BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 16 May 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Weimar by Katja Hoyer—1927-1929: An Age of Optimism
  5/10The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—16/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/05/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
8. 05:45
  The Hackers—Series 1, Press Ganged
  4/10Biella Coleman discovers how France once forced hackers to work for the government.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Bluebird returns to Coniston
  Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird returns to Coniston Water in Cumbria.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—16/05/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  Weather—16/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—16/05/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—16/05/2026
  Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 10:30
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 52, Episode 6
  6/7Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—16/05/2026
  Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—16/05/2026
  Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—16/05/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—16/05/2026
  The latest news from the world of personal finance
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 120, Episode 5
  5/8It's time for more News Quizzing.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/05/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—15/05/2026
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—16/05/2026
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—15/05/2026
  All is not going to plan for George.
9. 15:00
  Hardy's Women—Jude the Obscure, Episode 3
  3/3Sue and Jude's unconventional relationship ends in tragedy.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—16/05/2026
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
11. 17:00
  PM—16/05/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—16/05/2026
  Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—16/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Bank of Dave musical, Cally Beaton
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—16/05/2026
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—14/05/2026
  In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Life and Many Deaths of the Local
  Shane Richie discovers how pubs can survive today by exploring how they did in the past.
6. 21:00
  Understand—Rinsed, Rinsed: Omnibus 1
  What's happening to our rivers is a real stinker of a scandal. Kate Lamble investigates.
7. 22:00
  News—16/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—The future of our fruit and veg
  Sheila Dillon asks fruit and veg growers what they want from a new UK horticulture plan.
9. 23:00
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 4. The Lord I Shot
  4/4Brighty decides he can right a wrong - killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
10. 23:30
  Round Britain Quiz—10/05/2026
  Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—10/05/2026
  James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—17/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—17/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of Saints Patrick and Andrew in Elveden Suffolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Patrick and Andrew in Elveden Suffolk.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—12/05/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted

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