Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Blood Lands—Blood on the Wall
1/6 Two men arrive at a South African farmhouse triggering a violent series of events.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—26/08/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Currently—Germany: United and Divided
Historian Katja Hoyer investigates East German disillusion 35 years after reunification.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Finding the Breeze
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky
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05:45
Farming Today—26/08/25 Countryside Code, pollinators, fruit farm bees.
The Countryside Code - how's it working?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—26/08/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 11, Hestia
The overlooked Olympian who was the resolutely unmarried goddess of the hearth and home
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09:30
Inside Health—The Revolution in Cystic Fibrosis Care That is Changing Lives
Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gender pay gap, 'Spicy' fiction, Is rugby safe? Labubu dolls
Britain’s gender pay gap has been understated for two decades, according to a new report.
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the BBC Proms
Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks
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11:45
Blood Lands—Say Nothing
2/6 A white farming family falls silent following the brutal deaths of two black workers.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—26/08/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: How did you holiday this year and is it different from what you've done before?
How did you holiday this year and is it different from what you've done before?
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12:57
Weather—26/08/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Reform UK sets out their plans for tackling illegal migration
Nigel Farage promises to detain and deport thousands of people if his party won power.
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13:45
Naturebang—Red Deer and Authority of Voice
Do lower voices demand more power? The roar of a red deer stag may hold the answer.
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14:00
The Archers—25/08/2025
George has a controversial brainwave.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rise
Looked-after black British teen discovers her family history and rises - literally.
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15:00
Extreme—Peak Danger, 6. Descent into Madness
6/8 Scattered climbers scramble to make it down the mountain alive.
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15:30
Heart and Soul—Escaping North Korea
Danny Vincent meets North Korean defectors embracing Christianity in the South.
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16:00
Artworks—The Farmer's Guide to Animal Farm
Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates.
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16:30
What's Up Docs?—Is our noisy world killing us?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the serious health impacts of noise.
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17:00
PM—26/08/2025
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Nigel Farage sets out the Reform Party's plans for illegal immigration
He said Reform would deport up to 600,000 people if it won the next election
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18:30
Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 3, Richard Ayoade
4/6 Paul asks Richard Ayoade what he would like to put into Room 101.
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19:00
The Archers—26/08/2025
Kenton takes the bait.
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19:15
Artworks—Hollywood and The Adland Five, 2. The British are Coming!
2/4 Christopher Nolan and Christopher Frayling continue their new story of British cinema.
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19:45
New Storytellers—Charles Parker Prize - 2021, Outsider Sisters
An exploration of the experiences being a woman and non-binary person of colour in the UK.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Domestic Abuse: Beyond the Checklist
Leila Nathoo investigates the risk assessment system for domestic abuse.
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20:40
In Touch—Casting Your Vote; Edinburgh Festival Fringe; JAWS Pricing
Accessible voting research and visually impaired artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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21:00
Crossing Continents—Suing 'Alligator Alcatraz': Immigration in the US
The legal battles against America’s infamous new immigrant detention centre.
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21:30
Great Lives—Miles Jupp on JL Carr, author of A Month in the Country
Famous guests pick a life they love or admire.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Will Reform's deportation plan reshape UK politics?
Nigel Farage unveils plans to deport more than half a million illegal immigrants.
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22:45
Crooked Cross by Sally Carson—Episode Seven
7/10 Sally Carson’s rediscovered 1934 novel about the rise of Hitler.
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23:00
Havana Helmet Club—9. Squeaky Fans
Mass hysteria theories emerge. An explanation - or convenient exit strategy for the CIA?
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23:30
Illuminated—The Big Ask
How many questions have you asked today? Were any of your questions meaningful?
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—27/08/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Blood Lands—Say Nothing
2/6 A white farming family falls silent following the brutal deaths of two black workers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/08/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—27/08/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
BBC Inside Science—Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?
The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Unexpected Joy
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky
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05:45
Farming Today—27/08/25 Water scarcity, Scottish harvest, grazing for butterflies
Water shortages in Scotland and the impact on farmers.
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