BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 14 September 2026

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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—14/09/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Crossing Continents—Ukraine: Fighting Russia, Fighting Russian
  
  Is Russian an enemy language in Ukraine? Or just the language of millions of citizens?
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin Staunton on Wye.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—14/09/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/09/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—14/09/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—14/09/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—14/09/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—14/09/2026
  
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees.
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—14/09/2026
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—14/09/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—14/09/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Start the Week—Living with uncertainty
  
  Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason on certainty and doubt.
3. 09:45
  
  Café Hope—14/09/2026
  
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—14/09/2026
  
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  
  Understand—The Value Crisis, 1. Crisis, What Crisis?
  
  1/4 Ros Atkins asks whether technology has triggered a crisis in what we value.
6. 11:45
  
  Redwood by Ben MacIntyre—1. The Bathroom
  
  1/5 Best-selling historian Ben Macintyre new book is a remarkable story of Cold War espionage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—14/09/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—14/09/2026
  
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—14/09/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—14/09/2026
  
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  
  The History Podcast—The Hitler Diaries Scandal, Episode 1
  
  1/11 Andrew Hunter Murray investigates one of the world’s biggest ever publishing scandals.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—13/09/2026
  
  Harrison has a confession to make.
7. 14:15
  
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 11, Alok-Pocalyse
  
  4/6 Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
8. 14:45
  
  Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 2: Eps 9-16, 9. Hope
  
  4/3 By Winsome Pinnock. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
9. 15:00
  
  Great Lives—21/09/2026
  
  Dr Tony Juniper picks the Biologist E O Wilson
10. 15:30
  
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2026, Episode 1
  
  1/5 The first story in contention for this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
11. 16:00
  
  Currently—Can Britain’s Broken Energy System Be Fixed?
  
  Britain has some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Jonathan Ford asks why.
12. 16:30
  
  Soul Music—Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
  
  The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
13. 17:00
  
  PM—14/09/2026
  
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—14/09/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  
  Unspeakable—Series 4, 3. Outrageous Behaviour
  
  3/6 Problematic packaging, beautiful outrageousness and zen fury.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—14/09/2026
  
  Carol makes her feelings clear.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—14/09/2026
  
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  
  Rethink—Rethink... who owns our technology
  
  Is it time for a Tech-xit?
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—10/09/2026
  
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 21:00
  
  Start the Week—Living with uncertainty
  
  Xand van Tulleken, Lani Watson and Daniel Mason on certainty and doubt.
8. 21:45
  
  Café Hope—14/09/2026
  
  Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—14/09/2026
  
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  
  Exhibition by Alex Hyde—1. The Room
  
  1/10 A study of power and obsession, inspired by the world of the Young British Artists.
11. 23:00
  
  Limelight—There's Something I Need to Tell You, 4. The Party
  
  4/5 The Thai Senator, an interrogation, a private jet…
12. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—14/09/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—15/09/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Redwood by Ben MacIntyre—1. The Bathroom
  
  1/5 Best-selling historian Ben Macintyre new book is a remarkable story of Cold War espionage.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/09/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—15/09/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/09/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—15/09/2026
  
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Siȃn Wyn Rees.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—15/09/2026
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

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