Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Unsuitable for Children
1/5 Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
On airSelection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—27/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—27/10/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The Bug in the System
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/10/2026: CO2 Consultation, Solar Robot Weeder; Rat Catcher
CO2 consultation, solar robot weeder, rat catcher.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/10/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Adrian Crellin on pioneering smarter radiotherapy for treating cancer
Prof Adrian Crellin discusses his pioneering career at the cutting edge of radiotherapy.
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09:30
Inside Health—How well will new endometriosis tests work?
And the barriers queer couples can face in accessing fertility treatment.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Philippa Gregory’s The Royal Witch, Back to Black at 20, Diagnosing iron deficiency
Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black continues to resonate twenty years after its release.
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11:00
Screenshot—Billy Wilder
Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
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11:45
Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Sedition and Satire
2/5 Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/10/2026
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—27/10/2026
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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12:57
Weather—27/10/2026
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—27/10/2026
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
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13:45
The History Podcast—How Houdini Made Magic, 7. Master the media
7/11 Houdini learns to use newspapers as a tool to self-mythologise and build up his legend
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14:00
The Archers—26/10/2026
Ed makes an unsettling discovery.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Maydays, Part 3: Human Dust
3/3 David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics concludes.
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15:00
History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter
10/11 One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.
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15:30
Heart and Soul—The Miracle Doctor of Lourdes
Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
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16:00
Artworks—Seeing John Berger
Memories of the influential artist and writer John Berger.
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16:30
What's Up Docs?—Why do we love scary movies?
Drs Chris and Xand explore recreational fear - why might we enjoy scaring ourselves?
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17:00
PM—27/10/2026
Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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18:30
Heresy—Series 13, Episode 3
3/6 Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
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19:00
The Archers—27/10/2026
Rex attempts to bury the truth.
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19:15
Front Row—27/10/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
Hunting the fraudster who stole tens of millions in VAT.
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20:40
In Touch—27/10/2026
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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21:00
Illuminated—Epilepsy and the Electric Spirit
Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure.
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21:30
The Bottom Line—Unlocking the North
How do you get good economic growth going across every postcode in the north of England?
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22:00
The World Tonight—27/10/2026
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
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22:45
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver—Pathetique & Prelude VI
7/10 Just as Livia recovers from her horrific injury, another health crisis fells her.
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23:00
Lab-Grown Life
Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/10/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Three Hundred Years of Gulliver's Travels—Sedition and Satire
2/5 Ian Hislop celebrates the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/10/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2026
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—28/10/2026
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—28/10/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—28/10/2026
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The Saints We Don't Know
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Clavier.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/10/2026
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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