BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 24 April 2025

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Trade and War
  3/11Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/04/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—24/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/04/2025
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Using your loaf
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/04/2025 Warning that changes to planning bill threatens nature; calls for a rare breeds ministerial roundtable, silvopasture
  Warnings that new plans to speed up planning threaten both developers and nature.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/04/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Molière
  The great French playwright and comic actor who flourished at the court of Louis XIV.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—How Much is a Pint of Milk? (with Rob Burley)
  Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis talk gotchas, and political interviews with Rob Burley.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ofcom Child Safety Codes, TikTok vicar, Exclusion zones
  UK regulator Ofcom has released its Children's Safety Codes to protect young online users.
5. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Wayne McGregor
  Choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor reveals his creative inspirations.
6. 11:45
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Distance Matters
  4/11Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—24/04/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - Bags of Taste Founder Alicia Weston
  Gap Finders: Bags of Taste founder Alicia Weston.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
  Are plant-based meat alternative products really the healthier option?
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/04/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—Government urged to agree EU Youth Mobility Scheme
  Labour MPs call for a scheme allowing UK and EU young people to travel and work freely
6. 13:45
  Like and Subscribe: How YouTube Changed the World—What happens when YouTube gets political?
  As YouTube spreads, so does information - the good and bad. We explore the consequences.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/04/2025
  Natasha and Tom make their presence felt.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—All Change at Llanfair PG
  A teenager and a widow take on the powers-that-be at Llanfair PG train station.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—The People's Forest
  How Epping Forest was fought for, and saved by, the people of East London.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy
  Carrie Grant makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy
11. 15:30
  Feedback—Radio listening across the generations. In Our Time. BBC Sounds overseas.
  Andrea Catherwood talks to a Grandmother and Grandson about how they listen to BBC audio.
12. 16:00
  The Briefing Room—Can the UK become an AI superpower?
  Can the UK become an AI superpower as the government hopes?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—What would cuts to Nasa mean for space science?
  Reaction to White House proposals to cut funding for Nasa and a future asteroid fly past
14. 17:00
  PM—Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Tensions between India and Pakistan intensify
  26 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday
2. 18:30
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 4, Thursday's Child Is...
  4/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/04/2025
  Rex doesn’t know where to turn.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Review: Self Esteem's album A Complicated Woman; RSC's Much Ado About Nothing; Julie Keeps Quiet tennis film
  Reviews of Self Esteem's third album and the RSC's football-themed Much Ado About Nothing.
5. 20:00
  When It Hits the Fan—China's meme warfare, rats and rockets
  David and Simon discuss if China is out-PRing the US, rats' media appeal and Jeff Bezos.
6. 20:15
  The Media Show—Pentagon leaks, reporting on the death of the Pope, Genius Game
  Pentagon leaks, reporting on the death of the Pope, Genius Game, podcast ad revenue.
7. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Kieran Hodgson, Julie Lin, Lewis Gribben, Selali Fiamanya, Skerryvore, Mike McKenzie
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
8. 21:45
  Strong Message Here—How Much is a Pint of Milk? (with Rob Burley)
  Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis talk gotchas, and political interviews with Rob Burley.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump insists he’s “putting a lot of pressure” on Russia after Kyiv attack
  Russian rocket attack on Ukraine’s capital leaves 12 dead amid US peace drive
10. 22:45
  One Came Back by Rose McDonagh—Episode 9
  9/10Emily recalls how obsessed she and Robin became after the death of schoolfriend Nicky.
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Is Putin playing Trump on Ukraine?
  A former adviser to the US president says he is.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/04/2025
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster where MPs reiterated their support for Ukraine.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Distance Matters
  4/11Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—25/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/04/2025
  Alicia McCarthy presents the highlights from Westminster and Holyrood.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—A fishy tale
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/04/25 Concerns around lack of awareness of EU food import ban, trade talks, agroforestry
  The posters you can't find and what cow power can mean in a woodland.

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