BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 23 August 2025

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—23/08/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Aeolian harps on Wicken Fen
  Martha Kearney learns to make an aeolian harp on Wicken Fen
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—23/08/25 Farming Today This Week: early apples, bioethanol industry in trouble, rise in avian flu
  Why some apples are early, the collapse of UK bioethanol production and a rise in bird flu
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—23/08/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  What's Up Docs?—How to look after your kidneys
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover the magic of the kidneys.
7. 09:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 11, Catullus
  The brilliant Roman love poet is the poster boy for teen angst.
8. 10:00
  You're Dead to Me—Alexandria: city of knowledge and culture
  Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the history of the city of Alexandria.
9. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 49, Eastleigh
  1/7Jay Rayner is in Eastleigh, Southampton hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts
10. 11:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Homelessness and the Housing Crisis: How To End Rough Sleeping (Sabrina Cohen-Hatton)
  A top firefighter on how she went from sleeping on the streets to advising Prince William.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Putin, Trump and the art of no deal (yet)
  From the Alaska meeting to a rushed EU summit, prospects for peace in Ukraine seem far off
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—23/08/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Homebase
  Why did the DIY chain Homebase have to close all of its stores?
3. 12:30
  Too Long; Didn't Read—Series 2, The Special Relationship
  5/6Just how special is the special relationship?
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/08/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—23/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  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.
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—23/08/2025
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—22/08/2025
  Martyn’s eyes are opened at the golf club.
9. 15:00
  Spotlight—Faith Healer
  Friel's poetic masterpiece about loss, the creative mind and the subjectivity of memory.
10. 17:00
  PM—23/08/2025
  Full coverage of the day's news
11. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Smart Doorbells
  Is it worth getting a Smart Doorbell?
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
13. 17:57
  Weather—23/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—A wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers
  A wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers spreads across the UK.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Jon Culshaw, Harriet Dyer, Jon Watts, Nadia Reid, Yazmin Lacey
  Stuart Maconie with Jon Culshaw, Harriet Dyer, Jon Watts, Nadia Reid and Yazmin Lacey
3. 19:00
  The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, Richard Farleigh (Dragon’s Den, entrepreneur)
  Richard Farleigh on becoming a successful investor and his humble stumbles along the way.
4. 19:15
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 33, Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince illuminate the science and history of light.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Outrage Inc
  PR guru Mark Borkowski on the part stunts have played in the history of direct action.
6. 21:00
  Illuminated—Voices from the Bog
  Old voices offer new perspectives on the discovery of Lindow Man and Woman, 40 years on.
7. 21:30
  Music To Scream To - The Hammer Horror Soundtracks
  Neil Brand explores Hammer's modernist soundtracks, and explains how scary music works.
8. 22:00
  News—23/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  The Food Programme—Butter Is Back
  Butter superfan Felicity Cloake discovers her favourite ingredient is having a moment
10. 23:00
  Crybabies Present...—Series 1, All or Nothingham
  4/4Crybabies bring the big screen to your normal-sized radio.
11. 23:30
  Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—Rachel Kushner
  The American writer Rachel Kushner talks about her novel Creation Lake and its influences.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/08/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—24/08/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter’s Church, Chertsey, Surrey
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter’s Church in Chertsey, Surrey
8. 05:45
  In Touch—New Pricing of JAWS the Screen Reader
  In Touch provides information about the new pricing structure of the JAWS screen reader.

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