BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 26 May 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/05/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Colombia's webcam women
  Colombia is a global hub of the adult webcam industry employing an estimated 500,000 women
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Minster Church of All Saints, Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
  The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/05/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—26/05/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—Hannah Deacon, Andrew Norfolk, Dame June Clark, Martin Graham
  Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a journalist, a nurses’ leader and a businessman.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Gratitude for Emergency Services
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/05/25 - A Wild Night Out in the North Pennines
  Naturalists in pursuit of nocturnal wildlife in the Cumbrian Pennines.
11. 05:57
  Weather—26/05/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/05/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Hay Festival: exposing the secrets of rubbish
  Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri
3. 09:45
  At Your Own Peril—The Gamble
  Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in farming | A Woman’s Hour special
  Anita Rani spends a day at a farm in Devon hearing from female farmers about their lives.
5. 11:00
  The Patch—Bruton
  A small town in rural Somerset becomes a magnet for contemporary art - what happens next?
6. 11:45
  Holding the Line by Barbara Kingsolver—Episode 1: The Truck from Tennessee
  1/5Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eye witness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—26/05/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Vape Ban, RTS Switch Off, Turbine Tourism
  What will be the impact of the disposable vape ban?
3. 12:57
  Weather—26/05/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Ukraine: Trump anger at Russian bombardment
  US Senate threatens Russia with more sanctions after drones attack Ukraine.
5. 13:45
  Shadow World—The Smuggler, 1. The Passport
  British builder Nick joins an Albanian people smuggling gang.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—25/05/2025
  Lilian considers her options.
7. 14:15
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 6, 2. Don’t Go to Strangers
  2/6Roger suggests therapy.
8. 14:45
  Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson—Episode 9
  9/10The village is in uproar after Sarah Walker’s denials but the Christmas party must go on.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB
  Notable guests pick someone who has inspired their lives.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 23, Chuckle, Snigger and LOL
  8/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get serious about the science of laughter
11. 16:00
  Currently—The Three Babies Mystery
  The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 48, Episode 3
  3/7Jay Rayner and the panel answer questions from a hungry audience in Macclesfield.
13. 17:00
  PM—26/05/2025
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Moscow suggests Donald Trump is "emotionally overloaded"
  Officials in Moscow brush off a rebuke from the US President
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 9, 1. Bus Stop Assault
  1/6Alfie Moore returns for another series of comic crime conundrums.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/05/2025
  Alice makes an apology.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Alison Steadman live from Hay Festival
  Live from the Hay Festival, Alison Steadman talks to Samira about her career
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—What is ransomware and what can be done to stop it?
  How should organisations deal with the threat of ransomware attacks?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Does the pandemic agreement make the world safer?
  An international agreement to prepare for future pandemics is adopted. What does it mean?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Hay Festival: exposing the secrets of rubbish
  Tom Sutcliffe at Hay Festival, with Chloe Duckworth, Sarah Gabbott and Saabira Chaudhuri
8. 21:45
  The Shipping Postcards—Dogger
  1/5Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Car ploughs into people at Liverpool FC parade
  53-year-old British man detained at the scene after car collides with crowd
10. 22:45
  Shakedowns in Hyperspace by Naomi Wood—1: 'Helen! Helen! Helen!'
  1/5A darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
11. 23:00
  Nuremberg—He Pointed to the Sky
  7/8An ordinary man gives evidence. He killed 90,000 Jews. He wouldn’t disobey an order.
12. 23:30
  A Good Read—Sophie Hannah and Viv Groskop
  Broken friendships, life on the stage, and a sinister talking dog all feature this week.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/05/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Holding the Line by Barbara Kingsolver—Episode 1: The Truck from Tennessee
  1/5Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eye witness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/05/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—27/05/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Currently—The Three Babies Mystery
  The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in East London.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Mercy
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/05/25 National Parks, impact of dry weather, plastic in insects.
  National Parks, wild camping and fly camping.

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