Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—14/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 1
1/5Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/10/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:00
News Summary—14/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—14/10/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question ministers about the Manchester synagogue attack.
05:34
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Cathedrals and Youth Violence
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Guvna B.
05:45
Farming Today—14/10/25 Microplastics and seafood, council farms, trade tariffs and farm machinery.
Scientists challenge reports about microplastics and seafood.
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Morning
06:00
Today—14/10/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Life Scientific—Peter Knight on quantum technologies
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
09:30
All in the Mind—Why do we hoard?
Claudia visits someone who describes how hoarding has taken over her life.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Bobbi Brown, Domestic abuse & family courts, Black maternal health film
The American make-up entrepreneur on her life and work.
10:55
A Carnival of Animals—The Hippopotamus
Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
11:00
Screenshot—Death
Ellen and Mark explore how films and TV depict death and dying.
11:45
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 2
2/5Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—14/10/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: "Have you had work done on your home under government energy schemes?"
Call You & Yours: "Have you had work done on your home under government energy schemes?"
12:57
Weather—14/10/2025
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—The challenge of rebuilding Gaza
We hear from a Gazan who's reluctant to return home to her heavily bombed neighbourhood.
13:45
Winter Well—Episode 2 - Let the Light In
A guide to thriving in winter, offering advice on how to get through the darker months.
14:00
The Archers—13/10/2025
There's a shock for David.
14:15
Drama on 4—Talking to Chickens
Darkly comic, heart-warming drama by Christine Entwisle.
15:00
History's Heroes—History's Toughest Heroes, Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman
2/10How did a deaf woman defy the odds to become a Hollywood stuntwoman?
15:30
Beyond Belief—Consciousness
Does faith, spirituality, and relational depth require left or right-brain thinking?
16:00
Artworks—Who is the Door-to-Door Poet?
Spend the day with the world’s first door-knocking poet.
16:30
What's Up Docs?—Why do we get embarrassed?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the role of embarrassment in our lives.
17:00
PM—How do you solve a puzzle like the economy?
IMF experts recognise UK growth - but warn on inflation.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules
The new rules will require migrants to learn English to an A-level standard
18:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 14, 2. Wrexham
2/6Mark Steel visits Wrexham, in north Wales, and discovers how it became a Hollywood hotspot
19:00
The Archers—14/10/2025
Fallon faces a difficult encounter.
19:15
Front Row—Sam Ryder performs live
KPop Demon Hunters directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans.
20:00
Today—The Today Debate: Has the UK given up on free speech
Amol Rajan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss whether free speech is at risk.
20:45
In Touch—Sir Stephen Timms on Access to Work
Disability minister Sir Stephen Timms provides In Touch with Access to Work updates.
21:00
How to Play—Verdi's La Traviata with Opera Holland Park
Musicians invite us to eavesdrop on rehearsals for one of Verdi's most popular operas.
21:30
The Bottom Line—Chaos Management: Do Fewer Rules Make For Better Workplaces?
When leaders embrace chaos, can innovation thrive or does everything fall apart?
22:00
The World Tonight—More hostage remains arrive in Israel
Families have decried delays in the handing over the remains of dead hostages by Hamas
22:45
Helm by Sarah Hall—Look Above
7/10The tables are turned as Helm is terrorised from the air.
23:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 10, Aesop
The best-known author from antiquity, famed for his fables. But did he really exist?
23:30
Today in Parliament—14/10/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs from across the Commons welcome the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—15/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 2
2/5Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/10/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:00
News Summary—15/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—15/10/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the prime minister about the Gaza peace deal.
05:34
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:43
Prayer for the Day—Prisons and a 100,000 Photographs
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Guvna B.
05:45
Farming Today—15/10/25: Milk prices, what it takes to get a Council Farm
Why are farmers' milk prices going down, when dairy has gone up in the shops?
