BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 27 July 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—Gurnaik Johal
  Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/07/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—27/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter and St Mary in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Peter and St Mary in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—Access to Work: What Is Happening?
  There have been rumoured cuts to Access to Work, In Touch digs a little deeper.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—27/07/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Heart and Soul—The future of the Alawites
  Emily Wither meets Syrian Alawites who have fled to Lebanon.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—The Leech Farm
  Mariclare Carey-Jones meets the team at the UK’s only leech farm.
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—27/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Post Office scandal; Gaza crisis; Hildegard of Bingen
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Afghanaid
  Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid.
8. 07:57
  Weather—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—27/07/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Counterculture - finding a balance and making a change
  A service exploring counterculture in Christianity.
11. 08:48
  Witness History—The killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
  On 22 July 2005, an unarmed Brazilian man was shot dead by police in London
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Jo Wimpenny on the New Caledonian Crow
  Zoologist and author Jo Wimpenny on studying the New Caledonian crow for her PhD in Oxford
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—Aid trucks start to move into Gaza
  Israel lifts aid ban: trucks move into Gaza from Egypt.
14. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs—Monica Dolan, actor
  Monica Dolan, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
15. 11:00
  The Archers Omnibus—27/07/2025
  Events spiral out of control at The Bull and Jazzer struggles to keep up appearances.
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Afternoon
1. 12:15
  The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, Julian Metcalfe (Itsu and Pret A Manger)
  Julian Metcalfe on starting up fast food chain Pret A Manger and later Itsu.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 83, 3. Is It A Bird?
  3/6Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Lucy Porter & Marcus Brigstocke at Butterworth Hall, Warwick.
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/07/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—27/07/2025
  Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
5. 13:30
  Currently—Let's Raise the Voting Age
  The voting age is being lowered from 18 to 16. Should it really be heading back up to 21?
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Bracknell Forest: Garden Gnomes, Carrots and Tools
  Peter Gibbs and the GQT panel are in Bracknell Forest to solve some gardening conundrums.
7. 14:45
  Opening Lines—Death at La Fenice
  John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first Commissario Brunetti novel.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Acqua Alta, Part 1
  With water levels high, Brunetti investigates murder in Venice’s Ducal Palace Museum.
9. 16:00
  Take Four Books—Denise Mina
  Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar.
10. 16:30
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 12 - Scotland vs Wales
  The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang. 12/12
11. 17:00
  Witness History—The Reichstag fire
  In February 1933, the home to the German Parliament in Berlin was burned down.
12. 17:10
  Behind the Crime—Kieron
  A man whose sentence was longer than he had been alive.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—27/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Jordan and UAE begin air drops into Gaza after Israel announced series of aid measures
  Israel pauses some military action and allows more aid supplies into Gaza
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—June Yee
  June Yee presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/07/2025
  Debate rages at Home Farm.
4. 19:15
  Illuminated—Don't Lose Your Head!
  A vicar takes on a church and discovers there's a decapitated head in the vestry.
5. 19:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Lift Some Weights
  Can building muscles boost your brain, enhance immunity and reverse signs of ageing?
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Tony Hawks Is Giving Nothing Away, and Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson Part 2
  Andrea Catherwood speaks to comedian Tony Hawks about his new series on inheritance.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Ozzy Osbourne, Connie Francis, Jacqui Browne, Douglas Chamberlain
  Matthew Bannister on two singers, a campaigner and a cardiologist.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pensions, On-Call Firefighters, Childcare
  When will you retire? And will you have enough money to live comfortably?
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Afghanaid
  Konnie Huq makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid.
10. 21:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Syria's sectarian faultlines
  Sectarian violence erupts again, despite the president's promise to protect minorities.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—The situation in Gaza and the challenges facing UK farmers
  Ben Wright and panel look ahead to Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump in Scotland
12. 23:00
  Artworks—New York 1925, 3. Summer
  3/4The story of the year New York became the biggest, most populous city in the world,
13. 23:30
  The History Podcast—The Lucan Obsession, 3. Lucky Lucan
  Who really was Lord Lucan behind that charming façade?
14. 23:45
  Short Works—The Bacchanal
  A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Artworks—Souvenirs
  The story of a friendship torn apart by type - as in, the bits of metal that print words.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter and St Mary in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Peter and St Mary in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/07/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—28/07/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—Ozzy Osbourne, Connie Francis, Jacqui Browne, Douglas Chamberlain
  Matthew Bannister on two singers, a campaigner and a cardiologist.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Language of Love
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Rev. Dr. Jennie Hurd
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/07/2025: Inheritance tax fight goes on, Lough Neagh eels, too much/too little water.
  The fight over farm Inheritance Tax goes on, despite the government publishing legislation
11. 05:57
  Weather—28/07/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers

Monday 28 July 2025