BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 11 May 2026

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—11/05/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Crossing Continents—Serbia: Under the Canopy
  
  A disaster at a Serbian station sparked mass protests. What is its political legacy?
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary the Virgin in Nottingham
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin in Nottingham.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—11/05/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  
  Last Word—Dr Ittai Gradel, Dame Shirley Porter, Professor Nigel Dunnett, María Nieves Rego
  
  Matthew Bannister on an antiquities dealer, a politician, a horticulturalist and a dancer.
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—The value of play
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Marie-Elsa Bragg.
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—11/05/26: Cage eggs ban call, University vineyard, Environment watchdog on NI water quality
  
  The UK's environment watchdog says Northern Ireland needs to improve water quality policy.
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—11/05/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—11/05/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Start the Week—German history
  
  Samira Ahmed with writer Katja Hoyer, art historian John-Paul Stonard & writer Julia Boyd.
3. 09:45
  
  Café Hope—Farming to help flood management
  
  How one group is using nature to help prevent flooding in the future.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Will a woman lead the UN? Play 1536, Bra fitting
  
  Will the next United Nations secretary-general be a woman for the first time?
5. 11:00
  
  Behind the Crime—Liam
  
  Sally and Kerensa talk to Liam about care, crime and justice
6. 11:45
  
  Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer—1945 and 1914: Germany in a Nutshell
  
  1/10 The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—11/05/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—Insurance Complaint; Consumer Confidence Drop; Unwanted Parcel Lockers
  
  The parcel lockers appearing in unwanted areas.
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—11/05/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—11/05/2026
  
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  
  Understand—Rinsed, 1. The Bridge
  
  1/13 After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two neighbours fight back.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—10/05/2026
  
  Alan is on the move.
7. 14:15
  
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 7, 2. You've Got a Friend
  
  2/6 Starring Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. Everyone wants to visit their new seaside home.
8. 14:45
  
  Opening Lines—Don Quixote - Episode Two
  
  John Yorke explores Miguel de Cervantes’ seminal epic, Don Quixote.
9. 15:00
  
  Great Lives—Tony Garnett picked by Harry Bradbeer
  
  The director of Fleabag and Killing Eve picks the producer of Kes and Cathy Come Home.
10. 15:30
  
  Illuminated—The East Light
  
  Margot McCuaig ascends The East Lighthouse, illuminating the voices that dwell there.
11. 16:00
  
  Currently—Betting on Disaster
  
  The rise of prediction markets where punters bet on current events from the weather to war
12. 16:30
  
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 52, Felixstowe
  
  5/7 Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe.
13. 17:00
  
  PM—Is it over for Keir Starmer?
  
  Despite his reset speech, dozens of Labour MPs are calling for the prime minister to go.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—Sir Keir Starmer vows to stay on in office
  
  The prime minister pledges to oppose anyone who runs to replace him
2. 18:30
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 33, 3. Words, Bears, The French and Mushrooms
  
  3/6 Tony Hawks, Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel and Fern Brady try to find the hidden truths.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—11/05/2026
  
  Adam sharpens his strategy.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Highs, lows and naked jet-skiers at the Venice Biennale
  
  Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from Venice.
5. 20:00
  
  The Briefing Room—Are we still going to Mars?
  
  David Aaronovitch discusses the future of space exploration.
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—Should Pluto become a planet again?
  
  We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
7. 21:00
  
  Start the Week—German history
  
  Samira Ahmed with writer Katja Hoyer, art historian John-Paul Stonard & writer Julia Boyd.
8. 21:45
  
  Café Hope—Farming to help flood management
  
  How one group is using nature to help prevent flooding in the future.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Over 70 Labour MPs publicly called on Keir Starmer to go
  
  Reports tonight that some cabinet members are adding their voices to the growing chorus
10. 22:45
  
  Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller—The Post Room
  
  1/10 A contemporary gothic thriller from award winning author Claire Fuller.
11. 23:00
  
  Drama on 4—Talawa Stories: Precious Little Thing by Roberta Livingston
  
  A humorous, heartfelt exploration of womanhood and the heart-breaking choices women face.
12. 23:30
  
  Soul Music—Fire and Rain
  
  James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction, which somehow remains hopeful.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—12/05/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer—1945 and 1914: Germany in a Nutshell
  
  1/10 The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/05/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—12/05/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Currently—Betting on Disaster
  
  The rise of prediction markets where punters bet on current events from the weather to war
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—The devotion of Florence Nightingale
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Marie-Elsa Bragg.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—12/05/26 Farming in Wales after Senedd elections; mapping soils in Northern Ireland; new national plant health centre
  
  What will a new Welsh government mean for agriculture?

Tuesday 12 May 2026