BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 23 June 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Intrigue—Worse than Murder, 4. Paper Flowers
  The police set a trap for M3, but will their plan to catch Muriel's kidnapper succeed?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Mary the Virgin Bishops Cannings in Wiltshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary the Virgin Bishops Cannings.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/06/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—23/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/06/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs decide whether to approve a bill to allow assisted dying.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—23/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Marking the programme's 55 years on Radio 4
  The sound of the corncrake inspires Professor of Public Folklore, Mairéad Nic Craith.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/06/25: Ag graduates, sustainable livestock, Scottish meat
  Agricultural graduates, sustainable livestock trial, Scottish meat.
11. 05:57
  Weather—23/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/06/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Sanctuary, refuge and exile
  Tom Sutcliffe talks to Marina Warner, Oliver Basciano and Fergus Butler-Gallie.
3. 09:45
  At Your Own Peril—The Precipice
  Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Child criminal records, Screen time, Heart valve disease
  Grooming survivor Jade on child criminal records being quashed.
5. 11:00
  The Invention Of...—Hungary, Two World Wars and One Failed Revolution
  3/3Misha Glenny on Hungary's dramatic and tragic history in two world wars.
6. 11:45
  Causing a Scene—Sliding Doors
  Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—23/06/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Dolphin Pensions Scandal, Retail Data, Driving Test Delays
  Man at centre of pensions scandal sentenced to seven years in prison.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/06/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/06/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Politically—Postwar, 11. Homes for Heroes
  11/20The 1945 election was fought and decided over two main issues: demobilisation and housing.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—22/06/2025
  Lynda needs a miracle.
7. 14:15
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 6, 6. Where the Heart Is
  6/6Joanna plans a party in moving house week.
8. 14:45
  Dance Move by Wendy Erskine—Episode 4 - Nostalgie
  4/5A former pop star receives an unexpected invitation to perform an old hit.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Xantoné Blacq and Harry Trevaldwyn
  Composer Xantoné Blacq and actor Harry Trevaldwyn discuss books with Harriett Gilbert.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 23, Memory Swap
  12/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain probe the science of memory.
11. 16:00
  Currently—One Week in Gaza
  The daily realities and private thoughts of a young woman living through war.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 48, Bath
  7/7Jay Rayner and the panel are in Bath answering questions on cheese and bain marie cooking.
13. 17:00
  PM—23/06/2025
  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—Iran says it has fired missiles at American military bases in Qatar and Iraq
  The operation has been called Annunciation of Victory
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 9, 5. The Steelworks
  5/6A mysterious illness plagues Scunthorpe Steelworks.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/06/2025
  The past returns to haunt Kenton.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer on F1 starring Brad Pitt
  Brad Pitt's F1, Erik Satie at 100, and a museum bringing history to life
5. 20:00
  Rethink—Rethink... the UK's relationship with China
  Should the UK seek closer diplomatic and trade links with China?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Are trees the answer to solving climate change?
  We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Sanctuary, refuge and exile
  Tom Sutcliffe talks to Marina Warner, Oliver Basciano and Fergus Butler-Gallie.
8. 21:45
  The Shipping Postcards—Forth
  5/5Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Iran fires missiles at US base in Qatar
  Trump calls Iranian response to US strike "very weak" and urges further negotiations
10. 22:45
  White Nights by Dostoevsky—Episode 1
  1/5Dostoevsky's evocative novella. A tale of love and loneliness in 19thC St Petersburg.
11. 23:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death, 3. Something is Rotten
  3/4Charles is appearing in Hamlet and Ophelia is dead – for real.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/06/2025
  Sean Curran reports as the foreign secretary briefs MPs on the US air strikes on Iran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Causing a Scene—Sliding Doors
  Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/06/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—24/06/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/06/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as foreign secretary David Lammy tells Iran to 'dial this thing down'.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Marking the programme's 55 years on Radio 4
  The sound of a manual typewriter inspires writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/06/25 New labs for animal disease, 5G farm network, agricultural students
  Work starts on the new National Biosecurity Centre to tackle animal disease.

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