BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 21 February 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden—Aerolite
  A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Change: it never changes!
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/02/25 Solar wildlife, Scottish land use strategy, regenerative agriculture.
  Solar farms managed for nature prove better for birds than intensive arable report says.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/02/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Mina Smallman, activist
  Mina Smallman, activist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jess Phillips MP, Luis Rubiales case, author Nussaibah Younis
  Home Office minister Jess Phillips on launch of Raneem's Law.
4. 11:00
  The Food Programme—Regenerative farming and food. What does it mean?
  It's a term used by small farmers and the big food businesses. But what is 'regen ag'?
5. 11:45
  Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden—Gold
  A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/02/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  AntiSocial—Nudity - the great cover up?
  How comfortable are we with nudity?
3. 12:57
  Weather—21/02/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—21/02/2025
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  You Do Not Have to Say Anything—Episode 5: My Learned Friends
  Come inside the barristers’ robing room.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—20/02/2025
  There’s a changing of the guard at The Bull
7. 14:15
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5Jess and Danny Frenchurch, the notorious drug lord, cross paths, again...
8. 14:45
  Why Do We Do That?—Series 2, 5. Why do we laugh?
  Ella Al-Shamahi investigates why we laugh?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Walsall: Rainwater v Tap Water, Caffeinated Ants and Daffodil Diaries
  Kathy and the panel are in Walsall to solve gardening conundrums from the audience.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Nothing Happened by David Szalay
  From this year's Booker Prize-winner, David Szalay, a new story read by Indira Varma.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Rick Buckler, Margaret Miles-Bramwell, Harry Stewart Jr, Maureen Halton
  John Wilson on a musician, a businesswoman, a fighter pilot and an entrepreneur.
12. 16:30
  Sideways—72. Limitless Love
  Matthew Syed explores the human capacity for limitless love.
13. 17:00
  PM—Apple removes advanced data protection for UK users
  Apple pulls its encryption tool after the government demands access to customers' data.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/02/2025 Hamas returns wrong hostage body
  There's anger in Israel after Hamas returns the wrong hostage body, blaming an error.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 116, 7. Lying and Reassurance
  7/8Ian Smith and Zoe Lyons join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/02/2025
  It’s action stations for Pat.
4. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain open the new series
  Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain join Anna and Jeffrey as they embark on a new series.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Gerard Baker, James Cartlidge MP, Carla Denyer MP, Luke Pollard MP
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Sutton Scotney in Hampshire.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Print the Legend
  Tom Shakespeare explores the pitfalls of dramatised history and its influence on real life
7. 21:00
  Free Thinking—Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking
  Timandra Harkness, Ekow Eshun, Sophie Grace Chappell, Richard Bett and Stephen Bush.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Hamas claims to hand over body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas.
  The Red Cross says it has transferred the body to the Israeli authorities.
9. 22:45
  The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier—Episode 5
  5/10The plague has left Venice devastated but on Murano, the furnaces are firing again.
10. 23:00
  Americast—How far away is a Ukraine peace deal?
  Newscast x Americast x Ukrainecast
11. 23:30
  Artworks—50 Years of the Koln Concert
  After 50 years of Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert Kevin le Gendre unpicks its enduring appeal
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/02/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden—Gold
  A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/02/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/02/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Being the Rope of Mercy
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Sofia Rehman
8. 05:45
  Why Do We Do That?—Series 2, 5. Why do we laugh?
  Ella Al-Shamahi investigates why we laugh?

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