BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 5 February 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—2. Life on the High Seas
  2/5Maurice and Maralyn are living their dream on the high seas, but disaster soon strikes.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Don't Give Up
  Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/02/25 - Illegal meat imports, council farms and plant nutrients
  MPs are told animal products from Germany entered the UK despite an import ban.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/02/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Sideways—70. Digital Ghosts
  Matthew Syed explores the ethical boundaries around using AI to create digital ghosts.
3. 09:30
  In Dark Corners—Series 2, 5. This Evil Thing
  5/6Alex Renton tracks down some of the former members of a pro-paedophile group.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Comedian Hajar J Woodland, how often to wash your laundry?
  The justice secretary responds to a report out today on women in prison.
5. 11:00
  Today—The Today Debate
  Nick Robinson asks whether it’s possible to go for growth at the same time as going green?
6. 11:45
  Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—3. Adrift
  3/5Maurice and Maralyn are adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a tiny raft struggling to survive.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—05/02/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Are we too tolerant of fraud?
  Spain's expat homes crackdown. And are you a fraudster?
3. 12:57
  Weather—05/02/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Widespread opposition to President Trump's plan for Gaza
  Both Gazan and Israeli politicians respond to the president's proposed takeover of Gaza.
5. 13:45
  At Your Own Peril—The Great Tide
  Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—04/02/2025
  Alice plays gooseberry.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Margaret White and the Alcoran of Mahomet
  The little-known story of the first publication of the Qu’ran in English.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Your Care Cost Questions Answered
  Your questions answered on the cost of care in later life.
9. 15:30
  The Artificial Human—What Is Trump's AI Agenda?
  AI is at a turning point, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask what direction it will take.
10. 16:00
  The Media Show—Future-proofing media
  The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.
11. 17:00
  PM—Trump defends Gaza plan despite backlash
  The president says 'everybody loves' his proposal to force Palestinians out of Gaza.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/02/2025 The world reacts to Trump's Gaza plan
  US allies have condemned President Trump's plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
2. 18:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 3, Snowshoe Hare
  6/6Comedy about reincarnation starring Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire and Elis James.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/02/2025
  Fallon makes the most of the situation.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum, new Motherland spin-off TV series Amandaland, the history of Slapstick
  September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum, new TV series Amandaland, the history of Slapstick.
5. 20:00
  AntiSocial—Bats v trains
  Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy?
6. 20:45
  How They Made Us Doubt Everything—Talc Tales: 4. ‘Time for more confusion’
  When talc might be listed as a carcinogen, the industry assembles a ‘talc task force’.
7. 21:00
  Sideways—25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 4. The Age of Changing Families
  4/5What is technology doing to something as human as forming relationships?
8. 21:30
  Inside Health—Bird flu update after UK farm worker infected and your questions on urinary problems
  James discusses the risk from H5N1 and asks your questions on urinary incontinence.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—International condemnation of Trump's Gaza plan
  White House says US won't fund Gaza's reconstruction or put American boots on the ground.
10. 22:45
  Raiders of the Lost Cask by Abir Mukherjee—Feints
  3/5Sunita has five days to find a hundred grand otherwise her criminal past will be exposed.
11. 23:00
  Alison Spittle: Petty Please—Series 1, The Glitterbabes
  4/4Why was Alison kicked out of The Glitterbabes, Westmeath's premier break-time girl band?
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—05/02/2025
  Sean Curran reports on the weekly clash between Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch at PMQs
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst—3. Adrift
  3/5Maurice and Maralyn are adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a tiny raft struggling to survive.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Appreciating Grasshoppers
  Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/02/25 - Call for countrywide bird flu housing order, inheritance tax uncertainty for Scottish farm tenants, food preparedness
  Egg producers want their chickens ordered inside to protect them from bird flu.

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