BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 15 April 2026

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death and the Search for Truth in Tehran by Ramita Navai—Somayah
  2/5Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—15/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/04/2026
  Sean Curran reports on the latest news from Westminster.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The House that Ruth Built
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/04/2026 Fuel protests in Northern Ireland, waste licences, National Park peat restoration.
  Tractor protests in Northern Ireland over spiralling fuel costs.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/04/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Life Changing—40 years to find my birth father
  Dr Sian Williams talks to a woman whose long search for her birth father ends just in time
3. 09:30
  Everything Is Fake—Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares, 6. F For Fake
  Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Wes Streeting MP, Novelist Elizabeth Arnott, Comedian Susie McCabe
  What does the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England mean for women?
5. 11:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Are white working class girls falling behind?
  When it comes to school attendance and attainment are some girls falling behind?
6. 11:40
  This Week in History—April 13th to April 19th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
7. 11:45
  City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death and the Search for Truth in Tehran by Ramita Navai—Morteza
  3/5Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—15/04/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Potholes, Free Energy, Pokemon
  Will the government's new policy fix potholes?
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/04/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—How migrants pretend to be gay to win asylum
  Undercover reporting reveals the networks that fake evidence to beat the asylum system.
5. 13:45
  About the Girls—3. Education
  3/5Girls all over the country talk to Catherine Carr about how they feel about school.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/04/2026
  Stella tries to keep her fears in check.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Shell Seven
  The Shell Seven wanted to put their case before a jury. True story by Margaret Heffernan.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: How to Handle Global Shocks
  We look at how you can protect your finances from global shocks.
9. 15:30
  Living and Light
  Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
10. 16:00
  The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, Sophie O’Brien (Pollen Careers, CEO)
  Sophie O’Brien on how she plans to disrupt the recruitment industry.
11. 16:15
  The Media Show—BBC job cuts, Journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market, Reporting the Artemis II launch
  BBC job cuts, journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market.
12. 17:00
  PM—15/04/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—BBC uncovers advisors helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK
  The Home Secretary promises action against anyone caught defrauding the asylum system
2. 18:30
  Maria Shehata is Wisdomless
  Maria travels 6,000 miles to try to fulfil the hopes of her Coptic Egyptian parents.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/04/2026
  Bert warns Chelsea not to be too trusting.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly's wife and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly on Starstruck
  Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
5. 20:00
  AntiSocial—The Guides and single sex organisations
  The Girl Guides says that trans girls will have to leave but do we need single sex groups?
6. 20:45
  Human Intelligence—Series 1, Teachers: Diogenes
  The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.
7. 21:00
  The Life Scientific—Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world
  Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
8. 21:30
  Through Persian Eyes—Episode 2
  2/3Ali Ansari continues his Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US war on Iran a "mistake", says Reeves
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves voiced sweeping criticism of the war at IMF conference
10. 22:45
  Few and Far Between by Jan Carson—Episode 3
  3/10Alex asks to meet the Ark’s last surviving original resident.
11. 23:00
  Brian & Roger—3. Zeus
  Roger makes a new friend and Brian is keen to capitalise.
12. 23:15
  Misguided Meditations—3. The Rainbow Lagoon
  A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/04/2026
  Sean Curran reports as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over defence at PMQs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death and the Search for Truth in Tehran by Ramita Navai—Morteza
  3/5Revealing portraits of the challenges ordinary people face in the Islamic Republic of Iran
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—16/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/04/2026
  Susan Hulme with the best from Parliament.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Always a Reader
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/04/26 Lough Neagh dredging, concerns about government labs in Northern Ireland, National Park dark skies, rural church crime
  New research suggests dredging is affecting water quality in Lough Neagh.

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