BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 25 March 2023

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Breaking Mississippi—10. Fresh Hostilities
  Sixty years on, the university is engaged in a new struggle over its history and identity.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—The People's Prayer - Forgive us as we forgive
  Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/03/2023
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Hiking with Hounds
  Clare discovers how to safely and considerately walk with your dog in the countryside.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—25/03/23 Farming Today This Week: cost of producing crab; Pacific oysters; prawn deaths; Precision Breeding Act; Muirburn.
  Cost of producing crab; Pacific oysters; prawn deaths; Precision Breeding Act; Muirburn.
4. 06:57
  Weather—25/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—25/03/2023
  How a former MI5 spy who set up a meeting with the IRA helped bring peace to NI
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Harlan Coben
  Broadcaster and psychologist Dr Sian Williams and Matthew Modine's Inheritance Tracks.
7. 10:30
  Rewinder—Endless Pips
  Greg James loses himself in the BBC's enormous archives.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—25/03/2023
  Paul Waugh of the i paper reviews the week in Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's Second Spring of War
  Quentin Sommerville reports on the state of the war from the frontline in Eastern Donbas.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/03/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Rental Health: Housing benefits frozen as rents rise
  Felicity Hannah hears how a freeze in housing benefit payments is affecting renters.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 62, Episode 2
  2/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/03/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—25/03/2023
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Anneliese Dodds MP, Tobias Ellwood MP, Baroness Foster, Bobby Seagull
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Southampton Solent University.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—25/03/2023
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  Spotlight—The Song of the Cossacks
  The story of how Britain sent thousands of Cossacks to Stalin and certain death in 1945.
9. 16:15
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Baroness Casey Review with Dame Lynne Owens, influencer Georgina Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’
  The Baroness Casey Review, and Georgia Harrison on 'image-based sexual abuse’.
10. 17:00
  PM—25/03/2023
  Full coverage of the day's news
11. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Mascara
  Can it deliver longer, fuller or curlier lashes – and at what cost?
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
13. 17:57
  Weather—25/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/03/2023 French Police Clash With Water Protesters
  French police and protesters clash at a demonstration about a new water reservoir
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Charles Dance, Dyllón Burnside, Thomasina Miers, Sara Wheeler, Sarah Jane Morris, Trampolene, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Louise Casey
  The author of hard-hitting social policy reviews, most recently on the Met Police.
4. 19:15
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 26, Magic Materials
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the materials that we couldn’t live without.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Funny Old World of Victor Lewis Smith
  Dom Joly on the brilliant, bonkers, contrary, groundbreaking iconoclast Victor Lewis-Smith
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/10Toby Jones stars as the corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian continues to languish in jail.
7. 21:45
  The Skewer—Series 8, Episode 7
  7/8The Skewer twists itself into current affairs. This week, Boris on trial in A Few Bad Men.
8. 22:00
  News—25/03/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Is Growth a False God?
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 36, Semi-final 2, 2023
  11/13The wide-ranging music quiz with Paul Gambaccini in the chair.
11. 23:30
  The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed—Glyn Maxwell
  Simon Armitage talks to fellow poet Glyn Maxwell in his writing shed in the Pennine Hills.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Understand—The Economy, 11. Pricing and Discounting
  How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
3. 00:30
  Egg
  A baby is born into the world, fist first, with an unusual gift.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 02:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of St Martin’s in Leicester
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Martin’s in Leicester.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Louise Casey
  The author of hard-hitting social policy reviews, most recently on the Met Police.
10. 06:00
  News Summary—26/03/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
11. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Warmth of Other Suns
  John McCarthy considers the emotional and human dimension of migration.
12. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Cricket
  Brett Westwood explores our relationship with crickets and tunes in to their songs.
13. 06:57
  Weather—26/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast

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