BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 11 October 2025

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang—Episode 5
  5/5Jung Chang and Jon Halliday published their biography of Chairman Mao in 2005.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—11/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Trampolines and Toddlers
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Guvna B.
8. 05:45
  Untaxing—3. Jaffa Cake or Biscuit?
  Dan Neidle reveals the unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—11/10/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Clare Balding's in Town!
  Comedian Mark Steel joins Clare for an amble around Hambleton Peninsula in Rutland.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—11/10/25: Rural crime, River Wye court case, skilled workers visas
  Is the fight against rural crime being won?
4. 06:57
  Weather—11/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—11/10/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Susie Dent, Winemaking, Speed Ploughing and Joanna Lumley's Inheritance Tracks
  Susie Dent joins Adrian Chiles for extraordinary stories from remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Good Vibrations?
  2/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain consider whether resonance can down bridges and lift moods.
8. 10:30
  Legend—The Bruce Springsteen Story, 1. My Hometown
  1/5Bruce's story begins in the small factory town of Freehold, New Jersey.
9. 11:00
  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.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's death messenger
  The soldier with the unenviable task of telling families their loved ones have been killed
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/10/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Investing and Car Finance Compensation
  Why the Government wants us to invest more cash savings into shares
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 118, 6. Peace Deals and Police Powers
  6/8Andy Zaltzman is joined by Ian Smith and Ayesha Hazarika for the topical panel quiz show.
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/10/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—11/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—David Blair, Baroness Coffey, Bobby Dean MP, Kim Leadbeater MP
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from York St John University.
7. 14:05
  Any Answers?—11/10/2025
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  The Archers—10/10/2025
  Ed proves a sympathetic ear.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Star of the Sea, Episode One
  1/2Star of the Sea unravels the mysterious death of landowner David Merridith.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Sally Wainwright, Kellie Bright, AI girlfriends, lessons from the Pelicot trial
  Sally Wainwright on Riot Women, her drama about a group of mid-life women's punk rock band
11. 17:00
  PM—Return to Northern Gaza
  Over half a million Palestinians head back to what's left of their homes.
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—Free Speech Tsar: Arif Ahmed on how to avoid the 'abyss' of political violence
  How do you protect and police freedom of speech on campus and in society?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—11/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Paedophile singer Ian Watkins dies after prison attack
  Former Lostprophets singer and paedophile Ian Watkins dies after an attack in prison.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Dom Joly, Lauren Lyle, Lorn Macdonald, Sarah Rankin, Tide Lines, Cara Rose
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Marina Abramović
  The self proclaimed ‘grandmother of performance art’.
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Thomas Adès
  Composer and conductor Thomas Adès reveals his formative creative influences.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—War & Peace: The UN at 80
  At 80, does the peacekeeping organisation still have a role to play?
6. 21:00
  The History Podcast—The Fort. Omnibus 1
  A mission gone wrong. A daring rescue attempt. Told by the soldiers who were there.
7. 22:00
  News—11/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—The Food Innovators: 2025
  Dan Saladino looks at projects helping to rethink chocolate, seafood and food forests.
9. 23:00
  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.
10. 23:30
  The 3rd Degree—Series 15, 4. Worcester College, Oxford
  4/6The students v professors quiz.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Bookclub—John Niven
  Writer John Niven speaks to Bookclub about his first novel Kill Your Friends from 2008.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—12/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—12/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartpury in Gloucestershire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartpury in Gloucestershire.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—Access to Work; Access to STEM
  Boomerang is a new charity set up to help visually impaired students pursue STEM subjects.

Sunday 12 October 2025