BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 26 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Blood Lands—Blood on the Wall
  1/6Two men arrive at a South African farmhouse triggering a violent series of events.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—26/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Currently—Germany: United and Divided
  Historian Katja Hoyer investigates East German disillusion 35 years after reunification.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Finding the Breeze
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/08/25 Countryside Code, pollinators, fruit farm bees.
  The Countryside Code - how's it working?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/08/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 11, Hestia
  The overlooked Olympian who was the resolutely unmarried goddess of the hearth and home
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—The Revolution in Cystic Fibrosis Care That is Changing Lives
  Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Gender pay gap, 'Spicy' fiction, Is rugby safe? Labubu dolls
  Britain’s gender pay gap has been understated for two decades, according to a new report.
5. 11:00
  Add to Playlist—Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the BBC Proms
  Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks
6. 11:45
  Blood Lands—Say Nothing
  2/6A white farming family falls silent following the brutal deaths of two black workers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—26/08/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: How did you holiday this year and is it different from what you've done before?
  How did you holiday this year and is it different from what you've done before?
3. 12:57
  Weather—26/08/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Reform UK sets out their plans for tackling illegal migration
  Nigel Farage promises to detain and deport thousands of people if his party won power.
5. 13:45
  Naturebang—Red Deer and Authority of Voice
  Do lower voices demand more power? The roar of a red deer stag may hold the answer.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—25/08/2025
  George has a controversial brainwave.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rise
  Looked-after black British teen discovers her family history and rises - literally.
8. 15:00
  Extreme—Peak Danger, 6. Descent into Madness
  6/8Scattered climbers scramble to make it down the mountain alive.
9. 15:30
  Heart and Soul—Escaping North Korea
  Danny Vincent meets North Korean defectors embracing Christianity in the South.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—The Farmer's Guide to Animal Farm
  Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates.
11. 16:30
  What's Up Docs?—Is our noisy world killing us?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the serious health impacts of noise.
12. 17:00
  PM—26/08/2025
  News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Nigel Farage sets out the Reform Party's plans for illegal immigration
  He said Reform would deport up to 600,000 people if it won the next election
2. 18:30
  Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 3, Richard Ayoade
  4/6Paul asks Richard Ayoade what he would like to put into Room 101.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/08/2025
  Kenton takes the bait.
4. 19:15
  Artworks—Hollywood and The Adland Five, 2. The British are Coming!
  2/4Christopher Nolan and Christopher Frayling continue their new story of British cinema.
5. 19:45
  New Storytellers—Outsider Sisters
  An exploration of the experiences being a woman and non-binary person of colour in the UK.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Domestic Abuse: Beyond the Checklist
  Leila Nathoo investigates the risk assessment system for domestic abuse.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Casting Your Vote; Edinburgh Festival Fringe; JAWS Pricing
  Accessible voting research and visually impaired artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
8. 21:00
  Crossing Continents—Suing 'Alligator Alcatraz': Immigration in the US
  The legal battles against America’s infamous new immigrant detention centre.
9. 21:30
  Great Lives—Miles Jupp on JL Carr, author of A Month in the Country
  Famous guests pick a life they love or admire.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Will Reform's deportation plan reshape UK politics?
  Nigel Farage unveils plans to deport more than half a million illegal immigrants.
11. 22:45
  Crooked Cross by Sally Carson—Episode Seven
  7/10Sally Carson’s rediscovered 1934 novel about the rise of Hitler.
12. 23:00
  Havana Helmet Club—9. Squeaky Fans
  Mass hysteria theories emerge. An explanation - or convenient exit strategy for the CIA?
13. 23:30
  Illuminated—The Big Ask
  How many questions have you asked today? Were any of your questions meaningful?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Blood Lands—Say Nothing
  2/6A white farming family falls silent following the brutal deaths of two black workers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—27/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  BBC Inside Science—Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?
  The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Unexpected Joy
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/08/25 Water scarcity, Scottish harvest, grazing for butterflies
  Water shortages in Scotland and the impact on farmers.

Wednesday 27 August 2025