BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 22 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Beyond Lonely—All the Lonely People
  Professor Jason Arday explores his loneliness.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—22/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  The Briefing Room—UK Resilience, How prepared are we for cyber threats?
  Deepfakes, ransomware, data leaks: cyber crime is evolving fast. But can we keep up?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Big connections in small moments
  with Dr Linden Bicket, a teacher at Edinburgh University's School of Divinity
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/08/25 Bird flu, high-tech lettuce growing, early apples, aftermath of wildfires
  Summer spread of bird flu through gulls.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/08/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Maggie Alphonsi, broadcaster and former rugby player
  Maggie Alphonsi, rugby player, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour Special: Women's Rugby World Cup
  Anita Rani broadcasts live from a women's rugby club.
4. 11:00
  The Food Programme—Butter Is Back
  Butter superfan Felicity Cloake discovers her favourite ingredient is having a moment
5. 11:45
  Beyond Lonely—Loneliness Is Not The Same As Being Alone
  Professor Jason Arday explores his own and others' sense of loneliness.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—22/08/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Rare Earth—The Risk Takers
  Can the insurance industry save the planet? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski report.
3. 12:57
  Weather—22/08/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—22/08/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  New Storytellers—In Living Memory
  A sister speaks to the brother she never got to meet who died 17 years before her birth.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—21/08/2025
  Fallon makes a suggestion.
7. 14:15
  Limelight—Central Intelligence: Series 2, Episode 10
  A coup in Saigon, cracks in Washington and three shots fired in Dallas.
8. 14:45
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—16. A Drop in the Ocean
  How do you find a single man lost at sea?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Postbag Edition: Rutland Flower Show
  Peter Gibbs and the panel soak up seasonal inspiration while dipping into the GQT postbag.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—The Fishing Lesson by Brian Friel
  A newly unearthed story by the 'Irish Chekhov'.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Terence Stamp, Stephanie Shirley, Kay Dunbar, Eric Midwinter
  John Wilson on an actor, tech pioneer, literacy festival founder, a polymath
12. 16:30
  Sideways—76. When Time Slows Down
  Matthew Syed asks if slow-motion experiences suggest the way we think of time is illusory.
13. 17:00
  PM—Famine confirmed in Gaza City
  A major UN-backed report confirms the extreme scarcity of food in parts of Gaza.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—A famine has been confirmed in Gaza City
  The UN's aid chief blamed what he called Israel's "systematic obstruction" of food
2. 18:30
  Too Long; Didn't Read—Series 2, The Special Relationship
  5/6Just how special is the special relationship?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/08/2025
  Martyn’s eyes are opened at the golf club.
4. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the BBC Proms
  Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Alice Thomson
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Stogursey Village Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset.
6. 20:55
  This Week in History—August 18th - August 24th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
7. 21:00
  Archive on 4—Generation Games
  From Pong to Pokémon, what have video games ever done for us? Keza MacDonald finds out.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Major UN-backed report confirms famine in Gaza City
  The report described the famine as ‘entirely man-made’
9. 22:45
  Crooked Cross by Sally Carson—Episode Five
  5/10Sally Carson’s rediscovered 1934 novel about the rise of Hitler.
10. 23:00
  Americast—Is Donald Trump losing his Latino base?
  And can the Democrats win them back?
11. 23:30
  Illuminated—Into the West
  Horatio Clare goes in search of the bird he’s loved since childhood: the red-billed chough
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Beyond Lonely—Loneliness Is Not The Same As Being Alone
  Professor Jason Arday explores his own and others' sense of loneliness.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—23/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Self Portraits
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Charley Baginsky
8. 05:45
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—16. A Drop in the Ocean
  How do you find a single man lost at sea?

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