BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 24 February 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—24/02/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Unspeakable: Survival and Transformation After Trauma by Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne—The Refugee
  
  1/5 Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/02/2026
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—24/02/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/02/2026
  
  Sean Curran reports as MPs question a senior minister about the Mandelson affair.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—SOS
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Paul Kerensa.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—24/02/26 Farming in Ukraine, Wetlands creation
  
  Farming in Ukraine four years into the war; Wetlands creation.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—24/02/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Intrigue—Ransom Man, 6. Nameless, Faceless People
  
  A surprise opportunity to meet the man at the centre of it all. Ransom_man.
3. 09:30
  
  Inside Health—Is the tide turning on ME research?
  
  The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—SEND reforms: A Woman's Hour and SEND in the Spotlight special
  
  We hear from a range of voices on the impact of the government's SEND reforms in England.
5. 11:00
  
  Add to Playlist—Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe head to Nashville
  
  Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
6. 11:45
  
  Unspeakable: Survival and Transformation After Trauma by Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne—The Lucky Ones (part 1)
  
  2/5 Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—24/02/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—How's the Jobs Market Treating You?
  
  Call You and Yours: What's Your Experience of the Jobs Market?
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—24/02/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "shamed the nation". MPs debate his tenure as trade envoy
  
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "shamed the nation". MPs debate his time as trade envoy.
5. 13:45
  
  Shadow World—Impulsive, 7. Missed connections
  
  7/11 Lucy and Freddie finally make the connection between the behaviour and the medication.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—23/02/2026
  
  Susan and Helen are on a quest to find new staff for the dairy.
7. 14:15
  
  This Thing of Darkness—Series 4, 4. Involuntary Breach
  
  Potent drama exploring the impact of crime through a psychological lens.
8. 15:00
  
  History's Heroes—Cardinal Sin and the Bandit Radio
  
  How did an archbishop help topple a dictatorship?
9. 15:30
  
  Thinking Allowed—The demise of Grand Theory?
  
  Laurie Taylor charts changes in current sociological study with Les Back and Imogen Tyler.
10. 16:00
  
  Artworks—Odes to Joy
  
  How politicians, protestors, advertisers and comedians have made use of an iconic melody.
11. 16:30
  
  What's Up Docs?—How can we better understand endometriosis?
  
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how to improve our understanding of endometriosis.
12. 17:00
  
  PM—Scathing MPs approve release of Andrew files
  
  Documents on Andrew Mountbatten-Windor's appointment as trade envoy will be published.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—MPs back call for the release of files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy
  
  Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant describes Andrew as "rude, arrogant and entitled"
2. 18:30
  
  Wing It—Series 1, 1. The Cow Who Flew Through the Moon
  
  1/4 Cariad Lloyd and Steen Raskopoulos improvise for Alasdair Beckett-King in Wing It.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—24/02/2026
  
  Lilian throws a spanner in the works.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Ukraine Unbroken - New Plays Responding to the War
  
  David Edgar on his play about the war in Ukraine. Mariia Petrovska plays the bandura.
5. 20:00
  
  File on 4 Investigates—No CCTV: When train attacks go unrecorded
  
  Is a lack of CCTV preventing victims of train attacks getting justice?
6. 20:40
  
  In Touch—SEND Reforms
  
  What do the government's new SEND reform plans mean for visually impaired children?
7. 21:00
  
  Illuminated—The Extractor
  
  Hilik Magnus reflects on the values that inspire him to rescue people for a living.
8. 21:30
  
  The Bottom Line—How Do You Deal with a Workplace Bully?
  
  What can individuals and employers do to tackle workplace bullying?
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Mandelson's lawyers say he was arrested over claim he was flight risk
  
  Lord Mandelson's lawyers say their client was not a flight risk
10. 22:45
  
  Salt by Catrin Kean—2. The Ship
  
  2/5 A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878.
11. 23:00
  
  Artworks—Who Is the Door-to-Door Poet?
  
  Spend the day with the world’s first door-knocking poet.
12. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—24/02/2026
  
  Sean Curran reports as MPs call for the release of data about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—25/02/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Unspeakable: Survival and Transformation After Trauma by Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne—The Lucky Ones (part 1)
  
  2/5 Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—25/02/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/02/2026
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—25/02/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/02/2026
  
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former role as trade envoy.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—25/02/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Knox’s Hoax
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Paul Kerensa
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—25/02/26 National Farmers' Union Conference 2026
  
  More details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive are revealed at the NFU Conference.

Wednesday 25 February 2026