On BBC Radio 4 today (Wednesday 28 October): The Archers at 2pm and 7pm; Today at 6am; Woman’s Hour at 10am; PM at 5pm; Six O’Clock News at 6pm.
Radio 4 Schedule Today: BBC Radio 4 Listings and Programme Times
Wednesday 28 October 2026. Rebuilt every morning from the published listings, in UK time.
Radio 4 Schedule Today (Wednesday 28 October)
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 12am | Midnight News |
| 12.30am | Three Hundred Years of Gulliver’s Travels |
| 12.48am | Shipping Forecast |
| 1am | World Service |
| 5am | News Summary |
| 5.04am | Yesterday in Parliament |
| 5.34am | Shipping Forecast |
| 5.43am | Prayer for the Day |
| 5.45am | Farming Today |
| 6am | Today |
| 9am | Life Changing |
| 9.30am | Where Is Austin Tice? |
| 10am | Woman’s Hour |
| 11am | File on 4 Investigates |
| 11.40am | This Week in History |
| 11.45am | Three Hundred Years of Gulliver’s Travels |
| 12pm | News Summary |
| 12.04pm | How Houdini Made Magic – with Derren Brown |
| 12.18pm | Budget 2026 |
| 1.57pm | Weather Forecast |
| 2pm | The Archers |
| 2.15pm | Faith, Hope and Glory |
| 3pm | Money Box Live |
| 3.30pm | The Artificial Human |
| 4pm | When It Hits the Fan |
| 4.15pm | The Media Show |
| 5pm | PM |
| 6pm | Six O’Clock News |
| 6.30pm | Glenn Moore’s Almanac |
| 7pm | The Archers |
| 7.15pm | Front Row |
| 8pm | Here for the History |
| 8.30pm | Top Comment |
| 9pm | The Life Scientific |
| 9.30pm | Inside Health |
| 10pm | The World Tonight |
| 10.45pm | Partita by Barbara Kingsolver |
| 11pm | Kiri’s Farm |
| 11.15pm | Big Little Questions |
| 11.30pm | Today in Parliament |
Radio 4 Schedule Tomorrow (Thursday 29 October)
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 12am | Midnight News |
| 12.30am | Three Hundred Years of Gulliver’s Travels |
| 12.48am | Shipping Forecast |
| 1am | World Service |
| 5am | News Summary |
| 5.04am | Yesterday in Parliament |
| 5.34am | Shipping Forecast |
| 5.43am | Prayer for the Day |
| 5.45am | Farming Today |
| 6am | Today |
| 9am | In Our Time |
| 9.45am | Strong Message Here |
| 10am | Woman’s Hour |
| 11am | The Infinite Monkey Cage |
| 11.45am | Three Hundred Years of Gulliver’s Travels |
| 12pm | News Summary |
| 12.04pm | The Bottom Line |
| 12.32pm | Sliced Bread |
| 12.57pm | Weather Forecast |
| 1pm | The World at One |
| 1.45pm | How Houdini Made Magic – with Derren Brown |
| 2pm | The Archers |
| 2.15pm | The Call of Cthudo |
| 3pm | Ramblings |
| 3.27pm | The Radio 4 Appeal |
| 3.30pm | Feedback |
| 4pm | The Briefing Room |
| 4.30pm | BBC Inside Science |
| 5pm | PM |
| 6pm | Six O’Clock News |
| 6.30pm | Do Gooders |
| 7pm | The Archers |
| 7.15pm | Front Row |
| 8pm | When It Hits the Fan |
| 8.15pm | The Media Show |
| 9pm | Loose Ends |
| 9.45pm | Strong Message Here |
| 10pm | The World Tonight |
| 10.45pm | Partita by Barbara Kingsolver |
| 11pm | Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse |
| 11.30pm | Today in Parliament |
How to Listen to BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is on FM and DAB digital radio, on the BBC Sounds app and website (live and on demand), and as a radio channel on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
More listings: what’s on TV tonight and the Freeview channel guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is The Archers on today?
Today on BBC Radio 4: The Archers at 2pm and 7pm.
What’s on Radio 4 today?
The Archers at 2pm and 7pm; Today at 6am; Woman’s Hour at 10am; PM at 5pm; Six O’Clock News at 6pm.
How can I listen to Radio 4?
On FM and DAB, on BBC Sounds (live and on demand), and as a radio channel on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
Programme titles and times from the published listings.
