BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 7 October 2025

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 1
  1/5The sequel to Jung Chang’s global bestseller, Wild Swans.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—07/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 2, 6. The Inquest
  6/6Can coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Using aright the time left to us
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/10/25: Skilled workers visas, Neigh-bourhood Watch, British Wool anniversary.
  Dairy farmers in Scotland say changing skilled worker visas could leave them shortstaffed.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/10/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Eleanor Schofield on conserving Tudor warship the Mary Rose
  Materials scientist Eleanor Schofield on conserving a 500-year-old wooden warship.
3. 09:30
  All in the Mind—What is beliefism, and can you spot a liar?
  How can we learn to get along with people we disagree with?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—AI 'girlfriends', Japan's PM designate, Hope Reese, Musica Secreta
  The rise of AI 'girlfriends' with new websites offering online intimacy.
5. 10:55
  A Carnival of Animals—The Hummingbird
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
6. 11:00
  Screenshot—Painters and Painting
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the long relationship between cinema and painting.
7. 11:45
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 2
  2/5The author, Jung Chang, enjoys unfamiliar experiences while living her new life in Europe.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/10/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: 'What's your experience of buying and selling a home?'
  Call You & Yours: 'What's your experience of buying and selling a home?'
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/10/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Israel remembers two years since Hamas attack on Israel killed 1200
  We speak to the mother of a hostage in Gaza two years after Hamas's attack on Israel.
5. 13:45
  Multitrack—Lost and Found: The Methodists
  A tale of faith and migration. A Zimbabwe mother rediscovers her spiritual home in the UK.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—06/10/2025
  The Grundys face an anxious wait.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—I’ve Been So Touched
  Hard-hitting comedy drama about the healing power of real friends, by Leila Navabi.
8. 15:00
  History's Heroes—History's Toughest Heroes, Peter Freuchen: Surviving the Arctic Wilderness
  1/10An arctic explorer is trapped in a snow drift. How will he escape?
9. 15:30
  Beyond Belief—Prison Conversions
  The power and complexity of religious conversion in prison.
10. 16:00
  Artworks—Ways of Not Seeing
  Exploring how blind approaches to art description bring galleries to life for everyone.
11. 16:30
  What's Up Docs?—Is nature good for you?
  Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know the link between nature and our wellbeing.
12. 17:00
  PM—Jenrick criticised over Handsworth remarks
  Shadow justice sec hits back, saying he would not 'shy away' from issues of integration.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—The shadow justice secretary has insisted racial integration has "got worse"
  Robert Jenrick has defended making comments some have described as racist
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 14, 1. Oakham
  1/6Find out how hanging horseshoes upside down helps the people of Oakham vanquish the devil.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/10/2025
  Brad sees things from another perspective.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Marina Abramović on her dream creation - Balkan Erotic Epic
  Marina Abramović on creating a dream in her new performance artwork Balkan Erotic Epic
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Youth Justice: The project keeping young offenders out of custody
  Why has the number of under-18s in custody in England and Wales dropped to a record low?
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Access to Work; Access to STEM
  Boomerang is a new charity set up to help visually impaired students pursue STEM subjects.
7. 21:00
  How to Play—Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique with Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic
  The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra invite us into their rehearsal room.
8. 21:30
  The Bottom Line—Spinouts: How Can Universities Turn Research Into Successful Businesses?
  How university research creates huge rewards – for founders, universities and the economy.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Two years since 7 October attacks
  Two parents - one Israeli, one Palestinian - on the impact of that day on their families
10. 22:45
  Helm by Sarah Hall—The Centre for Atmospheric Science
  2/10Travellers on a well-worn path arrive to investigate Helm.
11. 23:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 10, Artemis
  Predator, hunter, archer, daughter of Zeus, queen of wild creatures: the goddess Artemis.
12. 23:30
  Being Roman with Mary Beard—11. Three Lovers and a Funeral
  Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 2
  2/5The author, Jung Chang, enjoys unfamiliar experiences while living her new life in Europe.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—08/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  BBC Inside Science—Are embryos made from skin cells the future of fertility treatment?
  Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Who is my neighbour?
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/10/25: Rive Wye, rural crime, new nature reserve
  River Wye pollution, rural crime, new nature reserve.

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