BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 1 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Dangerous Miracle by Liam Shaw—Episode 2: A Race Against Death
  2/5Biologist Liam Shaw explains how the development of penicillin was supercharged by war.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—01/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  BBC Inside Science—The science behind autism
  What do we know about the causes of autism?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Motivation
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/10/2025: Illegal meat at Dover, farm wages, economic impact of Wales's environment scheme
  Twenty tonnes of illegal meat have been intercepted at Dover in September.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/10/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?
  Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables
3. 09:30
  The History Podcast—The Magnificent O'Connors, 1. The Saturday Girl
  How a chance meeting in a pub changed the life of barrister Nemone Lethbridge forever.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Gloria Allred and Rebecca Solnit on Epstein, New head of MI6 Blaise Metreweli
  Two leading US women's rights activists reflect on the Epstein files.
5. 11:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Swiped. Inside London's phone theft epidemic
  Targeting the mobile phone thieves out to steal your handset and access its banking apps.
6. 11:40
  This Week in History—September 29th - October 5th
  Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
7. 11:45
  Dangerous Miracle by Liam Shaw—Episode 3: The Penicillin 'Mistake'
  3/5Wartime cooperation founders as pharmaceutical bosses pursue the competitive advantage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—01/10/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Bills, Maximalism, Buy Now Pay Later
  Rising bills and how it will impact you.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/10/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Danish PM warns Europe faces biggest threat since end of Second World War
  EU leaders hold drone summit, Danish PM warns it's biggest threat since World War II.
5. 13:45
  Food Britannia—Beans v Chicken
  3/5Max Cotton finds out if we could feed ourselves entirely from food grown in the UK.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—30/09/2025
  George faces a nightmare.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Murder in Aland, Episode 1
  1/4Baltic Noir thriller exploring espionage, power and mystery.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Private Healthcare
  Why are more of us than ever signing up for private medical insurance?
9. 15:30
  The Artificial Human—Why is AI erasing people?
  Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.
10. 16:00
  When It Hits the Fan—Prince Harry and the Men in Grey Suits
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the fine line between coincidence and conspiracy.
11. 16:15
  The Media Show—TV rights and the Boat Race, conspiracy theories in the media ecosystem, Larry Ellison, Newspaper legal challenge to Reform UK
  TV rights & the Boat Race, the routes conspiracy theories take through the media ecosystem
12. 17:00
  PM—Is the government going less green, for more growth?
  A decision on how to continue fossil fuel drilling in the North Sea is expected soon.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Racism and misogyny in the Metropolitan Police uncovered by the BBC.
  The Panorama programme witnessed the behaviour in an undercover investigation.
2. 18:30
  Do Gooders—Series 2, 5. The Retirement
  5/6Ken receives news that takes him out of the office. Achi is forced to step into his shoes.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/10/2025
  Adam lays down some ground rules.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Steve Coogan on the return of Alan Partridge
  Steve Coogan speaks to Kirsty Wark about his new spoof documentary about mental health.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Is democracy a failed experiment?
  A special debate examining the morality of democracy.
6. 21:00
  The Life Scientific—George Church on reimagining woolly mammoths and virus-proofing humans
  Geneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project.
7. 21:30
  All in the Mind—The rise of AI therapy
  Why are people turning to human-like AI chatbots for therapy - and are they any good?
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—BBC investigation uncovers racism and misogyny in Met Police
  Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police
9. 22:45
  The Plot Against America by Philip Roth—Episode 8
  8/10Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.
10. 23:00
  Ria Lina Gets Forensic—Series 1, 4. Korean Glass Skin Facial
  4/5Ria is joined by comedian Lou Sanders try a Korean Glass Skin Facial.
11. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 14, Ep 4 - How to Be PopuLABOUR.
  4/5Jon Holmes remixes the news into satirical shapes and sounds.
12. 23:30
  Being Roman with Mary Beard—9. Soldiering for Softies
  Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Dangerous Miracle by Liam Shaw—Episode 3: The Penicillin 'Mistake'
  3/5Wartime cooperation founders as pharmaceutical bosses pursue the competitive advantage.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—02/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  More or Less—Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?
  Trump’s peace deals, Labour’s GDP claim and university league tables
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Obstacles on the Path
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma - Lopen Ani Pema Deki.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/10/2025 Cuts to milk price, bluetongue virus and food security
  Cuts to the price farmers get for milk.

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