BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 25 April 2023

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 1: The World from the Dawn of Time
  1/5An epic history on how the changing climate has shaped the rise and fall of civilisations.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/04/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Steve Taylor
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/04/23 Payments to improve the environment; water bosses and river pollution; grass trials
  Paying to improve the environment, river pollution, seeds and grass breeding.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dartford Warbler
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/04/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 4. White Women's Tears
  Dinner time. A dozen white women. A discussion of racism. And one rule - no crying.
3. 09:30
  Magic Consultants—From Here to Eternity?
  Can consultants remain relevant and attractive in a new socially conscious world?
4. 09:45
  The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 2: Regarding Nature and the Divine
  2/5Ancient texts illuminate the relationship between the divine and the natural world.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Stella Assange, Sexual assaults in hospitals, Comedian Zoe Lyons on her midlife crisis
  Nurses are set to be given body-worn cameras in a crackdown on hospital sexual assaults.
6. 11:00
  Supersenses—Sound Solutions
  Prof Ben Garrod meets conservationists with sound solutions to protect animal habitats
7. 11:30
  The Hidden History of the Attic
  Rachel Hurdley discovers a part of the home full of memory, mystery and possession.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/04/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What do you do for dental care?
  Call You and Yours: What do you do for dental care?
3. 12:57
  Weather—25/04/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—25/04/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  The Warsaw Ghetto: History as Survival—2. The Coming of the Ghetto
  An extraordinary secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—24/04/2023
  Stella struggles with a dilemma.
7. 14:15
  This Thing of Darkness—Series 1, Part 3
  3/7Can video footage prove David’s innocence?
8. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 40, Westminster
  1/12Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Water pollution solutions
  Tom Heap asks what's gone wrong with our water system and how we can put it right.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Chatbots
  Professor of computational linguistics Emily M Bender chats all things bot with Michael
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Frank Zappa
  John Robins is obsessed by Frank Zappa - here's why
12. 17:00
  PM—25/04/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/04/2023 First British civilian evacuation flight from Sudan
  The first evacuation flight for British civilians has taken off from Sudan.
2. 18:30
  Wosson Cornwall—Series 1, 1. It's Rick Stein's Cornwall. Not yours.
  1/4Dawn French and Edward Rowe head up a new sketch show with a Cornish flavour.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/04/2023
  Chelsea has her guard up.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?
  Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, Stewart Copeland, and is Morris dancing having a moment?
5. 20:00
  Today—The Today Debate: Do we need a monarchy?
  Today presenter Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests in the BBC's Radio Theatre.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Accessibility in Video Games
  We take a look at an industry that is becoming increasingly more accessible: video games.
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Feeling an unseen presence
  What creates the sensation that someone else is in the room?
8. 21:30
  Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 4. White Women's Tears
  Dinner time. A dozen white women. A discussion of racism. And one rule - no crying.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—First UK rescue flight from Sudan lands in Cyprus
  But some trapped UK nationals can't make it to the airport.
10. 22:45
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—Episode 7
  7/10A story of opportunity and good intentions by Benjamin Wood.
11. 23:00
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Anthony Horowitz
  2/6Comic revelations as Stephen Mangan talks to Anthony Horowitz about his guilty secrets.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/04/2023
  News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 2: Regarding Nature and the Divine
  2/5Ancient texts illuminate the relationship between the divine and the natural world.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/04/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Steve Taylor
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/04/23 Circadian rhythm of plants, Love Island farmer Will, Grain robots
  Isolating plant gene controlling circadian rhythms, Love Island farmer Will, grain robot.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chough
  John Aitchison presents the chough.

Wednesday 26 April 2023