Le Brun
  The woman who became Marie Antoinette's official portraitist and won fame across Europe.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—A Swift Transition (with Matt Forde and Ria Lina)
  Matt Forde steps into hosting duties to talk the language of resignation and coronation.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Nottingham Ockendon review, Sarah Vine, Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
  Two women whose babies died react to the Ockendon review of Nottingham maternity care.
5. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Anish Kapoor
  Artist and sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences.
6. 11:45
  How to Spot Potential—The world of work
  Many employers say they will help you fulfil your potential, but what do they mean?
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/06/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Bottom Line—Digital Nomads
  How the rise of the digital nomad is transforming business, cities and the future of work.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Toast, Series 7, Orange
  Why did the mobile phone brand with a "bright" future disappear from the UK?
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/06/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—At least 150 dead after earthquakes in Venezuela
  Warnings that thousands could be dead after two earthquakes hit the Venezuelan capital.
6. 13:45
  Tony Hawks Just Wants to Play—Hidden Hurdles
  Gender, race and class: Tony Hawks reveals some hidden barriers to play.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/06/2026
  Helen puts her foot in it.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Gret and Will
  Gret rises to stardom at the Tudor court as Anne Boleyn’s Fool. But is her life in danger?
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Bosham to West Itchenor in West Sussex
  Clare explores a stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Rafiki Thabo Foundation
  Patron Amar Latif makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Rafiki Thabo Foundation.
11. 15:30
  Feedback—BBC Cuts, and David Baddiel's 60 Years of Hurt
  Andrea Catherwood hears your comments on the cuts to BBC radio programmes.
12. 16:00
  Rethink—Rethink... the power of the US dollar
  Could the US dollar lose its number one status?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
  Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
14. 17:00
  PM—UK's June heat record broken again
  Temperatures go past 36.5 in Somerset, beating the record set yesterday.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Venezuelan earthquakes, heatwave sweeps Europe
  Two earthquakes in Venezuela have killed more than 160 people
2. 18:30
  P.O.V.—Series 2, S2 E2: Black Friday Forever!
  2/6A sketch show made by the internet's best comedians, with amazing savings!
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/06/2026
  Ed attempts to keep the peace.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Review Show: Frida Kahlo, Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking, Museum of the Year
  The Last Viking film and novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens. Plus Museum of the Year.
5. 20:00
  When It Hits the Fan—King Charles, Tax and Transparency
  David Yelland and Farzana Baduel look at what HRH is declaring to the HMRC.
6. 20:15
  The Media Show—Andy Burnham's media strategy, smart glasses and filming in public places, BBC Long Wave closes
  Burnham's media strategy, smart glasses & filming in public places, BBC Long Wave closes.
7. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Daniel Sloss, Horse McDonald, Helen Watson, Stuart Maconie, Dan Richards, Darren Brownlie
  Stuart Maconie and guests at Borders Book Festival.
8. 21:45
  Strong Message Here—A Swift Transition (with Matt Forde and Ria Lina)
  Matt Forde steps into hosting duties to talk the language of resignation and coronation.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Venezuela earthquakes death toll reaches 188, but thousands feared dead
  The UN says more than 100 buildings have collapsed as rescuers search the rubble
10. 22:45
  Land by Maggie O'Farrell—Episode 9
  9/10A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.
11. 23:00
  Radical—Last Call for the Local: Are Old Pubs the Solution to Modern Crises? (Oisín Rogers)
  The Devonshire’s landlord argues why, and how, we should save the British public house.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/06/2026
  Sean Curran reports as ministers reveal plans to ban "abusive" conversion practices.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—The world of work
  Many employers say they will help you fulfil your potential, but what do they mean?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/06/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—26/06/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—26/06/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—26/06/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Walking
  Morning reflection with Bryan Kerr, a Church of Scotland Minister in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/06/26 NI to miss its environmental targets, farming in the heatwave, farm campsite
  Northern Ireland's government is warned it'll miss environmental targets

Friday 26 June 2026