BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 17 March 2025

Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/03/2025
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 6: Fright Night
  Danny spends the night with a poltergeist.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—National Cathedral Church of St Patrick in Dublin
  Bells on Sunday comes from The National Cathedral Church of St Patrick in Dublin.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/03/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/03/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—St Patrick's Wife?
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/03/25 Covid anniversary and its legacy on farms. Biosecurity and keeping diseases at bay.
  What did the farming and food industry learn from the Covid lockdowns?
10. 05:57
  Weather—17/03/2025
  Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/03/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—How did lockdown impact children?
  Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown.
3. 09:45
  Shadow World—The Willpower Detectives, 5. Rich Pickings
  Sue Mitchell investigates who people turn to when they fear vulnerable friends need help.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lockdown babies, Breast cancer study, Femgore, Chess Masters
  Five years on from Covid lockdown, what's been the impact on babies born during that time?
5. 11:00
  Changing the Odds—Episode 1: Westminster; Gambling's Big Bang
  How the 2005 Gambling Act propelled the UK to become the biggest online gambling market.
6. 11:45
  The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—1: Huntington's Disease
  1/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—17/03/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Five Years Since Lockdown, Pop-up Campsites, Gaming and Well-being
  Five years after the first Covid lockdown, what has been the lasting legacy for consumers?
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/03/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Ex Ofsted Chief hits out at Labour's Schools Bill
  Amanda Spielman tells WATO the government is putting teaching unions before students.
5. 13:45
  Human Intelligence—Series 1, Manhattan Project: J Robert Oppenheimer
  The father of the atom bomb who longed to be an all-American hero.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/03/2025
  Helen finds herself in a tight spot.
7. 14:15
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 4. Every Little Thing
  4/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other.
8. 14:45
  The Island—Series 1, Episode 5: Hunted by celebrity chefs
  5/6Alone and desperate, Stephen is on the run from the spear-wielding celebrity chefs.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Nina Sosanya and Joelle Taylor
  The actor and the poet nominate favourite books for discussion.
10. 15:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 47, Milton Keynes
  4/6Jay Rayner and a panel of expert chefs, cooks and food writers are in Milton Keynes.
11. 16:00
  Lockdown’s Legacy—The Children
  How the UK's Covid-19 lockdown affected a generation of children and young people?
12. 16:30
  Lockdown’s Legacy—The Teachers
  How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
13. 17:00
  PM—UK prepares for peacekeeping in Ukraine
  UK prepares for peacekeeping role in Ukraine - ahead of key talks between Trump and Putin.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/03/2025 The White House says President Trump is determined to get peace in Ukraine
  Presidents Trump and Putin will discuss peace in Ukraine during a phone call tomorrow
2. 18:30
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 2, 3. If in Doubt, Be Spanish
  3/6Trouble with finding fenugreek and excessive crimping.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/03/2025
  There are decisions to be made at the dairy.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Vikingur Olafsson's lockdown piano performance, how the pandemic changed The Arts, Liz Pichon's interactive world of The Mubbles
  Acclaimed Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson reflects on five years since lockdown.
5. 20:00
  Lockdown’s Legacy—The Medics
  How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Are boys doing better than girls at maths and science?
  ...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Lockdown and the Covid generation
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the impact and legacy of Covid lockdown
8. 21:45
  New Storytellers—Friends of the Wall
  They’ve painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why?
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Government prepares to announce welfare reforms
  Will reforms make benefits system fairer?
10. 22:45
  Twist by Colum McCann—Episode One
  1/10Journalist Anthony Fennell leaves for South Africa to board a cable repair ship.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Who Is Aldrich Kemp?, 2. Themis House
  2/5We're in a mysterious village with Clara Page ...
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/03/2025
  Sean Curran reports as the Foreign Secretary updates MP after a meeting of G7 nations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/03/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—1: Huntington's Disease
  1/5A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/03/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/03/2025
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Tornado Warnings
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/03/25 - Hare coursing, xylella and soil microplastics
  Farmers fear the rise in violent encounters with illegal hare coursers.

Tuesday 18 March 2025