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BBC R4 FM TV guide

BBC R4 FM today, and every day back to January 2023.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Mon 12 Oct46 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on BBC R4 FM06:17 UTC
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Today
05:00 to 08:00 UTC
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08:00The Life Scientific
08:30Inside Health
09:00Woman's Hour
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ScheduleBBC R4 FM schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_jqd4364b/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=UTC

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Witness HistoryIn 1997, the remains of a Native American chief were returned to his Lakota people after more than a century in a London cemetery. His great-grandd...10m
00:10The VerbTo 'earth' us this week, Ian McMIllan invites Owen Sheers, Jason Allen Paisant, Helen Mort, and David Morley to share poems that ground us - includ...44m
00:54Shipping ForecastThe latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.3m
00:57Weather ForecastThe latest weather reports and forecast.3m
01:00Six O'Clock NewsNational and international news from BBC Radio 4.15m
01:15Pick of the WeekAnna Hill presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.45m
02:00The ArchersThere's a spanner in the works for Pip, and Alistair finds himself in trouble.15m
02:15Grandchildren of the '56 RevolutionNathalie Olah, whose own grandfather fled Hungary in 1956, speaks with young people in Budapest living in the shadow of the 1956 uprising.30m
02:45Thief at the British MuseumThe inside story of how ancient treasures were stolen from one of the world's most renowned institutions. And how one man believes he caught a thief.15m
03:00FeedbackAt the start of a new series, Andrea Catherwood discusses a new raft of cuts to BBC Radio, and listeners give their thoughts on a drama that marked...30m
03:30Last WordRadio 4's weekly obituary programme.30m
04:00Money BoxThe latest news from the world of personal finance.25m
04:25The Radio 4 AppealBroadcaster Andrew Marr makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Medair UK.5m
04:30From Our Own CorrespondentInsight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.30m
05:00The Westminster HourRadio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.1h
06:00In Our TimeMisha Glenny and guests discuss how fossilised bones from a quarry in Oxford led to the first scientifically named dinosaur - before we even had th...45m
06:45Short WorksLizzie's attempt to break the cycle of addiction has gone off the rails. The bears have to go.15m
07:00Midnight NewsNational and international news from BBC Radio 4.15m
07:15The Artificial HumanAleks and Kevin explore what happens when AI becomes part of scientific discovery - could it be a new lab partner.30m
07:45Bells on SundayBells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.3m
07:48Shipping ForecastThe latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.12m
08:00World ServiceBBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.4h
12:00News SummaryNational and international news from BBC Radio 4.4m
12:04Last WordMatthew Bannister on the colourful life of Lord Archer, BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle and 'the best singer in America' Cassandra Wilson.30m
12:34Shipping ForecastThe latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.9m
12:43Prayer for the DayA spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jo Moir.2m
12:45Farming TodayMarking The Archers' 75th anniversary, we're in the village that inspired Ambridge, exploring the future of the countryside, with Jeremy Clarkson o...12m
12:57Weather for FarmersThe latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers.3m
13:00TodayNews and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.3h
16:00Start the WeekFrom family secrets and Greek myth to ancient genomes, the novelist Gillian Slovo, classicist Edith Hall and geneticist Pontus Skoglund talk to Nao...45m
16:45Café HopeFounder of Brave Mind, Simon Trower, tells Rachel Burden how his experience of depression helped shape the charity's drive to use sport to support ...15m
17:00Woman's HourWomen's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.1h
18:00Another Country with James RebanksIn a moment of uncertainty for the countryside we hear from rural workers in and around three English villages, exploring their inner lives and hop...45m
18:45Winnie-the-Pooh 100Read by Lenny Henry. A century after publication, Her Majesty the Queen introduces the first of five new readings.15m
19:00News SummaryThe latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.4m
19:04You and YoursNews and discussion of consumer affairs.53m
19:57Weather ForecastThe latest weather forecast.3m
20:00The World at OneNews, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.45m
20:45Farming TodayMarking The Archers' 75th anniversary, we're in the village that inspired Ambridge, exploring the future of the countryside, with Jeremy Clarkson o...15m
21:00The ArchersThere's a spanner in the works for Pip, and Alistair finds himself in trouble.15m
21:15Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?2/4. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star as respected novelist Florence and movie star Selina, in a sparkling comedy series about two sisters at...30m
21:45Faith, Hope and Glory1/3. It's 1953 and Gloria is now working as a teacher. With the arrival of a new member of staff at school Gloria finds herself with a friend for t...15m
22:00A Good ReadGerman historian and writer Andrea Wulf, along with author and founder of the Black British Book Festival, Selina Brown, join Harriett Gilbert to r...30m
22:30Curious Cases2/13. What conditions could cause geometric patterns to form on the surface of a liquid? Not just in a lab, but perhaps on the open sea as well? Ha...30m
23:00AI on the FarmCharlotte Smith explores how artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture.30m
23:30Art That Conquered the WorldJames Fox asks how John Everett Millais's Ophelia became one of the most famous artworks in the world.30m
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