BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 27 January 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Craftland—Episode 1
  1/5Academic and broadcaster James Fox explores Britain's lost arts and vanishing trades.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2026
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—27/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/01/2026
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/01/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/01/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Intrigue—Ransom Man, 2. Whoospie :D
  2/6ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next.
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—27/01/2026
  Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—27/01/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Screenshot—The Older Woman
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the older woman and age gap romances on screen.
6. 11:45
  Craftland—Episode 2
  2/5The art of thatching in the Highlands and islands of Scotland.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/01/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—27/01/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/01/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/01/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  The Fibre Factor—Fibremaxxing
  4/5Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall gets down with the online diet trend of fibremaxxing.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/01/2026
  Akram offers a suggestion.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lights Up: Dedication (Part 2)
  Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?
8. 15:00
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 4, 57. Jessie McLachlan - Silenced Servant
  Lucy Worsley analyses a brutal murder in Glasgow – a Victorian ‘he said, she said’.
9. 15:30
  Thinking Allowed—27/01/2026
  New research on how society works
10. 16:00
  Artworks—A People's History of Punk, Love Bites
  2/3Chris Packham celebrates 50 years of punk with the people who used it to fight back.
11. 16:30
  What's Up Docs?—How can we sustain a healthy diet?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can sustain a healthy diet.
12. 17:00
  PM—27/01/2026
  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—27/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  You Heard It Here First—Series 3, 3. 'The Irish Comedian Throws His Chair Across the Room'
  3/6Difficult sound cues enrage confused comics.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/01/2026
  Ruth has concerns about a neighbour.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—27/01/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—27/01/2026
  News-making original journalism investigating stories at home and abroad
6. 20:40
  In Touch—27/01/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
7. 21:00
  Crossing Continents—27/01/2026
  Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—22/01/2026
  The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/01/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa—Episode 7
  7/10When novels are disappeared, the islanders must burn all their books.
11. 23:00
  Cloning Jack
  You can now clone your pet in the UK, but should you?
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/01/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Craftland—Episode 2
  2/5The art of thatching in the Highlands and islands of Scotland.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2026
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—28/01/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/01/2026
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/01/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/01/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Wednesday 28 January 2026