BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 27 January 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2025
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Death Marches: uncovering the truth beneath the soil
  How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in the village of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in the village of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Holocaust Memorial Day
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/01/25 - Crops in a new climate, International Barley Hub and agricultural transition
  Could UK farmers be growing oranges in the future as the climate warms?
10. 05:57
  Weather—27/01/2025
  Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/01/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise
  Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—Feeling safer on the streets
  How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mary Robinson, Holocaust Memorial Day, Catherine Airey
  Ireland's first female president talks about her life and work.
5. 11:00
  The Body Politic—Assisted dying
  Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life.
6. 11:45
  The History Podcast—Shadow War: China and the West, 6. Under Pressure
  How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/01/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Hospital Beds, Side Hustles and 20 MPH zones
  Why can't the NHS make more use of care homes to help alleviate the winter beds crisis.
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/01/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Hundreds of thousands return home to north Gaza
  Officials say 200,000 Palestinians have returned home after Israel opened key routes.
5. 13:45
  The Prophets of Profit—The Business of Business
  Simon Jack reveals what many believe to be the most important idea in business today.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/01/2025
  Lynda steps into the spotlight.
7. 14:15
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Situation Tragedy, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur sleuth, Charles Paris.
8. 14:45
  Marple: Three New Stories—The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes, The Unravelling (Part 1)
  1/3Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as death visits her sleepy village.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Ellen E Jones nominates Florynce Kennedy
  Film journalist Ellen E Jones nominates the flamboyant American activist Florynce Kennedy
10. 15:30
  History's Heroes—History's Youngest Heroes, Rani Lakshmi Bai: The Warrior Queen
  A 22-year-old Indian woman takes on the British Empire.
11. 16:00
  The Documentary—Songs from Auschwitz
  A story of hope, music and survival from Auschwitz.
12. 16:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 9, Martial
  1/4Epigrams, jokes and absolute filth, that's Martial. With Robin Ince and Llewelyn Morgan.
13. 17:00
  PM—Tech stocks plunge after launch of Chinese AI Chatbot
  AI chatbot Deepseek sees $1 trillion wiped from tech stocks. Plus, Gazans return north.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/01/2025 Survivors mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz
  Survivors of the Nazi death camp lead commemorations to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 94, 2. Where they make cheese and milk out of butterflies
  2/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/01/2025
  The stage is set for a visitor.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—25 Years of 21st Century: Music
  How music and and the music industry has been transformed in the last 25 years.
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink... museums
  What are museums for?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen'
  Is it time to replace the little chemical factories in our pockets with something better?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise
  Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—Feeling safer on the streets
  How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Auschwitz survivors commemorate 80 years since liberation
  Survivors of Auschwitz gathered at the camp 80 years after their liberation
10. 22:45
  Rye by Alex Preston—Episode One
  1/5By Alex Preston. Zeke Brown watches the spring rains turn Rye into an island again.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 5. A Deadly Secret
  5/5Jess revisits childhood memories when the truth is revealed about her missing father.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/01/2025
  Susan Hulme reports on MPs questioning the government about defence spending.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The History Podcast—Shadow War: China and the West, 6. Under Pressure
  How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/01/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Be Kind
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/01/25 - Storm clear-up, agricultural valuers and Welsh farm policy update
  Trees felled by Storm Eowyn are still being cleared up by farmers and land managers.

Tuesday 28 January 2025