BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 27 October 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/10/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Unsuitable for Children
  1/5Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—27/10/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/10/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Bug in the System
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/10/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/10/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Adrian Crellin on pioneering smarter radiotherapy for treating cancer
  Prof Adrian Crellin discusses his pioneering career at the cutting edge of radiotherapy.
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—27/10/2026
  Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—27/10/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Screenshot—Billy Wilder
  Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
6. 11:45
  Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Sedition and Satire
  2/5Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/10/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—27/10/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/10/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/10/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  The History Podcast—How Houdini Made Magic, 7. Master the media
  7/11Houdini learns to use newspapers as a tool to self-mythologise and build up his legend
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/10/2026
  Ed makes an unsettling discovery.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Maydays, Part 3: Human Dust
  3/3David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics concludes.
8. 15:00
  History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter
  10/11One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.
9. 15:30
  Heart and Soul—The Miracle Doctor of Lourdes
  Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—Seeing John Berger
  Memories of the influential artist and writer John Berger.
11. 16:30
  What's Up Docs?—Why do we love scary movies?
  Drs Chris and Xand explore recreational fear - why might we enjoy scaring ourselves?
12. 17:00
  PM—27/10/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/10/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 13, Episode 3
  3/6Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/10/2026
  Rex attempts to bury the truth.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—27/10/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
  Hunting the fraudster who stole tens of millions in VAT.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—27/10/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
7. 21:00
  Illuminated—Epilepsy and the Electric Spirit
  Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure.
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—Unlocking the North
  How do you get good economic growth going across every postcode in the north of England?
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/10/2026
  In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
10. 22:45
  Partita by Barbara Kingsolver—Pathetique & Prelude VI
  7/10Just as Livia recovers from her horrific injury, another health crisis fells her.
11. 23:00
  Lab-Grown Life
  Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/10/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/10/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Sedition and Satire
  2/5Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—28/10/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/10/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Saints We Don't Know
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/10/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

Wednesday 28 October 2026