BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 16 November 2026

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—16/11/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Inside Health—10/11/2026
  
  Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—The Chapel of Merton College, Oxford
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/11/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—16/11/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:05
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/11/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—16/11/2026
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Yousra Samir
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—16/11/2026
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—16/11/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—16/11/2026
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Start the Week—David Byrne on Ideas Ahead of Their Time
  
  Creativity, influence and the ideas that shape culture across generations
3. 09:45
  
  Looking for No Man's Land—1. All great quests start with a map
  
  Caroline Steel and producer Florian Bohr begin their mission to find No Man's Land.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—16/11/2026
  
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  
  Chiselled: My Reckoning with Eric Gill—Finding Betty
  
  1/3 Jenny confronts the legacy of her great-great-grandfather, the artist and abuser Eric Gill
6. 11:45
  
  Gigantic Fantastic: The Rise of Steroids by Gavin Francis—Strong, Feared and Admired
  
  1/5 How might the myth of Hercules help us understand today's rise in steroid use?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  You and Yours—16/11/2026
  
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
2. 13:00
  
  World at One—16/11/2026
  
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
3. 13:45
  
  The History Podcast—For Pity's Sake, 1. The Crippleage
  
  1/9 Britain in the 70s is not a good place to be disabled, as one young boy discovers.
4. 14:00
  
  The Archers—15/11/2026
  
  Kirsty makes a big decision.
5. 14:15
  
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Dead Giveaway, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Bill Nighy returns as the actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
6. 14:45
  
  Ten Second Showdown—Usain Bolt
  
  Showboating to a new world record.
7. 15:00
  
  A Good Read—Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty and Nicola Wilding
  
  Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by Harriett Gilbert and guests.
8. 15:30
  
  Curious Cases—Series 25, I Wanna Be Like You Hoo Hoo
  
  7/13 Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain ask if a chimpanzee could be raised as a human.
9. 16:00
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 16:30
10. 16:30
  
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 54, Episode 2
  
  2/7 Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
11. 17:00
  
  PM—16/11/2026
  
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—16/11/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:30
  
  Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 4, Lucy Porter
  
  6/6 Paul asks comedian and novelist Lucy Porter about her pet peeves and worst nightmares.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—16/11/2026
  
  Natasha has serious reservations.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—16/11/2026
  
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  
  The Briefing Room—12/11/2026
  
  David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—12/11/2026
  
  A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
7. 21:00
  
  Start the Week—David Byrne on Ideas Ahead of Their Time
  
  Creativity, influence and the ideas that shape culture across generations
8. 21:45
  
  Looking for No Man's Land—1. All great quests start with a map
  
  Caroline Steel and producer Florian Bohr begin their mission to find No Man's Land.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—16/11/2026
  
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
10. 22:45
  
  The Rector's Wife by Joanna Trollope—Episode One
  
  6/10 Joanna Trollope’s best-selling 1991 novel about an unhappy marriage in a country parish.
11. 23:00
  
  Limelight—Love and Other Lies, 2. Wedlock
  
  2/5 Josie believes she has killed her blackmailer. Then someone else calls.
12. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—16/11/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—17/11/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Gigantic Fantastic: The Rise of Steroids by Gavin Francis—Strong, Feared and Admired
  
  1/5 How might the myth of Hercules help us understand today's rise in steroid use?
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2026
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—17/11/2026
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:05
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—17/11/2026
  
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2026
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—17/11/2026
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Yousra Samir
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—17/11/2026
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

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