BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 3 February 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/02/2025
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Reel Revolution? The dramatic rise of Saudiwood
  Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Minster Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax in West Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Minster Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Banquet under the stars
  Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/02/25 - Tenant farmers, silage competition, slow fashion
  We talk tenant farmers and prize-winning silage.
10. 05:57
  Weather—03/02/2025
  Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/02/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Manufacturing and sustainability
  Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Minshall, Bernie Bulkin and Fiona Dear.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—From coal to cakes
  How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mikey Madison, Jojo Moyes, Inside the RAF
  The Oscar-nominated actress on her role in Anora.
5. 11:00
  How Boarding Schools Shaped Britain—1. Building men of Empire
  Nicky Campbell explores the history and influence of British boarding schools.
6. 11:45
  Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—1. The Whale
  1/5An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—03/02/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Claims Management, Coffee and Heathrow
  The perils of contacting motor insurance claims lines.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/02/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—US and EU teeter towards full-scale trade war
  President Trump says EU will be next in line for tariffs, as world braces for trade war.
5. 13:45
  At Your Own Peril—The Gamble
  Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/02/2025
  A bombshell is dropped on Harrison.
7. 14:15
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Situation Tragedy, Episode 2
  2/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris actor and amateur sleuth.
8. 14:45
  Marple: Three New Stories—The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes, The Unravelling (Part 2)
  2/3The village rumour mill works overtime as Sergeant Dover investigates Martin's murder.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Mark Billingham chooses George Harrison
  Crime writer Mark Billingham nominates the musician, singer and songwriter George Harrison
10. 15:30
  History's Heroes—History's Youngest Heroes, The Grisly World of Andreas Vesalius
  A young man becomes a sensation when he starts dissecting corpses in front of crowds.
11. 16:00
  Germany: Rebellion on the Rhine
  Jeremy Cliffe examines how economic decline is shaping the German election.
12. 16:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 9, Demeter
  2/4A story of a mother's love, and anger. Demeter seeks justice for Persephone.
13. 17:00
  PM—Trump delays new tariffs on Mexico
  President Trump delays tariffs on goods from Mexico after agreeing a border security deal.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/02/2025 Mexico avoids tariffs
  Mexico cuts an eleventh-hour deal with Donald Trump to avert a trade war
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 94, 3. Hesitation, Repetition, Deviation or Enunciation
  3/6Ivo Graham and Sara Pascoe join the panel for a game of Just a Minute.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/02/2025
  Chelsea puts her foot in it.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Director Coralie Fargeat on The Substance, Josephine Baker's autobiography, poet Anne Carson on Elektra on stage
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink: is big tech stealing your life?
  How is our relationship with big tech changing?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Is 1.5 still alive?
  And new clues about how life on Earth began from a dusty old space rock.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Manufacturing and sustainability
  Tom Sutcliffe with Tim Minshall, Bernie Bulkin and Fiona Dear.
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—From coal to cakes
  How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Who's winning Trump's trade war?
  President Trump agrees to pause imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada by a month.
10. 22:45
  Raiders of the Lost Cask by Abir Mukherjee—Steeping
  1/5A Highland heist story from the author of the Wyndham and Banerjee series.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—The Incident at Ong's Hat, 1. The Incunabula Papers
  1/5Sarah Larsen went missing after investigating an urban legend.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/02/2025
  Sean Curran reports as a minister unveils new grades for England's schools.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—1. The Whale
  1/5An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Just passing by
  Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/02/25 - UK-EU trade relations, the Rock Review, Breckland soils
  What could a 'reset' in the UK-EU relationship mean for food and farming?

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