BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 6 April 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  From Our Own Correspondent—Viktor Orban's anti-Ukraine election gambit
  The Hungarian PM is seeking re-election with tough rhetoric about Ukraine and the EU.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon in North Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—06/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—Robert Fox, Mary Rand MBE, Sir Tony Hoare, Biruté Galdikas
  John Wilson on theatre producer, an athlete, a computer scientist, a primatologist.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Mary Magdalene - called by name
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
  Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years.
11. 05:57
  Weather—06/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
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  Today—06/04/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
  Listen live
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Zoos, sex and conservation
  Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—Autism considerate communities
  How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and their relationships with light
  A look at the impact of light on women's health, careers, beliefs and lifestyle.
5. 11:00
  The Invention Of...—More history than you can consume!
  Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans on a 19th-century road trip.
6. 11:45
  Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory—Episode 1
  1/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—06/04/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—06/04/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—06/04/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—06/04/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Puffed Up: Inventions Out of Thin Air—Wind-struments
  1/5From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music
6. 14:00
  The Archers—05/04/2026
  Something unexpected happens at the Easter Day service.
7. 14:15
  Spotlight—Celebrating Stoppard: In the Native State
  Tom Stoppard's 1991 radio play, starring Felicity Kendal and Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
8. 16:30
  Great Lives—Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll
  Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.
9. 17:00
  PM—06/04/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 4. Awkwardly, Anecdotally, Indecisively
  4/6Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/04/2026
  Can Robert square his conscience?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Birth of Television: A Forgotten History
  Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
5. 20:00
  How Did We Get Here?—Israel and the Palestinians, 9: From the Second Intifada to Netanyahu’s Re-election
  9/10Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
6. 20:30
  Spotlight—Celebrating Stoppard: The Voyage of the St Louis
  Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the true story of 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, 1939.
7. 22:00
  The World Tonight—06/04/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
8. 22:45
  Seascraper by Benjamin Wood—Episode 6
  6/10Edgar asks Thomas to take him to scout the shoreline for his film.
9. 23:00
  Start the Week—Zoos, sex and conservation
  Adam Rutherford on the origins of zoos and sex.
10. 23:45
  Café Hope—Autism considerate communities
  How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Lifeboat at the End of the World by Dominic Gregory—Episode 1
  1/5Dominic Gregory recalls a childhood treasure, the Ladybird book The Life-Boat Men.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—07/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Currently—Licence to Hate - Racism on the Front Line
  The health workers facing racist abuse from their patients.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Emmaus travellers - hope rekindled
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/04/2026 Illegal meat, geothermal glasshouse, spring planting
  Illegal meat still breaching UK borders, with 14 tonnes seized at Dover in a single week.

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