BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 9 June 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Intrigue—Worse than Murder, 2. Alick, Darling
  As the police hunt for clues about Muriel’s disappearance, the tabloids hunt for a scoop.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Olave, Hart Street, in London
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Olave, Hart Street, in London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/06/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—09/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—09/06/2025
  Susan Hulme reports on an emotional debate about babies born too early.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—09/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Desiderata: The Thief of Joy
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/06/25 Onshore salmon farm plans, breeding wheat, dual-purpose poultry.
  Plans for onshore salmon farm can go ahead after legal battle to block them fails.
11. 05:57
  Weather—09/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/06/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Hidden spaces and dangerous places
  Tom Sutcliffe talks to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Danny Dorling and Adele Zeynep Walton.
3. 09:45
  At Your Own Peril—The Great Tide
  Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Julianne Moore, Forced adoption in China, Nurses vote on pay deal
  Julianne Moore discusses her latest film, the thriller Echo Valley.
5. 11:00
  The Invention Of...—Hungary, Hungary and Mohacs 500
  1/3Misha Glenny heads to Budapest to find where Hungary came from.
6. 11:45
  Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick—1. Born in the Bamboo
  1/5Separated twin girls are at the heart of this new book exploring China's one-child policy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/06/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Bank of Son and Daughter, Trams, Midnight Product Releases
  A new survey reveals the rise of the bank of son and daughter.
3. 12:57
  Weather—09/06/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Millions have winter fuel payment restored
  Chancellor confirms U-turn, saying three-quarters of pensioners are now eligible.
5. 13:45
  Politically—Postwar, 1. The Rejection
  1/20Why did Winston Churchill find himself so decisively rejected by the electorate?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—08/06/2025
  Bridge Farm faces disappointment.
7. 14:15
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 6, 4. Georgia On My Mind
  4/6Roger’s grandson is getting married in America.
8. 14:45
  Dance Move by Wendy Erskine—Episode 2 - Dance Move
  2/5Kate is concerned that her teenage daughter’s friend is a bad influence.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Jack Thorne and Peter Kosminsky
  The creator of Adolescence and the Wolf Hall director nominate favourite books.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 23, Colossal Creatures
  10/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain attempt to design the biggest creature that's ever lived
11. 16:00
  Currently—Excluded
  Why are school exclusions rising, and what happens to children who are excluded?
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 48, Shepherd's Bush
  5/7Jay Rayner and the panel are answering questions from a hungry audience in Shepherd's Bush
13. 17:00
  PM—09/06/2025
  News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Millions of pensioners are getting their winter fuel payments back
  Details of the policy's almost total reversal have been revealed
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 9, 3. Suspicious Death
  3/6A suspicious death leaves Alfie with a mystery to solve.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/06/2025
  Henry makes an emotional offer.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Twin Peaks creator plus Ian Rankin on Frederick Forsyth
  Discussing the legacy of David Lynch's ground-breaking cult television series
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink...the civil service
  Can the civil service be reformed or is it simply too old and unwieldy?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Can science save our oceans?
  Inside Science heads to the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Hidden spaces and dangerous places
  Tom Sutcliffe talks to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Danny Dorling and Adele Zeynep Walton.
8. 21:45
  The Shipping Postcards—Wight
  3/5Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Three-quarters of pensioners to get winter fuel payment after U-turn
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves provides details of a major policy U-turn
10. 22:45
  Albion by Anna Hope—Episode 1
  1/10May 1st in the glorious Sussex countryside, a fractured family prepares for a funeral.
11. 23:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death, 1. Method in his Madness
  1/4Charles lands a role in an immersive production of Hamlet, and an actress goes missing.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/06/2025
  Sean Curran reports as ministers set out the details of their winter fuel payments U-turn.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick—1. Born in the Bamboo
  1/5Separated twin girls are at the heart of this new book exploring China's one-child policy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/06/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—10/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/06/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports on a U-turn over winter fuel payments for pensioners.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—10/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Desiderata: Tenacious Love
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Julia Loveless.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming Today (10/06/2025): Sea pollution, genetic modification, farming bread
  Marine pollution, genetically modified fish oil, farming for bread.

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