BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 28 April 2025

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election
  A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania’s democracy under threat?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of Saints Mary Magdalene and Denys in Midhurst West Sussex.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Mary Magdalene and Denys in West Sussex.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/04/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—28/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/04/2025
  Susan Hulme reports on a bid to allow Scotland to have its own immigration policy.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Tir grá – a love of where you’re from
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/04/25 - Spring flush is causing problems at dairies, pulses, swapping cows for trees.
  Why this year's spring flush is causing problems at dairies.
11. 05:57
  Weather—28/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/04/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Advocating for nature
  Tom Sutcliffe with Robert Macfarlane, Monica Feria-Tinta and Patrick Galbraith.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—Wheels and woofs
  How one charity is helping disabled dogs live their best lives.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Paula Radcliffe, Belarusian political activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, High sugar baby food pouches, Virginia Giuffre
  Paula Radcliffe on supporting her daughter through cancer and securing the Six Star Medal.
5. 11:00
  Indispensable Relations—Beginning
  Tom Bateman examines the history of the special relationship between the US and Israel.
6. 11:45
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—The Black Death
  6/11Paul Seabright investigates the links between trade and disease.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/04/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Old Energy Meters, Eurostar, Big Brother's Furniture
  The race to replace old energy meters.
3. 12:57
  Weather—28/04/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—28/04/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Americast—100 Days of Donald Trump, 100 Days of Trump (Part 1)… Is Trump winning his war on woke?
  How America’s biggest companies are scrapping diversity schemes
6. 14:00
  The Archers—27/04/2025
  There’s drama on the cricket pitch.
7. 14:15
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 5, 4. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
  4/6Everybody’s talking – but not necessarily to each other.
8. 14:45
  Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson—Episode 5
  5/10‘Disturber of the Peace’ is influencing the lives of its author and her neighbours.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Ned Ludd mythical leader of the Luddites
  Famous guests pick someone who has inspired their lives
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 23, Love Neurons
  4/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get giddy on the chemistry of love.
11. 16:00
  Currently—Russia's New War Elite
  How huge payouts to soldiers and their families are creating a new middle class in Russia.
12. 16:30
  Soul Music—Bésame Mucho
  Stories of one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time.
13. 17:00
  PM—28/04/2025
  Full coverage of the day's news
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—A massive power cut hits Spain and Portugal
  The blackout crippled transport systems and cut off phone networks
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 31, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/04/2025
  Pat has reservations.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Universal Theme Park, Olivier award-winning play Giant, Two to One
  Mark Rosenblatt talks about his Olivier award-winning play about Roald Dahl, Giant.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Can the UK become an AI superpower?
  Can the UK become an AI superpower as the government hopes?
6. 20:30
  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
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Advocating for nature
  Tom Sutcliffe with Robert Macfarlane, Monica Feria-Tinta and Patrick Galbraith.
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—Wheels and woofs
  How one charity is helping disabled dogs live their best lives.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Spain declares state of the emergency amid power outages
  Electricity blackout affects millions in Spain and Portugal, causes still unknown
10. 22:45
  The Artist by Lucy Steeds—1: 'Misanthrope, tyrant... genius.'
  1/10An intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence about art, passion and the chance of freedom.
11. 23:00
  Nuremberg—Will There Be Rabbit Tonight?
  3/8What’s it like to hear about gas chambers for the first time? Investigators start work.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/04/2025
  Sean Curran reports as the Conservatives call for a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—The Black Death
  6/11Paul Seabright investigates the links between trade and disease.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2025
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—29/04/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—29/04/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as ministers face fresh calls for action on child grooming gangs.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Lord, thou art hard on mothers: We suffer in their coming and their going
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/4/25 Energy infrastructure, growing pulses for animal feed, horticulture report
  Comparing energy infrastructure: underground cables cost 4.5 times more than pylons.

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