BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 14 January 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/01/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Ideas List—1. Mondex
  Claudia Hammond revisits a bold experiment in digital cash, launched in Swindon
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Jubilee Hope
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Fleur Dorrell.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/01/2025 - Trade with the EU, gene editing, robotic milking and small abattoir closures
  England diverges from the EU and the rest of the UK on gene editing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/01/25 - Nick Robinson and Amol Rajan
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Young Again—21. Sara Pascoe
  Kirsty Young asks the comedian Sara Pascoe what advice she would give her younger self.
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—Mould and Indoor Air Pollution: How Concerned Should You Be?
  Investigating why mould can make us sick and how we can avoid air pollution in our homes.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sticky floor jobs, Kiena Dawes, The Mare, Badass Gran
  Why do women often get stuck at lower-level jobs and what can be done about it?
5. 11:00
  Screenshot—Therapists
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen.
6. 11:45
  The Ideas List—2. Inhalable Vaccines
  Claudia Hammond re-examines an attempt to revolutionise flu vaccines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—14/01/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Private Parking Firms
  Have you fallen foul of private parking firms?
3. 12:57
  Weather—14/01/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Gaza: is a ceasefire imminent?
  Could a Gaza ceasefire be agreed in the coming hours? Qatar says it's 'close as possible'.
5. 13:45
  Human Intelligence—Series 1, Teachers: Maimonides
  The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—13/01/2025
  Joy isn’t herself at all.
7. 14:15
  This Thing of Darkness—Series 3, A Dangerous Animal
  1/5Has Dr Bridges made a mistake in putting co-offenders together in group therapy?
8. 15:00
  The Gift—Series 2, 1. Switched - Part 1
  3/8One man and three women are forced to reassess everything they knew about their families
9. 15:30
  Beyond Belief—Pharisees: a byword for hypocrisy?
  Giles Fraser and guests explore how the Pharisees became a byword for hypocrisy.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—50 Years of the Koln Concert
  After 50 years of Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert Kevin le Gendre unpicks its enduring appeal
11. 16:30
  When It Hits the Fan—California in crisis and is the UK running out of gas?
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss Blake Lively, LA insurers and Centrica’s PR.
12. 17:00
  PM—Tulip Siddiq quits as treasury minister
  Siddiq’s resignation followed growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/01/2025 Anticorruption Minister resigns
  Treasury minister resigns after being named in corruption probe in Bangladesh.
2. 18:30
  Janey Godley: The C Bomb—Series 2, 2. It Was Acceptable in the 70s
  2/4Outrageous stories from the past and why Janey is driven to work till she literally drops.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/01/2025
  Rex is left confused.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Vivaldi's Four Seasons reimagined, impact of L.A. fires on culture, Leigh Whannell's new horror film, Dead Ink Books
  Vivaldi's Four Seasons reimagined, LA fires, Leigh Whannell's new horror, Dead Ink Books
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Cannabis Kids: The parents breaking the law to help their children with epilepsy
  An investigation reveals children are being given illegal cannabis to treat epilepsy.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Repairing your Perkins Brailler; The Blind Professional Wrestler
  Where do you turn when you need to repair your Perkins brailler? In Touch has the answer.
7. 21:00
  Crossing Continents—The Gambia: When migrants are forced to go home
  The young Gambians who had to give up on their journey to Europe.
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—Networking: Will It Actually Help Me Get a Job?
  Evan gets tips on finding a new job and hears how the process of getting one has changed.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—City Minister Tulip Siddiq quits the government.
  Prime Minister's advisor on ministerial standards issues report
10. 22:45
  Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban—Episode 2
  2/10Neaera visits the Zoo to see the oyster-catchers, and is struck by the turtles.
11. 23:00
  Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn—The Knick-Knack Nightmare Problem
  Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn try and tackle their listeners' problems.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/01/2025
  Sean Curran reports as chancellor Rachel Reeves is questioned about economic turbulence.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/01/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Ideas List—2. Inhalable Vaccines
  Claudia Hammond re-examines an attempt to revolutionise flu vaccines.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The In-Between Times
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Fleur Dorrell.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/01/2025 - UK bans imports of German meat following foot & mouth outbreak in Germany, devolved agriculture ministers, combines
  UK bans imports of German meat, as authorities there tackle an outbreak of foot and mouth.

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