BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 24 October 2024

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  On Freedom by Timothy Snyder—Book of the Week: Episode 3 - Vaclav Havel and the price of freedom
  3/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom turns to the Czech dissident, Vaclav Havel.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—My Autumn
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/10/24 - Reducing emissions from beef, diversity training in farming, cattle sold as no one to take on farm
  How beef farmers are reducing emissions by growing cattle faster.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/10/24 - Emma Barnett and Amol Rajan
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Little Women
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's influential story of the March sisters
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—Kemi-Kaze and political nicknames
  Armando and Helen look at the art of political name-calling.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Emily Watson, Comedian Kate McKinnon, Gisèle Pelicot
  Emily Watson talks about her new role as Mother Superior of a convent.
5. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Julie Taymor
  Director Julie Taymor talks to John Wilson about her formative creative influences.
6. 11:45
  On Freedom by Timothy Snyder—Book of the Week: Episode 4 - Race and Freedom
  4/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom looks at civil rights and their legacy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—24/10/2024
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Bottom Line—Google: The Couple That Took On The Tech Giant
  How a British small business cost the tech giant more than £2bn.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Coffee Pods
  How green are coffee pods?
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2024
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/10/2024
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
6. 13:45
  Politically—Surviving Politics with Michael Gove, Arlene Foster
  4/5Michael Gove talks to Arlene Foster about the challenge of managing schisms in her party.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/10/2024
  Can Emma handle the truth?
8. 14:15
  Trust—Series 5 – 3. RI
  Comedy drama about a Salford secondary school, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Alan Titchmarsh on the Isle of Wight
  Alan Titchmarsh takes Clare for a favourite walk across Tennyson Down on the Isle of Wight
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Clean Break
  Actor Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Clean Break.
11. 15:30
  Feedback—Last Word selection criteria, how BBC presenters handle Middle East interviews, and Archers Podcast launch
  Andrea Catherwood with listeners' views on the BBC's coverage of the Middle East.
12. 16:00
  Rethink—Rethink...care
  How can we make the care system work better for everybody - and how should we pay for it?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Whatever happened to graphene?
  Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
14. 17:00
  PM—Live from Newcastle
  The Chancellor confirms she'll borrow billions for investment. How will the markets react?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2024 Chancellor confirms she will change rules on borrowing in next week's budget
  Rachel Reeves told the BBC the government would change the way it measures debt
2. 18:30
  Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 3, 4. Death
  4/4Can Olga and Algo survive this episode about death?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2024
  David faces a nightmare.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tim Burton on his exhibition at Design Museum, Review: films Emilia Perez and Dahomey
  Award-winning film Emilia Pérez reviewed, Tim Burton on exhibiting his archive.
5. 20:00
  The Media Show—George Osborne on covering the budget, Real Housewives' Andy Cohen, media strategies of the far right
  The former Chancellor on how journalists should cover the budget.
6. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Bill Bailey, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Amanda Owen, Katherine Priddy & Richard Walters, Maya Sondhi, Stuart Maconie
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
7. 21:45
  The Warsaw Ghetto: History as Survival—5. Monograph of a People's Kitchen
  An extraordinary archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Chancellor to change debt rule to free up £50bn
  Rachel Reeves has said she will make a technical change to the way it measures debt
9. 22:45
  The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley—Episode Nine
  9/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
10. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Musk goes all-in for Trump
  Amol and Nick on why the billionaire is backing Trump and what motivates him.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/10/2024
  Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs call for reforms to the special educational needs sector.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  On Freedom by Timothy Snyder—Book of the Week: Episode 4 - Race and Freedom
  4/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom looks at civil rights and their legacy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Try not to be wasteful
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/10/24 - Neonics, reducing emission from dairy and PYO pumpkins
  The latest on a long running row over neonics.

Friday 25 October 2024