BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 2 May 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  To the Edge of the World by Tilar J Mazzeo—Episode 5
  5/51856. Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman to captain a merchant clipper ship.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/05/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
8. 05:45
  The Hackers—Series 1, The Worm
  2/10Biella Coleman tells the story of the first global internet worm.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Roadside Verges
  Martha Kearney explores the forgotten and neglected world of roadside verges
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—02/05/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  Weather—02/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—02/05/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—02/05/2026
  Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  What's Up Docs?—Should you improve your balance?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can improve our balance.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 52, Swindon
  4/7Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—02/05/2026
  Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—02/05/2026
  Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/05/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—02/05/2026
  The latest news from the world of personal finance
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 120, Episode 3
  3/8Andy and his panel quiz the week's news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/05/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—01/05/2026
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—02/05/2026
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—01/05/2026
  Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
9. 15:00
  Hardy's Women—Jude the Obscure, Episode 1
  1/3Sue Bridehead relates the story of stonemason Jude and his dreams of being a scholar.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—02/05/2026
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
11. 17:00
  PM—02/05/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—30/04/2026
  Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Tracy Borman, Phil Wang, Anna Haugh, Hollywood Musicals, Finn Forster
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—02/05/2026
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—30/04/2026
  In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Voices of the General Strike
  David Runciman explores the General Strike of May 1926.
6. 21:00
  In Time to the Music—The House of the Rising Sun
  The story of The House of the Rising Sun as it travelled across time.
7. 21:30
  Planet Bach
  Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
8. 22:00
  News—02/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  The Food Programme—Food Stories of Roots and Roads
  Dan Saladino hears stories from Parabere Forum, a gathering of chefs and storytellers.
10. 23:00
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 2. The Best Friend I Locked Up
  2/4Brighty’s quest to find just one person he’s never wronged leads him to a Cornish stag-do.
11. 23:30
  Round Britain Quiz—26/04/2026
  Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—26/04/2026
  James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—03/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2026
  The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country
8. 05:45
  In Touch—28/04/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted

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