Schedule
Early
00:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
00:30
BBC News Summary—04/10/2026 23:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
00:32
BBC Inside Science—The future of particle physics
What are the next steps for the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator?(R)
01:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
01:30
BBC News Summary—05/10/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
01:32
Discovery—The ocean within us
Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us?(R)
02:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
03:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
04:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
05:00
BBC News—05/10/2026 04:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06
Newsday—US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
The aircraft had used RAF Fairford as a base to launch attacks on Iran
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Morning
06:00
Today—05/10/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
11:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Afternoon
12:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
12:15
Politics Live—05/10/2026
The big political issues of the day.
13:00
World at One—The government insists RAF Fairford is safe
Fears of a new threat as the US military moves planes back across the Atlantic.
13:45
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
14:00
BBC News—05/10/2026 13:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14:06
Newshour—Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home has sparked nationwide protests.
15:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
16:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
17:00
PM—School protests in France turn violent
A 15-year-old has his hand blown off in Lens.
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Evening
18:00
5 Live Drive—05/10/2026
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton.
19:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
20:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
21:00
BBC News—05/10/2026 20:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21:06
Newshour—The UK insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
RAF Fairford is at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter-terror police.
22:00
The World Tonight—Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
22:30
Newsnight—Badenoch's 'Iron Dome'?
Do we need it and can we afford it?
23:00
On air
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Late
00:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
01:00
BBC News—06/10/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06
The Newsroom—06/10/2026 00:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
01:30
BBC News Summary—06/10/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
01:32
The Global Story—America’s global hunt for execution drugs
Why is America struggling to carry out the death penalty?(R)
02:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
03:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
04:00
BBC News
The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
05:00
BBC News—06/10/2026 04:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06
Newsday—06/10/2026 04:06 GMT
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
