BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 10 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—10/08/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Heart and Soul—Verses for Women: Egypt's Quran Reciters
  Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Mrs Kirkham and her Lancashire cheese
  Caz Graham meets the Kirkhams who make traditional cloth-wrapped Lancashire cheese
4. 06:57
  Weather—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—10/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The role of AI in faith and spirituality; Haredi draft row in Israel
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Doctors for Nepal
  Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Doctors for Nepal
8. 07:57
  Weather—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—10/08/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—From the festival city of Edinburgh
  Live from Canongate Kirk with Very Rev Sally Foster-Fulton and folk trio Siskin Green.
11. 08:48
  Witness History—Ten countries join the EU in one night
  On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hannah Stitfall on the Chiffchaff
  For wildlife film-maker Hannah Stitfall, the chiffchaff's song is the first sign of spring
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—Will the map of Europe be redrawn this week in Alaska?
  Will the summit of Presidents Trump and Putin lead to a realignment of Ukraine and Russia?
14. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Dame Carol Robinson, scientist
  Dame Carol Robinson, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
15. 11:00
  The Archers Omnibus—10/08/2025
  Stella considers her options, and Brian makes a shocking discovery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:15
  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.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 83, 5. On the Buzzer
  5/6Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris and Henning Wehn at the Bristol Beacon.
3. 12:57
  Weather—10/08/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—Send: how to fix a broken system?
  We examine the system providing for children with special educational needs in England.
5. 13:30
  Currently—White Coats v the White House
  Roland Pease looks at how breaking an 80-year-old deal in US science may affect us all.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Summer Garden Party
  Kathy Clugston and the GQT team celebrate the return of the GQT Summer Garden Party.
7. 14:45
  Opening Lines—Hiroshima
  John Yorke looks at how Hiroshima, the book by John Hersey, changed journalism.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Hersey's Hiroshima - Part 1
  Part one of John Hersey's searing account of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath
9. 16:00
  Take Four Books—Irvine Welsh
  Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel, Men In Love, and its three influences.
10. 16:30
  Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
11. 17:00
  Witness History—Sweden’s shocking sugar experiment
  In the 1940s, vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed.
12. 17:10
  The Invention Of...—Hungary, The Butcher and the Poet
  2/3Misha Glenny heads to Hungary in a series about history and power.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—10/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Israel Faces UN Security Council Criticism
  Benjamin Netanyahu defends Israel's plan to take over Gaza City, despite global criticism
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Len Pennie
  Len Pennie presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/08/2025
  Lynda makes a faux pas.
4. 19:15
  Illuminated—Art Came in the Night
  Artist Kevin Harman explores what happens when public art and communities clash.
5. 19:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Write It Out
  Why writing down your feelings can improve your mood, immune system and thinking skills.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Jeremy Bowen on reporting from Gaza, and the RAJARs
  Andrea Catherwood talks to Jeremy Bowen about the BBC's coverage from Gaza.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Dame Stella Rimington, Sylvia Young, Sir Jamie McGrigor, Joan Anderson
  Matthew Bannister on an spy boss, a drama school founder, a politician and a craze starter
8. 21:00
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Nike's FuelBand
  Nike's FuelBand fitness tracker was a runaway success so why did the company abandon it?
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Doctors for Nepal
  Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Doctors for Nepal
10. 21:30
  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.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—Analysis of latest political developments hosted by Helen Catt
  Helen Catt and guests discuss Palestine Action, deporting foreign criminals and digital ID
12. 23:00
  Artworks—What Happened to Counter-Culture?, 1. Absolute Beginners
  1/5Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.
13. 23:30
  The History Podcast—The Lucan Obsession, 5. The Tinderbox House
  What is going on behind the façade of the Lucan’s Belgravia home that ignites this story?
14. 23:45
  Short Works—The Market Photographer by Kamand Kojouri
  Swansea market, Iranian poetry and photography collide in a new story from Kamand Kojouri.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Waiting for my Dad - Ukraine's children of the missing
  A pioneering summer camp for Ukrainian children with missing parents.
3. 00:45
  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.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—11/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—Dame Stella Rimington, Sylvia Young, Sir Jamie McGrigor, Joan Anderson
  Matthew Bannister on an spy boss, a drama school founder, a politician and a craze starter
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—It’s time for afternoon tea
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Yousra Samir Imran.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—110825: environmental payments, meat carcass use
  Fears over environmental farm payments; meat carcass use.
11. 05:57
  Weather—11/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers

Monday 11 August 2025