BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 12 February 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To—Bagging an Heiress, 2: How to Infiltrate Chelsea
  2/5Comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel debuts in the Chelsea social scene.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Beauty Etched on the Soul
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/02/25 Farm minister at Norfolk Show, rural foodbanks, deer and woodland.
  Farm Minister holds the government's line on tax at a conference for Norfolk farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/02/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Sideways—71. Tempting Fate
  Matthew Syed questions the consequences of tempting fate.
3. 09:30
  Intrigue—Word of God, 1. In the Beginning Was the Word
  How the world's top Bible museum became embroiled in a scandal over thousands of artefacts
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Parole and victims, Met Police vetting, Women’s Prize for Non-fiction
  Ellie Wilson on why she’s campaigning for victims to be admitted to parole hearings.
5. 11:00
  The Great Post Office Trial—18. Now What?
  Nick Wallis continues his investigation of the Post Office scandal.
6. 11:45
  Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To—Bagging an Heiress, 3: How to Be a Pretty Woman
  3/5On his quest to marry rich, comedian Sunil Patel looks for a job.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/02/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Fake Bailiffs, Heat Pump Tourism and Supermarket Loyalty Cards
  The fake bailiffs trying to scare people into paying up for debts they don't have.
3. 12:57
  Weather—12/02/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—MI5 lied to courts to protect neo-Nazi agent
  The domestic intelligence agency issues a rare apology after a BBC investigation.
5. 13:45
  The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell—The Ingredients
  3/5Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—11/02/2025
  Chaos continues to reign in Ambridge.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—When Alan Met Ray
  Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield star in a new drama set in 1948 in a Surrey sanatorium.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: How to Retire Well
  How to plan financially to pay for your dream retirement and life after work.
9. 15:30
  The Artificial Human—Can AI Save Darth Vader?
  Aleks and Kevin ask if the Dark Lord can live forever with an AI voice.
10. 16:00
  The Media Show—In the room with Trump and Musk, BBC Media Action answers its critics, what makes tech bros tick?
  The evolving relationship between tech moguls and political power.
11. 17:00
  PM—12/02/2025
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/02/2025 Trump says negotiations to end the Ukraine war are to begin immediately
  Trump says talks on the war in Ukraine war are to begin immediately after call with Putin
2. 18:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 4, 1. Rat
  1/3Nathan's in the sewer.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/02/2025
  Helen counts the cost.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Future of TV soaps, Joseph O'Connor's new book, stage version of Murakami short stories
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
5. 20:00
  AntiSocial—Surrogacy
  Should surrogacy be allowed?
6. 20:45
  How They Made Us Doubt Everything—Talc Tales: 5. Talc on trial
  When we send off make-up for testing, the lab finds an asbestos fibre.
7. 21:00
  Sideways—25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 5. The Age of Artificial Intelligence
  5/5Matthew interviews the 'Godfather of AI', Geoffrey Hinton.
8. 21:30
  Inside Health—Dementia: Your questions answered and lion's mane mushrooms in the lab
  We tackle your questions on dementia and meet the team studying mushrooms for brain health
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US President Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Saudi Arabia
  President Trump says negotiations to end war in Ukraine will begin “immediately”
10. 22:45
  Vidya Wade by Timothy X Atack—Episode 3
  3/5Vidya is trying to sleep when a message comes. The spirit has appeared.
11. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 11, Eviction
  1/5Start of the final series, with late night guffaws at the fear and eroticism of evil.
12. 23:15
  Jamie MacDonald: Life on the Blink—Series 1, The First Hurdle
  1/4The stand-up comic's unique take on his rapid descent into blindness.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/02/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports on the weekly clash between the prime minister and Kemi Badenoch.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To—Bagging an Heiress, 3: How to Be a Pretty Woman
  3/5On his quest to marry rich, comedian Sunil Patel looks for a job.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Justice
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/02/2025 - Farmers say the latest measures to combat bird flu don't go far enough, as cases rise in wild birds and poultry
  New bird flu restrictions introduced; some farmers want the Government to go further.

Thursday 13 February 2025