BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 20 April 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Pakistan: the hospitals that give children HIV
  How and why children in Pakistan are attending hospital and becoming HIV positive.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Bartholomew, Rogate in West Suffolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Bartholomew, Rogate in West Suffolk
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—20/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/04/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/04/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/04/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11. 05:57
  Weather—20/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/04/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—20/04/2026
  Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—20/04/2026
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—20/04/2026
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  Writing the Atom—Ancient Atoms
  Jim Al-Khalili explores the early thinkers and artists who pondered the atom.
6. 11:45
  Self-Help from the Middle Ages by Peter Jones—Sloth
  1/5Peter Jones explores the medieval condition of Acedia, or as we know it, depression.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/04/2026
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—20/04/2026
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—20/04/2026
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—20/04/2026
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Last Word: Doing Death Differently—Shall we talk about death?
  1/5Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—19/04/2026
  Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
7. 14:15
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 14:45
8. 14:45
  Opening Lines—Transcription
  John Yorke takes a look at Transcription by Kate Atkinson.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—William Gladstone, four-time PM
  Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal
10. 15:30
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 16:30
11. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Stockport
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
12. 17:00
  PM—20/04/2026
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 6. Wondrous Words from Wales
  6/6Wondrous words from Wales, in a Hay Festival special.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/04/2026
  Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—20/04/2026
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—16/04/2026
  David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—16/04/2026
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—20/04/2026
  Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—20/04/2026
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/04/2026
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  Few and Far Between by Jan Carson—Episode Six
  6/10Robert-John receives unwelcome news about the flood.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—An Eye for a Killing, 5. The Reckoning
  5/5A crowd of 25,000 people turn out to watch Burke hang.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/04/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Self-Help from the Middle Ages by Peter Jones—Sloth
  1/5Peter Jones explores the medieval condition of Acedia, or as we know it, depression.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/04/2026
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—21/04/2026
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—21/04/2026
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—21/04/2026
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/04/2026
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/04/2026
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

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