BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 28 July 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/07/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Confessions of a Performative Male by Darren McGarvey—Fear
  1/5Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey asks hard questions about the crisis of masculinity.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/07/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—28/07/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Currently—Troubled Town
  Why are young people causing trouble in one part of Greater Manchester?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/07/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/07/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/07/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The History Podcast—Invisible Hands: The American Century, Mr Nobody
  1/7The man who made America into a superpower. The most important man you've never heard of.
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—28/07/2026
  Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—28/07/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Screenshot—24 Hour Movies
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day.
6. 11:45
  Confessions of a Performative Male by Darren McGarvey—Toxicity
  2/5Is a 1950s cartoon acting as a gateway to the manosphere? Darren McGarvey investigates.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/07/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—28/07/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—28/07/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—28/07/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Buried—Dead Rabbit, 7. Criminal Evolution
  7/11The hare coursing criminal underworld is bigger than ever - but who is really behind it?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—27/07/2026
  Fallon has concerns for a loved one.
7. 14:15
  Our Friends in the North—Episode 10: 2021
  10/10Adam Usden's 10th episode, set in 2021, closes Peter Flannery's Our Friends in the North.
8. 15:00
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Lady on Trial, Connie Bolam - Conscientious Objector
  7/11Lucy meets defiant protestor Connie Bolam, a World War II conscientious objector.
9. 15:30
  Heart and Soul—Jamaica: Shaken, not broken
  How volunteers are salvaging Jamaica’s 1,600 sacred spaces destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—The Writing Life of Sylvia Plath, 2. Wifehood, Womanhood and Friendship
  2/3A major three-part series on Sylvia Plath presented by Mariella Frostrup.
11. 16:30
  What's Up Docs?—Why do we follow advice we know is bad?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.
12. 17:00
  PM—28/07/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/07/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 9, 5. My Corona and A Better Place
  5/6This week we hear the essays My Corona and A Better Place.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/07/2026
  There’s an awkward moment for Alice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—28/07/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  Floor 15
  Fergus Walsh follows experimental clinical trials on Floor 15 at Guys Hospital.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—28/07/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
7. 21:00
  The Documentary—The Dream Makers
  Anand Jagatia investigates Dream engineering and what it could mean for how we dream.
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—23/07/2026
  Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/07/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy—Episode 7
  7/10Rowan has discovered a series of graves. She thinks her missing husband might be in one.
11. 23:00
  Wild Inside—The Cheetah
  Ben Garrod and Jess French dissect the secrets of the fastest land animal, the cheetah.
12. 23:30
  A Good Read—Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson
  The writers choose the books they love to read.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/07/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Confessions of a Performative Male by Darren McGarvey—Toxicity
  2/5Is a 1950s cartoon acting as a gateway to the manosphere? Darren McGarvey investigates.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/07/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—29/07/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  BBC Inside Science—23/07/2026
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/07/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/07/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Wednesday 29 July 2026