BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 18 July 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 4: The Owl
  Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/07/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—18/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—18/07/2025
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Be Still
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/07/25: wildfires, crofting, strawberries
  Wildfires, crofting, and strawberry trials.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/07/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Ash Atalla, producer
  Ash Atalla, producer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Three-person DNA babies, Emer Kenny, Dangers of sexual strangulation
  Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people.
4. 11:00
  The Food Programme—The New Good Life
  Leyla Kazim is uprooting her life to Portugal to grow her own food, but will it work?
5. 11:45
  Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 5: The Flickering
  Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—18/07/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  AntiSocial—Are men being pushed out of publishing?
  Many male authors say they are struggling in a female-dominated world.
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/07/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Record levels of water pollution incidents
  An Environment Agency report says serious pollution incidents by water companies rose 60%.
5. 13:45
  Understand—Derailed: The Story of HS2, 5. Worry About the Detail Later
  5/10Dissent grows within HS2 itself.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/07/2025
  Susan makes an emotional gesture.
7. 14:15
  Limelight—Central Intelligence: Series 2, Episode 5
  The Space Race, psychedelic drugs, and a coded message 'from' the world...
8. 14:45
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—11. Love Bytes
  A mathematician struggles to find love. What could be messing with his odds?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—South Staffordshire
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in South Staffordshire offering their top gardening tips.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Stock Image
  A photographer is blinded by the flash of Virginia Woolf's genius.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Sir Ian Blair, Jennie Street, Dr Anna Ornstein, Muhammadu Buhari
  Matthew Bannister on a police commissioner, a farmer, a psychoanalyst and a president.
12. 16:30
  Sideways—Chasing Peace, 1. Wired for War?
  Our long struggle with peace raises the question - are humans wired for war or for peace?
13. 17:00
  PM—'Disgraceful' state of UK water
  We're on the River Ouse in York, hearing reaction to worsening water pollution stats.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Water Pollution Rises
  There's a big rise in serious pollution caused by water companies in England.
2. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 26, Episode 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott
  6/6The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/07/2025
  Neil reaches the end of the line.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Scotland
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look for the real Scotland on screen as Braveheart turns 30
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Reem Ibrahim, Alison McGovern MP, Enver Solomon, Lord Willetts
  James Cook presents political debate from Levenshulme Old Library in Manchester.
6. 20:55
  This Week in History—July 14th - July 20th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
7. 21:00
  Politically—Postwar: Omnibus 1
  David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 election and the dawn of a new age.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Fighting resumes in southern Syria as ceasefire breaks down
  Syrian government sends its forces back into Sweida amid sectarian fighting
9. 22:45
  Private Angelo by Eric Linklater—We are still Tuscany
  10/10Angelo’s homecoming will bring surprises all round.
10. 23:00
  Americast—Why can’t Donald Trump shake off the Epstein Files?
  Leading Republicans break away from Trump and Pam Bondi
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/07/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as peers discuss the state of the UK's defences.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 5: The Flickering
  Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/07/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—19/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—We Are Each Other
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor.
8. 05:45
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—11. Love Bytes
  A mathematician struggles to find love. What could be messing with his odds?

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