BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 October 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/10/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Every Kind of People by Kathryn Faulke—Episode 2
  2/5Kate dreads her first appointment to wash and dress an elderly customer.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/10/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/10/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Change and Renewal
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/10/24 Budget preview, environmental targets, soil health on dairy farm, pumpkins
  What will the budget mean for farming and the environment?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/10/2024
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Are older drivers more dangerous?
  Plus, winter fuel deaths, prison sentence maths and leaves on railway tracks.
3. 09:30
  The Coming Storm—S2: 8. The Last Election…?
  A live audience, a professor, and the team
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Online scams, US election, Mary McCall Jr
  Martha Keith on having her products falsely sold online
5. 11:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Gig Economy: The Ticketing Business
  File on 4 investigates the online ticketing market.
6. 11:45
  Every Kind of People by Kathryn Faulke—Episode 3
  3/5Kate meets Mr and Mrs Seddon, and makes an unplanned trip to the local park.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/10/2024
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The History Podcast—The Lucan Obsession, 3. Lucky Lucan
  Who really was Lord Lucan behind that charming façade?
3. 12:18
  World at One—The World at One Budget Special
  An extended World at One to cover Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Chancellor.
4. 13:57
  Weather—30/10/2024
  The latest weather forecast
5. 14:00
  The Archers—29/10/2024
  Fallon’s suspicions are raised.
6. 14:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Belle Meadow Fayre (Part 1)
  Pilgrim must track down the kidnapped Old Johnny John John or the winter won't come.
7. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Budget Breakdown
  What does the chancellor's Budget mean for you?
8. 15:30
  The Artificial Human—Will AI Control the World's Money?
  Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI will take over financial markets?
9. 16:00
  The Media Show—Ballots, bias and big tech
  Ros Atkins is in Washington DC and asks what role the media is playing in the election.
10. 17:00
  PM—The Budget: Labour's first in 14 years.
  Labour's Budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by 40 billion pounds.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/10/2024 Chancellor targets businesses in Budget to raise tens of billions of pounds
  Rachel Reeves promised to restore economic stability and improve "broken" public services
2. 18:30
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Series 1, 5. Kat Sadler & Felix White
  Kat Sadler and Felix White tell Ivo Graham all about their obsessions.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/10/2024
  The pressure piles on Harrison.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Billy Crystal, Marina Diamandis, Nordic Music Festival
  Actor Billy Crystal, singer-songwriter and poet Marina Diamandis, response to the Budget.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The morality of sending offenders to prison.
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
6. 21:00
  Soul Music—Lovely Day by Bill Withers
  The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people.
7. 21:30
  The Conflict—Middle East, The Iranian Revolution (1979)
  What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Rachel Reeves delivers first Labour budget in 14 years
  The Chancellor announced £70bn worth of public spending and £40bn worth of tax rises
9. 22:45
  The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins—Episode 3
  3/10Grace can't believe that Vanessa used a human bone in her sculpture Division II.
10. 23:00
  Influencers—Series 1, 4. Biscuits
  4/6Ruth and Carla discover a new blog written by two familiar teenage girls.
11. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 12, Episode 8
  8/8Jon Holmes remixes the news into a multi-award-winning satirical comedy concept album.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/10/2024
  The best of Budget Day
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/10/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Every Kind of People by Kathryn Faulke—Episode 3
  3/5Kate meets Mr and Mrs Seddon, and makes an unplanned trip to the local park.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/10/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/10/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Remembering the Dead
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Revd Dr Rosa Hunt
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/10/2024 - The Budget: inheritance tax will apply to farms from April 2026
  Farming has 'nothing left to give', says the National Farmers' Union.

Thursday 31 October 2024