BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 30 May 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Frostlines by Neil Shea—Episode 5
  5/5In the Norwegian Arctic life is all about the border.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/05/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
8. 05:45
  The Hackers—Series 1, For the Lulz
  6/10Biella tells the story of how two teen hackers rattled South American governments.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Fetternear, Aberdeenshire
  Clare strolls with the Garioch 50+ Men’s Walking Group.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—30/05/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  Weather—30/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—30/05/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—30/05/2026
  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
  Legend—The Miles Davis Story, 2. Down But Not Out
  2/5Clarke Peters on Miles Davis’s battle with addiction and an-all-or-nothing comeback.
9. 11:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—28/05/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—30/05/2026
  Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/05/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—30/05/2026
  The latest news from the world of personal finance
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 120, Episode 7
  7/8Andy is back quizzing the week's news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/05/2026
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—29/05/2026
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—30/05/2026
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—29/05/2026
  Anna is surprised by an unexpected declaration.
9. 15:00
  The King Must Die—Episode 1
  1/2Theseus sets out to solve the mystery of his birth and follow his destiny into danger.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—30/05/2026
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
11. 17:00
  PM—30/05/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—30/05/2026
  Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—30/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Ben Elton, Sarah Jane Morris & band, Suzi Ruffell, Keith Brymer Jones, Barns Courtney
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—30/05/2026
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—28/05/2026
  In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Louisville Lip
  Ten years on from his passing, Muhammad Ali's story is told in his own words.
6. 21:00
  Moral Maze—Are networks the glue of society or the architecture of privilege?
  Special debate from the Hay Festival examining the morality of networks.
7. 22:00
  News—30/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—Inside England’s School Food Shake‑Up
  Sheila Dillon explores England’s school food shake‑up - is it working?
9. 23:00
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 2, 1. The Vicar I Corrupted
  1/4In his quest to fix all his many past misdeeds, Brighty finds a potential shortcut - God.
10. 23:30
  Round Britain Quiz—24/05/2026
  Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—24/05/2026
  James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/05/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—31/05/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Gregory Morville in Shropshire.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Gregory Morville in Shropshire.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—26/05/2026
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted

Sunday 31 May 2026