BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 11 March 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/03/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Adventuring Journeys
  1/5There and Back Again - the power of a book to take us elsewhere.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/03/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/03/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Hola Mohalla festival
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/03/25 - Foot and Mouth Disease in Hungary and agricultural contractors
  Are UK border controls good enough to keep UK farmers safe from foot and mouth disease?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/03/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Jonathan Shepherd on a career as a crime-fighting surgeon
  Surgeon Jonathan Shepherd on developing the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention.
3. 09:30
  Inside Health—Why do we lose our hearing with age?
  Is hearing loss taken as seriously as eyesight loss, and what can we do about it?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Businesswoman Sara Davies, Holiday without kids, Restless Leg Syndrome
  Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, joins Nuala.
5. 11:00
  Add to Playlist—Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon take us to Syria and Hamburg
  Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks.
6. 11:45
  Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Reading and Travelling
  2/5Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/03/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Customer Service and Chat Bots
  Are AI chat bots making customer service better?
3. 12:57
  Weather—11/03/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Cargo ship still on fire after collision off Yorkshire coast
  One of the two ships continues to burn. Its owner says no sodium cyanide was on board.
5. 13:45
  Assume Nothing—Killer Dust, 7. Guilty Knowledge
  The teams prepare for a court battle but are finding it tough – until the phone rings.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—10/03/2025
  A sensitive issue is raised at Bridge Farm
7. 14:15
  Body Horror—Episode 3
  3/3Transplant patient Caroline is at war with her new body and needs expert intervention.
8. 15:00
  History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret
  A German refugee risks his life to ridicule Hitler.
9. 15:30
  Thinking Allowed—Dress Culture
  How culture, stigma and discrimination impact dress choices.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—Roleplay, Blanche DuBois
  One big role. Actors who have played the part tell their stories. Today: Blanche DuBois
11. 16:30
  When It Hits the Fan—Carney’s Canada v Trump, Abrdn’s U-turn and Ambassador Suzuki
  David and Simon discuss Canada’s PR fightback, a reverse ferret and Japanese diplomacy.
12. 17:00
  PM—Crossbow killer is sentenced to whole life in prison
  The crossbow killer who murdered his ex, her sister and mother is given whole life order.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/03/2025 Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford will never be released from prison
  The man who murdered two sisters and their mother has received a whole life prison term
2. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 13, Episode 4
  4/6Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/03/2025
  Tempers flare at the protest.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch
  The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Femicide
  The eight stages that mark a relationship’s transformation to murder.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Deafblindness
  News of work aiming to achieve greater understanding of deafblindness.
7. 21:00
  The Law Show—Expert witnesses in criminal trials
  Who are expert witnesses, and what are the rules governing their use in criminal trials?
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your Questions
  Top business brains tackle listener questions on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire
  We ask how Russia will respond.
10. 22:45
  The Jura Affair by William Boyd—7: Breaking and Entering
  7/10A sparkling new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer William Boyd,
11. 23:00
  X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—4. Iron Man
  How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/03/2025
  Sean Curran reports as MPs are updated on a collision between two vessels in the North Sea
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/03/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Reading and Travelling
  2/5Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/03/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/03/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Fellow travellers
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/03/25 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill and an agricultural drone contractor
  What will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill mean for rural communities?

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