BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 9 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 3
  3/5In 1988 Jung Chang's mother is finally granted permission to visit her daughter in the UK.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—09/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  More or Less—Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?
  UK benefits, Zack Polanski’s billionaire claim and Gen Z job interviews.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—09/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—What would Jesus do?
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/10/25 Trump's aid package for soyabean farmers, welfare for farmed insects, hare coursing
  President Trump plans to bail out soyabean farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/10/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Moon
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—Repetition, Repetition, Repetition (with Natalie Haynes)
  Natalie Haynes joins Armando to repeatedly discuss repetition, repetitiously.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Tanita Tikaram, Sally Wainwright, Nature and kids with SEND
  Singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram on fame in the late 1980s, identity and belonging.
5. 10:55
  A Carnival of Animals—The Pig
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
6. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Thomas Adès
  Composer and conductor Thomas Adès reveals his formative creative influences.
7. 11:45
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 4
  4/5Wild Swans was published in 1992, the next year the author returned to Chengdu.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/10/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Bottom Line—Chaos Management: Do Fewer Rules Make For Better Workplaces?
  When leaders embrace chaos, can innovation thrive or does everything fall apart?
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Scar Gels and Oils
  Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/10/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—Gaza: a ceasefire expected within hours
  Gaza: a ceasefire expected to be signed within hours.
6. 13:45
  Multitrack—Song of the Deer
  A mountain, a deer and a ghillie - a re-imagination of Gaelic poem, Moladh Beinn Dobhrain.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—08/10/2025
  Chris makes his feelings clear.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Lovers
  By Andy Grace Edwards. Poignant drama about love, art and the healing power of a walk.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Clare Balding's in Town!
  Comedian Mark Steel joins Clare for an amble around Hambleton Peninsula in Rutland.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Kinship
  Ambassador for Kinship Jay Kontzle makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of the charity.
11. 15:30
  Feedback—Inside the Migrant Hotel, Train Tracks and In Our Time
  Andrea Catherwood discusses Radio 4's Inside the Migrant Hotel with Sue Mitchell.
12. 16:00
  The Briefing Room—Will the Gaza peace plan work?
  What is the plan? And why is it happening now?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—What can the UK learn from China on renewable energy?
  Renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity.
14. 17:00
  PM—09/10/2025
  News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Global Reaction to Gaza Peace Deal
  News of a peace deal is met with celebrations in Israel and relief and anxiety in Gaza.
2. 18:30
  Call Jonathan Pie—4. Race
  Pie takes on the topic of race after a run-in with Sam. Is this wise?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/10/2025
  Emotions run high for Will.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Review Show: I Swear film and The Poems of Seamus Heaney
  Susan Sarandon's UK stage debut in Mary Page Marlowe and Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket.
5. 20:00
  When It Hits the Fan—Michelle Mone: Her PR Rise and Fall
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine whether some people are beyond the help of PR.
6. 20:15
  The Media Show—Steve Rosenberg, Zanny Minton Beddoes, new Victoria Beckham documentary and the ethics of secret filming
  Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia editor, the rise of the self-produced celebrity documentary.
7. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Joanna Lumley; James Graham; Esther Walker; Bret McKenzie; Nxdia; Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
8. 21:45
  Strong Message Here—Repetition, Repetition, Repetition (with Natalie Haynes)
  Natalie Haynes joins Armando to repeatedly discuss repetition, repetitiously.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Israel's government meets to approve Gaza ceasefire
  Israeli ministers meet to discuss Trump's Gaza plan for ceasefire and hostage release
10. 22:45
  Helm by Sarah Hall—Apocalypse/Various
  4/10Selima encounters familiar attitudes on Great Dun Fell as NaNay returns from the mountain.
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince)
  Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.
12. 23:30
  Artworks—Ways of Not Seeing
  Exploring how blind approaches to art description bring galleries to life for everyone.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 4
  4/5Wild Swans was published in 1992, the next year the author returned to Chengdu.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—10/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  The Briefing Room—Will the Gaza peace plan work?
  What is the plan? And why is it happening now?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Being Prophetic
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/10/25: Illegal waste dumping in the countryside, Plaid Cymru, HS2 compulsory purchases
  The increasing amounts of waste dumped in the countryside and how to tackle it.

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