BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 1 September 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/09/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—Suing 'Alligator Alcatraz': Immigration in the US
  The legal battles against America’s infamous new immigrant detention centre.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Bromley, Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Bromley, Kent.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/09/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—01/09/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Last Word—David Richardson, Doris Lockhart Saatchi, Dame Annette Brooke, Byron Rogers
  John Wilson on a broadcaster, an art collector, a former MP and a biographer.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Need for Wisdom
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/09/2025 Concerns about winter animal feed, working with pesticides and health risks, surveying the fishing fleet
  Concern is growing about a shortage of fodder this winter.
11. 05:57
  Weather—01/09/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/09/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Rory Stewart: The Long History of...—Heroism, 5. New Heroes
  5/5Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
3. 09:30
  Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick—Series 2, Public Service Architecture
  3/3How emotion, protest and media can help us build better, more human cities.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Childcare, Robin Wright on The Girlfriend, Life after a loved one's suicide
  We discuss early years childcare in England and the government's 30 funded hours scheme.
5. 11:00
  The History Podcast—The Second Map, 3. The Battered Suitcase
  4/4The other story of the Second World War.
6. 11:45
  Life Chances—Acton High
  1/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—01/09/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Childcare Funding, Dating Apps, Weight-Loss Drugs
  Thousands of working parents in England are to receive help with nursery costs.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/09/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—01/09/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes—Series 2, Lawyer Jokes
  Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—31/08/2025
  Lynda finds herself exposed.
7. 14:15
  Believe It!—Series 6, Party
  3/4Richard Wilson decides to hold the party to end all parties.
8. 14:45
  Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell—Episode 3
  3/10Douglas has a disturbing encounter with his enemy, Tarquin.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Benjamin Franklin
  Famous guests nominate lives they love or admire - today Benjamin Franklin.
10. 15:30
  You're Dead to Me—Hannibal of Carthage: fearsome enemy of ancient Rome
  Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Hannibal of Carthage and the Second Punic War.
11. 16:00
  Currently—The Body Shop
  How an unregulated US market is changing our relationship to death, dying and the dead.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 49, Chipping Campden
  2/7Jay Rayner is in Chipping Campden hosting a culinary Q and A with a panel of experts.
13. 17:00
  PM—Parliament returns from summer break
  Kier Starmer announces back room reshuffle as Yvette Cooper reveals new asylum rules.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Sir Keir Starmer shakes up his top team
  The Prime Minister admits to the BBC that he's frustrated by the pace of change.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 95, 3. It's what Emily Brontë would have wanted
  3/6Paterson Joseph and Rachel Parris join the panel for a game of Just A Minute.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/09/2025
  Lawrence plays his trump card.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sebastian Faulks' memoir
  Sebastian Faulks' memoir, St Etienne play live, the return of sketch show TV.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—UK Resilience, How prepared are we for the next pandemic?
  Covid is in the rear view mirror but are we equipped to deal with the next pandemic?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Does warm weather mean more rats in UK towns and cities?
  What’s the evidence behind rat infestation warnings? And farewell to wet wipe island
7. 21:00
  The Patch—Longframlington, Northumberland
  The thousands of falcons being bred in the UK destined for falcon races in the Middle East
8. 21:45
  One to One—Future Cities: Tori Herridge meets Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
  Can the cities of the future be fairer for everyone? And are flying cars the answer?
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK suspends refugee family reunions
  The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced refugee family reunion will be suspended.
10. 22:45
  Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell—Episode One
  1/10Ciara Fay decides to take her two children and leave her husband Ryan.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?, 5. Bogata
  5/5All roads have been leading here.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—01/09/2025
  Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about immigration and asylum policy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/09/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Life Chances—Acton High
  1/5Told by a classmate, the story of one school and three students who were killed.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/09/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—02/09/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—02/09/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as Parliament gets back to work after the summer break.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Gathering and Giving
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lesley Ann Wilson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/09/25 Rural racism, dairy prices, pulses for animal feed.
  Rural racism is often unreported and has a profound impact on victims, says new report.

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