BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 22 August 2026

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  
  The Fire in the Mountain: Sicily, Etna and her People by Helena Attlee—Episode Five - Sicilian Emeralds
  
  5/5 Life in the shadow of Mount Etna, Sicily’s most dangerous and alluring landmark.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/08/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—22/08/2026
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer with Rev'd Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease.
8. 05:45
  
  Living on the Edge—Portrush
  
  Lisa Abernethy shows Richard King around the RNLI station in Portrush.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  News and Papers—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 06:07
  
  Open Country—Ancient Technology Centre
  
  Martha Kearney tries her hand at ancient skills like forging a knife and flint knapping.
3. 06:30
  
  Farming Today—22/08/2026
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
4. 06:57
  
  Weather—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast.
5. 07:00
  
  Today—22/08/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  
  Artworks—What Happened to Counter-Culture?, 5. Interzone
  
  Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.
7. 09:30
  
  What's Up Docs?—Is crying good for you?
  
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore crying.
8. 10:00
  
  You're Dead to Me—Henry Cyril Paget: the dancing marquess of Anglesey
  
  Join Greg and his guests in 19th-century Wales to learn about Henry Cyril Paget.
9. 10:30
  
  Soul Music—Sweet Caroline
  
  Piecing together how a song released in 1969 became a sport anthem.
10. 11:00
  
  Radical—20/08/2026
  
  Conversations about the global forces reshaping our world and ideas defining the future.
11. 11:30
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—22/08/2026
  
  Insight and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—22/08/2026
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Series 7, Izal Medicated Toilet Paper
  
  How did Izal medicated toilet paper reach the end of the roll? Sean Farrington finds out.
3. 12:30
  
  The People Have Spoken—Episode 2
  
  Ian Smith tasks Ashley Storrie, Bella Hull and an Edinburgh audience to take on the news.
4. 12:57
  
  Weather—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  
  News—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  
  Any Questions?—21/08/2026
  
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities.
7. 14:05
  
  Any Answers?—22/08/2026
  
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  
  The Archers—21/08/2026
  
  There’s a surprising development for Lily.
9. 15:00
  
  Fork in the Road—The Night of the Lunar Eclipse
  
  A past death resurfaces forcing a reckoning in Matthew Broughton's psychological thriller.
10. 16:00
  
  Woman's Hour—22/08/2026
  
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week.
11. 17:00
  
  PM—22/08/2026
  
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  
  Sliced Bread—Sliced Bread - Series 17, Peptides
  
  Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
13. 17:54
  
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  
  Weather—22/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  
  Loose Ends—22/08/2026
  
  Join Clive Anderson for a party at the heart of the Edinburgh Festivals.
3. 19:00
  
  Last Word: Doing Death Differently—Being remembered
  
  5/5 Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
4. 19:15
  
  This Cultural Life—Sebastian Faulks
  
  Author Sebastian Faulks on his influences and formative cultural experiences.
5. 20:00
  
  Archive on 4—22/08/2026
  
  A tale of crisis, legitimacy and transformation for the BBC and Britain in the 1970s.
6. 21:00
  
  Moral Maze—19/08/2026
  
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
7. 22:00
  
  News—22/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  
  The Food Programme—Fork and Knife
  
  Jimi Famurewa explores how history has shaped the many different ways in which we eat
9. 23:00
  
  Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 2, 4. Family
  
  4/4 Olga considers the meaning of family.
10. 23:30
  
  Brain of Britain—Heat 4, 2026
  
  General knowledge quiz. Spotlights on the Cold War, Baz Luhrmann and gemstones.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—23/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  
  Take Four Books—M. John Harrison
  
  On his latest novel - The End of Everything - and the three texts that helped to shape it.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/08/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—23/08/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Andrew Ryton in Shropshire.
8. 05:45
  
  In Touch—18/08/2026
  
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

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