BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 2 January 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Illuminated—The Shipping Forecast: A Haven
  Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2025
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Krish Kandiah.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/01/25 - Gene edited indoor tomatoes, rural crime, chemical free dairy cleaning
  Doing away with chemical cleaners in dairies and using electricity and oxygen instead.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/01/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Slime Moulds
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable world of slime mould.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—Listeners' Strong Messages
  Helen and Armando read some 'strong messages' from the listeners.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Rape Crisis at 50, Extroverted kids/introverted parents, Atlantic Ocean rowers
  We look back at 50 years of Rape Crisis with Dr Kate Cook and Lee Eggleston.
5. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Isabel Allende
  Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity.
6. 11:45
  Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton—Ultimate Trust
  4/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/01/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Reith Lectures—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence, Does Trauma Cause Violence?
  3/4Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/01/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Tories call for a full national inquiry into child sexual abuse
  Kemi Badenoch calls for a full national inquiry into child sexual abuse.
5. 13:45
  My Poetry and Other Animals—Unicorns and Dragons
  The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for mythical beasts to inspire a new animal poem.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/01/2025
  Kirsty makes a controversial move.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Bolt
  Climbing drama by Tim Price, with Sion Eifion and Norah Lopez-Holden
8. 15:00
  This Natural Life—Professor Kathy Willis
  Martha Kearney meets Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Mango Tree
  Jennifer Saunders makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree
10. 15:30
  Feedback—Feedback Forum
  The first Feedback Forum, where audio audiences share what they are listening to.
11. 16:00
  The Briefing Room—Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?
  The government wants to end the sale of petrol cars by 2030.
12. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—The Science of Laughter
  A presenter, a comedian and a neuroscientist walk into a tent in Wales...
13. 17:00
  PM—02/01/2025
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/01/2025 The FBI says the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans acted alone
  The FBI says the man who killed 14 people in New Orleans acted alone
2. 18:30
  Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus)—4. Goose-stepping with a hedge trimmer.
  Gender on the agenda. The Tims have the answers.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/01/2025
  Henry faces some surprising news.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Review: Nosferatu, Lockerbie, Nickel Boys
  Tom is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Bidisha to review the highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  The Media Show—PR v journalism, Post Office drama one year on, predictions for 2025
  When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
6. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Wayne Sleep, Ben Miller, Rosalind Eleazar, Lou Conran, The Lottery Winners, Stuart Maconie
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
7. 21:45
  Mythical Creatures—10. Wulver
  Rhianna Pratchett encounters stories about a wolf-like beast - the Wulver
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—FBI: New Orleans attacker acted alone
  The FBI has changed its assessment of the attacker, saying it now believes he acted alone
9. 22:45
  Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor—Episode Four
  4/10Anne escapes to the Bahamas but struggles to accept her domestic existence.
10. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—2025 Lookahead
  What is going to happen in the year to come?
11. 23:30
  Artworks—What a Shocker! The Sensational Life of Leigh Bowery
  Nick Grimshaw explores the life and work of performance artist Leigh Bowery.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Bunk Bed—Series 9, Episode 5
  5/8Why not having a tail is human beings' greatest loss.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2025
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Krish Kandiah.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/01/25 Breeding dairy cows for methane reduction, Pig social skills, Salt marsh restoration
  How Hilda, a newborn dairy calf, has been bred to help tackle climate change.

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