BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 6 November 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold—3. Home
  3/5Every room in every home has a story to tell. UK census records are a good place to start.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—06/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—06/11/2025
  Susan Hulme reports on (Deputy) Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—God loves a party
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/11/25 Millennium Seed Bank - how wild seeds can help agriculture and landscape restoration.
  Behind the scenes with plant experts as Kew's Millennium Seed Bank marks 25 years.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/11/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Pauli's Exclusion Principle
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—Be Vigilant (with Phil Wang)
  Armando Iannucci and Phil Wang look at language used after a violent event.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cat Burns, Pakistan's period tax, Mary Earps
  The Traitor and Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter tells all.
5. 11:00
  This Cultural Life—Jennifer Lawrence
  Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence reveals her creative inspirations.
6. 11:45
  Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold—4. Reel History
  4/5Occasionally fact and fiction collide on screen and a historian is required to mediate.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—06/11/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Bottom Line—Hypotheticals: How Would You React If You Were Boss?
  Guests consider imagined scenarios inspired by real business challenges
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Cough Medicines
  Are cough medicines any better than just taking honey and lemon?
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/11/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—One of two incorrectly released prisoners hands himself back in to HMP Wandsworth
  One of two accidentally released prisoners returns himself to HMP Wandsworth: is it chaos?
6. 13:45
  Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line—4. Gethin
  Gethin Jones had a hard childhood and a life of crime. Who to blame and who to forgive?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—05/11/2025
  Disaster strikes for Chris.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—In Moderation
  Katie Bonna's drama delves into the complicated world of content moderation
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Whispering Rocks with Anjana Khatwa
  Clare joins earth scientist Anjana Khatwa in Dorset to explore the landscape she loves.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Anti-Slavery International
  Journalist Lucy Watson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International.
11. 15:30
  Feedback—Today and the Chancellor Statement. Listeners on Jonathan Pie, and a Radical VoxBox
  An entirely listener-led programme on Today, Call Jonathan Pie and Amol Rajan's Radical.
12. 16:00
  The Briefing Room—What's happening in Venezuela?
  Why is there a military build-up off the coast of Venezuela?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
  New evidence that the expansion of the universe is slowing. And the Godfather of AI.
14. 17:00
  PM—Prisoner release fiasco: the blame game
  The Deputy PM says the government has "a mountain to climb" to fix the system.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—One of two men accidentally released from Wandsworth prison hands himself in
  The Algerian man released from the same jail is still at large
2. 18:30
  Call Jonathan Pie—8. Drugs
  Pie does drugs. On his phone-in. It might not end well.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/11/2025
  It’s an emotional day for one resident.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Daniel Day Lewis on his return to the big screen
  We review Othello with David Harewood, The Choral, and Daniel Day Lewis in Anemone.
5. 20:00
  When It Hits the Fan—Two Weeks that Shook the Palace
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the gulf between two royal statements.
6. 20:15
  The Media Show—Mishal Husain, Andy Wilman and the Traitors Finale
  Mishal Husain, the creative force behind Top Gear Andy Wilman, and the Traitors finale.
7. 21:00
  Loose Ends—Danny Robins, Garth Marenghi, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Donna Thompson, The New Eves
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
8. 21:45
  Strong Message Here—Be Vigilant (with Phil Wang)
  Armando Iannucci and Phil Wang look at language used after a violent event.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—World leaders gather in Brazil for COP30
  How much can be achieved with the leaders of major polluters absent?
10. 22:45
  O Now by Niall Williams—Episode Four
  4/5On All Souls Days, more visitors call to see Ganga.
11. 23:00
  Artworks—v. by Tony Harrison
  The controversial poem by Tony Harrison, to mark his death.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold—4. Reel History
  4/5Occasionally fact and fiction collide on screen and a historian is required to mediate.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—07/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  The Briefing Room—What's happening in Venezuela?
  Why is there a military build-up off the coast of Venezuela?
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Sympathy for the devil
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/11/2025: Bird flu warning, Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress, low farmer confidence
  Poultry farmers are warned this winter could be among the worst for Avian Flu.

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