BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 28 September 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/09/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Has Poland fallen out of love with Ukraine?
  Why has anti-Ukrainian feeling been growing in Poland, especially in recent months?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Swithin in Hempsted, Gloucestershire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Swithin in Hempsted, Gloucestershire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/09/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—28/09/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—25/09/2026
  Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/09/2026
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/09/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11. 05:57
  Weather—28/09/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/09/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Contains Strong Language Festival in Salford
  Simon Armitage, Jade Cuttle and Trevor Cox talk epic adventures, mudlarking and acoustics.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—28/09/2026
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—28/09/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Understand—The Value Crisis, 3. Prompting a Crisis?
  3/4Will AI add value to our lives?
6. 11:45
  Empire at the Edge of the World by Giles Milton—1. The Race for a Lost Arctic Continent
  1/5Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson wins government backing for an audacious Arctic mission.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/09/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—28/09/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—28/09/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—28/09/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Understand—Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen, 3. David Baddiel's in his 60s
  3/8David Baddiel shares the realities of being a man in his 60s.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—27/09/2026
  Reality sets in for Amber.
7. 14:15
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 11, Shopnucopia
  6/6Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
8. 14:45
  Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 2: Eps 9-16, Episode 2
  2/3By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—28/09/2026
  Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
10. 15:30
  Illuminated—Faithless
  Three women share personal stories of faith, commitment and control.
11. 16:00
  Currently—The Oligarchs
  Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.
12. 16:30
  Rewinder—26/09/2026
  Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
13. 17:00
  PM—28/09/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/09/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  Unspeakable—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/09/2026
  Ian finds himself torn.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—28/09/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink... what we put into space
  Are we putting too much material into orbit and Is space the next environmental frontier?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—24/09/2026
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Contains Strong Language Festival in Salford
  Simon Armitage, Jade Cuttle and Trevor Cox talk epic adventures, mudlarking and acoustics.
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—28/09/2026
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/09/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  Stations by Louise Kennedy—Episode One
  1/10Ireland 1982, teenager Róisín meets local troublemaker Red Camelin.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Cobalt, Episode 1
  1/5Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's disappeared.
12. 23:30
  Great Lives—Actor Laurence Olivier with Derek Jacobi and Tim Walker
  Famous guests nominate someone they love or admire.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/09/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Empire at the Edge of the World by Giles Milton—1. The Race for a Lost Arctic Continent
  1/5Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson wins government backing for an audacious Arctic mission.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/09/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/09/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—29/09/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Currently—The Oligarchs
  Reactive feature from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—29/09/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/09/2026
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/09/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Tuesday 29 September 2026