BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 30 March 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—30/03/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Great Lives—Mary Portas on Anita Roddick
  
  Mary Portas chooses the founder of The Body Shop Dame Anita Roddick as her Great Life.
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of Holy Cross, Woodchurch in Merseyside
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Holy Cross, Woodchurch in Merseyside.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/03/2026
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—30/03/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  
  Last Word—Dame Jenni Murray, Len Deighton, Lynda Hale, Jurgen Habermas
  
  Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an author, a footballer and a philosopher.
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Surrounded by kindness
  
  Spiritual reflection for Holy Week with Rev Richard Frazer of the Church of Scotland.
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—30/03/2026: Fishing industry hit by fuel costs. A good time to be a sheep farmer? Wild Daffodils
  
  The fishing industry seeks government help over spiralling diesel costs.
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—30/03/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—30/03/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Start the Week—Industrial action: from 1926 General Strike to today
  
  Tom Sutcliffe looks back to the General Strike a century ago, and to the future of work.
3. 09:45
  
  Like and Subscribe: How YouTube Changed the World—Could AI Eat YouTube?
  
  YouTube changed the world with human stories. But is AI now threatening that impact?
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Moon mission, Miscarriages, Romania's Eurovision entry
  
  Astronaut Christina Koch will make history as she heads around the moon.
5. 11:00
  
  The Invention Of...—The Balkans, What Are the Balkans?
  
  1/3 Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans, powder keg of eastern Europe.
6. 11:45
  
  The Radio Universe—1. The birth of radio astronomy
  
  1/5 Astrophysicist Emma Chapman's love letter to radio astronomy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—30/03/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—Green Tech Surge; Student Gambling; "Daycapping"
  
  How rising costs are triggering increased demand for low carbon technology.
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—30/03/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—30/03/2026
  
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  
  The Shadow of the Cutteslowe Walls—Episode 1
  
  1/5 The former council estate which sat behind two eight-foot walls for 25 years.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—29/03/2026
  
  Brian tries to straighten things out with Miranda.
7. 14:15
  
  Prepper—Series 2, Queen of the North
  
  4/4 Two remarkable women prepare for the end of the world and make a weekly podcast about it.
8. 14:45
  
  Opening Lines—Flight - Episode Two
  
  Flight by Walter White concerns the complex issue of ‘passing’. John Yorke investigates.
9. 15:00
  
  A Good Read—Patrick Grant and Mary-Ann Ochota
  
  More favourite books with Harriett Gilbert and guests.
10. 15:30
  
  You're Dead to Me—The Terracotta Army
  
  Join Greg Jenner in Ancient China to take a closer look at The Terracotta Army.
11. 16:00
  
  Currently—How Not to Kill a Politician
  
  What causes political violence, and what can we do to prevent it?
12. 16:30
  
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 51, Bristol
  
  6/6 Jay Rayner and the panel are in Bristol answering the questions from hungry home cooks.
13. 17:00
  
  PM—How can government mitigate the fallout of war?
  
  The prime minister tells energy and shipping bosses that it has to be a "joint effort".
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—Scott Mills is sacked from his Radio 2 breakfast show
  
  It follows allegations about his personal conduct
2. 18:30
  
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 3. Pains, Trains and Forgetfulness
  
  3/6 Accidents that nobody sees, the worst place to be on a train, and people who forget films.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—30/03/2026
  
  Pip’s doing some gardening.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Lesley Manville, and what do astronauts listen to in space?
  
  Lesley Manville, and Art in Space
5. 20:00
  
  How Did We Get Here?—Israel and the Palestinians, 8: From the First Intifada to the Camp David Summit
  
  8/10 Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—The future of space travel
  
  A nuclear-powered spacecraft promises deeper and more explorative space travel.
7. 21:00
  
  Start the Week—Industrial action: from 1926 General Strike to today
  
  Tom Sutcliffe looks back to the General Strike a century ago, and to the future of work.
8. 21:45
  
  Like and Subscribe: How YouTube Changed the World—Could AI Eat YouTube?
  
  YouTube changed the world with human stories. But is AI now threatening that impact?
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy facilities if a deal not reached soon
  
  Donald Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if a deal is not reached
10. 22:45
  
  Seascraper by Benjamin Wood—Episode 1
  
  1/10 The coast of Lancashire, the early 1960s - a young man struggles to earn a living.
11. 23:00
  
  Limelight—An Eye for a Killing, 3. The Innocent and the Guilty
  
  3/5 In his prison cell, William Burke confesses he took part in 16 murders.
12. 23:30
  
  Currently—Power to The People: Rewiring Britain
  
  Douglas Fraser explores the scale and the challenges of rewiring Britain's national grid.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—31/03/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  The Radio Universe—1. The birth of radio astronomy
  
  1/5 Astrophysicist Emma Chapman's love letter to radio astronomy.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/03/2026
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—31/03/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Currently—How Not to Kill a Politician
  
  What causes political violence, and what can we do to prevent it?
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Signs from nature
  
  Spiritual reflection for Holy Week with Rev Richard Frazer of the Church of Scotland.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—31/03/26 Record livestock mart figures, lambing list, Ramblers report
  
  Livestock markets report a record turnover - how much longer can high prices last?

Tuesday 31 March 2026