BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 2 November 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Take Four Books—Chris Kraus
  American writer Chris Kraus discusses her latest novel and its three influences.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—02/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
8. 05:45
  In Touch—The RNIB's Braille Transcription Service
  The future of RNIB's on request braille transcription service.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—02/11/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Heart and Soul—Mamdani New York
  Religion’s role in Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise in New York’s political scene.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—BBC Food and Farming Awards Finalist: Grazing Management
  The judges visit the first of the three finalists, Grazing Management.
4. 06:57
  Weather—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—02/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Traitors final; Muslim mayor for New York? Archbishop of Canterbury was my babysitter
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Julie Etchingham.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Anti-Slavery International
  Journalist Lucy Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International.
8. 07:57
  Weather—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—02/11/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Sheela Na Gigs - Reclaiming Female Spirituality
  Rev Kate Bottley explores 'Sheela Na Gigs' and female spirituality in the Church.
11. 08:48
  Witness History—Dancing in the Street: David Bowie and Mick Jagger
  In July 1985, music legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie performed a duet for Live Aid
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Farley on the Shelduck
  Poet Paul Farley welcomes the return of the mysterious shelduck.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—9 people with life threatening injuries after train stabbing near Cambridge
  Latest on multiple stabbings on train between Peterborough and Huntington.
14. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs—Lorraine Kelly, broadcaster
  Lorraine Kelly, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
15. 11:00
  The Archers Omnibus—02/11/2025
  Freddie makes a significant gesture, and hands are forced at one farm.
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Afternoon
1. 12:15
  Profile—Andy Burnham
  Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester.
2. 12:30
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 4, Yapping about Leicester
  5/6Paul Sinha tests a Leicester audience's knowledge about new words and the people of 2024.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/11/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—02/11/2025
  Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
5. 13:30
  The Drug Trial That Went Wrong
  What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Phyllis Court: White Fly, River Thames and Favourite Gardens
  Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus head to Henley-on-Thames.
7. 14:45
  Opening Lines—Northanger Abbey - Episode One
  John Yorke looks at how Jane Austen became a writer.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Northanger Abbey, Part 1
  1/2New adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel, to mark the 250th Anniversary of her birth.
9. 16:00
  Bookclub—Hallie Rubenhold
  Author Hallie Rubenhold speaks about her prize-winning book of non-fiction, The Five.
10. 16:30
  Punt & Dennis: Route Masters—Series 1: From Beer to Eternity, 2 - From Chaos Theory to Anne Boleyn
  2/10Marcus Brigstocke aids the navigation.
11. 17:00
  Witness History—Omar Sharif stars in Lawrence of Arabia
  Egyptian film star Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
12. 17:10
  The Verb—Hollie McNish, Major General Tim Hodgetts, Julia Nemirovskaya, Robert Chandler
  Ian McMillan and Hollie McNish, Maj.Gen. Tim Hodgetts, Julia Nemirovskaya, Robert Chandler
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—A 32-year-old man is questioned over train stabbings
  A 32-year-old man is now being treated as the only suspect in the attack in Huntingdon.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Minah Shannon
  Minah Shannon presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/11/2025
  Helen goes further than she meant to.
4. 19:15
  Illuminated—The Piano Boat
  The Piano Boat: navigating grief in music and water.
5. 19:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Take a Break
  Why taking a break can improve your eye health, boost focus and enhance creativity.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Call Jonathan Pie, and Life Changing
  Andrea Catherwood talks about Call Jonathan Pie with Radio 4 commissioner Julia McKenzie.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Prunella Scales CBE, Gillian Tindall, Roger Smith, Anthony Grey
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a writer, an outdoors champion, a journalist
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Funeral insurance cancelled and not-so-simple assessment?
  Thousands of people who paid into a funeral insurance scheme have their policies cancelled
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Anti-Slavery International
  Journalist Lucy Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International.
10. 21:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Argentina's Milei wins big
  Voters turned out in support of Javier Milei's efforts to slash government spending
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—A horrific knife attack, Budget speculation and: are manifestos sacrosanct?
  Ben Wright and guests discuss the key political issues.
12. 23:00
  In Our Time—Bird Migration
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration
13. 23:45
  Short Works—Salt River by Alys Conran
  Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Soul Music—Bésame Mucho
  Stories of one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—03/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—03/11/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports from Parliament.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—And I will try and fix you
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/11/2025: Food security, no confidence in DAERA, where seeds start
  A group of MPs warn that almost a quarter of current UK farmland could be lost by 2050.
11. 05:57
  Weather—03/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers

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