BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 20 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Soul Music—Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns
  Ae Fond Kiss: one of Robert Burns' most famous poems set to music.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond in Greater London
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond in Greater London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—20/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/10/2025
  Susan Hulme looks back on 80 years of Today in Parliament.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Peppered with Glimmers
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Saarah Hamayun.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/10/25 Planning reform, beer and growing hops.
  Planning reforms and conservationists' concerns.
11. 05:57
  Weather—20/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/10/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Maps – lost, secret and revealing
  James Cheshire, Jerry Brotton and Jenny Uglow, with Tom Sutcliffe.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—A refuge for everyone
  How one woman started a group to support refugees and the wider community in Stockton.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Maternity services inquiry, Women in architecture, Witches
  A new inquiry into failings in maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
5. 10:55
  A Carnival of Animals—The Chicken
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
6. 11:00
  The Tax Conundrum—Episode 1: The Problem
  What's wrong with our tax system?
7. 11:45
  Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry—1. Sugared doughnuts and circus tricks
  1/5Sarah Perry's powerful memoir about the last days of her father-in-law David's life.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/10/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Subscription Traps, Online Shopping Scam and Charity Shops
  'My address is being used for a scam shopping site's returns.'
3. 12:57
  Weather—20/10/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Should Prince Andrew be stripped of his titles?
  We hear calls for Parliament to have a say.
5. 13:45
  The History Podcast—The House at Number 48, 1. Made in Britain
  1/10A man’s quest to uncover his family’s dark past & reclaim a fortune stolen under the Nazis
6. 14:00
  The Archers—19/10/2025
  It's clash of the titans at The Bull.
7. 14:15
  Alone—Series 2, Friday Nights, Saturday Mornings
  6/6Will’s new girlfriend Hannah appears to have a problem with Mitch. Stars Angus Deayton.
8. 14:45
  Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell—Episode 10
  10/10With America now at war, Mrs Bridge feels bewildered and anxious.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
  The broadcaster and writer nominate favourite books.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Just My Luck
  3/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate whether some of us are just luckier than others.
11. 16:00
  Currently—The Split
  A Jewish journalist explores his community’s relationship with Israel.
12. 16:30
  Legend—The Bruce Springsteen Story, 2. Born to Run
  2/5Bruce is living above a beauty parlour, broke, writing songs amongst the hairdryers.
13. 17:00
  PM—New treatment helps blind to read again
  'Life-changing' technique places microchip at the back of the eyes of people with AMD.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Calls grow for Prince Andrew to be permanently stripped of his royal titles
  Buckingham Palace urges people to focus on the King's royal work
2. 18:30
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 4, Episode IV: A New Pope
  4/6Paul Sinha tests his audience in Ayr on their knowledge of Popes.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/10/2025
  There's confusion for the Aldridges.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Cathy Tyson on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  Cathy Tyson, plus the stolen 'Crown Jewels of France'
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Is the UK in a data crisis?
  What’s gone wrong at the Office for National Statistics?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Why do we love to play games?
  The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Maps – lost, secret and revealing
  James Cheshire, Jerry Brotton and Jenny Uglow, with Tom Sutcliffe.
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—A refuge for everyone
  How one woman started a group to support refugees and the wider community in Stockton.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Met Police will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents
  The announcement came as the Met confirmed it was dropping a probe into Graham Linehan
10. 22:45
  North Woods by Daniel Mason—Episode 1
  1/10Concerning the story of a small yellow house in Massachusetts spanning four centuries.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Aldrich Kemp and The Rose of Pamir, 3. American Cryptography
  3/5Can the world's greatest cryptographer decipher the clues for Clara and Aldrich?
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/10/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as the culture secretary condemns the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry—1. Sugared doughnuts and circus tricks
  1/5Sarah Perry's powerful memoir about the last days of her father-in-law David's life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/10/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—21/10/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—21/10/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as the culture secretary condemns the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Kindness without Applause
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Saarah Hamayun.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/10/25 Welfare report on CO2 and the slaughter of pigs; producing cider
  Animal welfare experts call for halt to slaughter of pigs with carbon dioxide.

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