BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 8 August 2026

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Tony Hawks Is Giving Nothing Away—5. Finding Balance
  Tony Hawks tries to find a more balanced approach to the thorny issue of inheritance.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
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  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/08/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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5. 05:30
  News Summary—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—What’s in a name?
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Richard Reddie.
8. 05:45
  Living on the Edge—Corsewall
  Richard King visits Corsewall lighthouse with keeper Barry Miller.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:07
  This Natural Life—Tracey Emin
  Dame Tracey Emin introduces Martha Kearney to the landscape and the wild waves of Margate.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest
  As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
4. 06:57
  Weather—08/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—08/08/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Artworks—What Happened to Counter-Culture?, 3. Beauty in the Streets
  Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.
7. 09:30
  What's Up Docs?—How hydrated should you really be?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore hydration.
8. 10:00
  You're Dead to Me—Emperor Constantine the Great: Christianity and the Roman Empire
  Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the Roman emperor, Constantine the Great.
9. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 53, Chelsea
  7/6Jay Rayner and the panel are at Chelsea Academy to discuss coconut and buffet food.
10. 11:00
  Radical—Votes for Six-Year-Olds: Could Child Suffrage Revive Democracy? (David Runciman)
  A former Cambridge politics professor has a bold proposal: lowering the voting age to six.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
  The origin story of the man accused by US law enforcement of fuelling the fentanyl crisis.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/08/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Series 7, EasyCinema
  Stelios, the EasyJet founder, tells Sean why his low-cost movie theatres didn't take off.
3. 12:30
  Current-ish—Exam results, early release, and the possible end of two marriages
  Lucy Porter gets current-ish with Vittorio Angelone, Jake Bhardwaj and Susie McCabe.
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/08/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Hamish Falconer MP, Andrew Rosindell MP, Lord Willetts, Munira Wilson MP
  Henry Zeffman presents political debate from the Open University in Milton Keynes.
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—08/08/2026
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—07/08/2026
  Keira makes a surprising discovery.
9. 15:00
  Fork in the Road—August in Manchester
  A chance encounter reunites Leigh with Rick, the man she never stopped wondering about.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Listener week - Elderly caring, women in boat building, dialects, functional skills in schools
  As we continue Listener Week, dealing with an elderly parent as a pensioner yourself.
11. 17:00
  PM—08/08/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Sliced Bread - Series 17, Pillows
  What makes the perfect pillow?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—08/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Liam Ó Maonlaí, Michael Fry, Emma Southon, Olivia McVeigh, Dónal O'Connor, Neil Martin, Clare Sands
  Stuart Maconie and guests from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All-Ireland Fleadh) in Belfast.
3. 19:00
  Last Word: Doing Death Differently—Lay this body down
  3/5Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
4. 19:15
  Changing the Odds—Episode 2: Gibraltar - Online betting's birthplace
  How Gibraltar became the tech, data and innovation capital of the online gambling industry
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Writing Our Mothers
  A journey into the ways women writers have written the mother.
6. 21:00
  Understand—Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: Omnibus 1
  Stories of conflict that forged a movement.
7. 22:00
  News—08/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—The Dark Arts of Affinage
  Sheila Dillon explores the weird and wonderful world of maturing cheese.
9. 23:00
  Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 2, 2. Intelligence
  2/4In this episode, Olga tackles intelligence.
10. 23:30
  Brain of Britain—Heat 2, 2026
  General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on A Song of Ice and Fire and county cricket.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Bookclub—Janice Hallett
  The award-winning writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about her debut novel, The Appeal.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/08/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—09/08/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin’s Church in Eynsford, Kent
8. 05:45
  In Touch—The War Veterans who may lose their homes; Commonwealth Games
  Blind war veterans fearing eviction, and reflections on the 2026 Commonwealth Games.