BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 9 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Autism Curve—5. The Spectrum
  Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—09/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Celebrate and embrace differences
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Yousra Samir Imran.
8. 05:45
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—14. Whispers from the Cosmos
  A few odd squiggles on a graph lead to a Nobel prize-winning discovery.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—09/08/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  This Natural Life—Jeanette Winterson
  Author Jeanette Winterson shows Martha Kearney round her garden in the Cotswolds.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—09/08/25 Harvest 2025 - from barley and peas, to cherries and sweetcorn.
  Harvest 2025: a tough year for some crops, but others have done well.
4. 06:57
  Weather—09/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—09/08/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  What's Up Docs?—Will laughter help you live longer?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken discuss whether laughter really is the best medicine.
7. 09:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 11, The Women Poets of Ancient Greece
  Natalie tells the stories of the Nine Earthly Muses. With Edith Hall and Nikita Gill.
8. 10:00
  You're Dead to Me—Renaissance Beauty: hair, makeup and skincare in the 16th century
  Join Greg and his guests in the Renaissance to learn about beauty rituals and treatments.
9. 10:30
  Artworks—Art that Conquered the World, The Mona Lisa
  James Fox asks how the Mona Lisa became the most famous painting in the world.
10. 11:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell)
  Children’s author Katherine Rundell on the crisis of reading amongst kids.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's summer camp for children of the missing
  A pioneering camp is helping children whose parents have gone missing during the war.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/08/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Nike's FuelBand
  Nike's FuelBand fitness tracker was a runaway success so why did the company abandon it?
3. 12:30
  Too Long; Didn't Read—Series 2, Let's get this party started
  3/6Why does Britain have so many new parties?
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/08/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—09/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Halima Begum, Lord Falconer, Sir Andrew Mitchell MP, Isabel Oakeshott
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Wiston House in West Sussex.
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—09/08/2025
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—08/08/2025
  Brian makes a shocking discovery.
9. 15:00
  And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1. Marriage a la Mode, Something Childish and Very Natural, Bliss
  1/2Stories of interfering new friends, passionate love and the will for happiness.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Female breadwinners, Married but living apart, Traditional craftswomen
  Listener Week is when all the topics, interviews and discussions are chosen by YOU!
11. 17:00
  PM—09/08/2025
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Nail Polish and Gels
  Can nail polish and gels really last longer, 'strengthen' nails - and not cause damage?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—09/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Hundreds Arrested At Palestine Action Demo
  Police arrest more than 200 people at a demonstration in central London.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Tom Rosenthal, Thanyia Moore, Karine Polwart, Michael Elsener, Niall Moorjani, Couplet
  Clive Anderson and guests with conversation, music and comedy from the Edinburgh Festivals
3. 19:00
  The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, Alan French (Thomas Cook, CEO)
  Alan French on being at the helm of a collapsing company and turning it around.
4. 19:15
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 33, Technofossils - Sarah Gabbott, Mark Miodownik and Aurie Styla
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince dig deep into the curious concept of technofossils.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Plastic: The Biography
  Laura Barton outlines the dramatic rise and fall from grace of industrial titan, Plastic.
6. 21:00
  Understand—The Trip, The Trip: Omnibus 1
  Tim Hayward looks at the science, culture, history - and future - of psychedelics.
7. 22:00
  News—09/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—Polski Sklep: A Recent History of the Polish Shop
  The evolution of the Polski sklep.
9. 23:00
  Crybabies Present...—Series 1, Dances with Rats
  2/4Crybabies bring the big screen to your normal-sized radio.
10. 23:30
  Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Bookclub—Kit de Waal
  Author Kit de Waal takes questions from a Bookclub audience on her novel My Name Is Leon.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—10/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Teilo in Llantilio Pertholey, in Monmouthshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Teilo in Llantilio Pertholey.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—Natalie's Story: Being Transgender & Blind
  In Touch hears Natalie's story, about her experiences being blind and transgender.

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