BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 17 November 2025

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Wokewash—Pride Before a Fall?
  Satirist Heydon Prowse takes looks at big corporates and LGBTQ+ rights.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—17/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—17/11/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as peers warn the Assisted Dying bill could run out of time.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The last supper club
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Swarzy Shire.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/11/25 Rise in wool price, getting out of dairy, fish farming
  Wool prices reach a nine year high, but still don't cover the cost of shearing the sheep.
11. 05:57
  Weather—17/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/11/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Digital Futures and Information Crises
  Cory Doctorow, Naomi Alderman and Oliver Moody with Tom Sutcliffe.
3. 09:45
  Café Hope—Dementia drop-ins
  How one woman set up a support group for people living with dementia and their carers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Bouncing back after getting fired, Brain fog, Sheikh Hasina verdict
  How to turn getting fired 'from a setback to a setup'.
5. 11:00
  Behind the Crime—Chris
  Two forensic psychologists interview Chris about his life and the crimes he committed.
6. 11:45
  The Punch—Nothing Was the Same Again
  1/5Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—17/11/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—AI Christmas Shopping, Porch Piracy, Tourist Scams
  Is AI fast becoming Santa's newest little helper?
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/11/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Home Secretary to announce sweeping reforms to asylum process
  Tough new sanctions to be introduced to asylum process. Analysis and backbench reaction.
5. 13:45
  A Carnival of Animals—Part 1: The Orangutan, The Hummingbird, The Swift, The Snake
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of four astonishing but endangered animals.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/11/2025
  Tom is disappointed by a last-minute change of plans.
7. 14:15
  Disordered—Series 1, Episode 4 - Say It Out Loud
  4/4Hector faces his demons, as well as Susan and Amanda, both in crisis. Stars Jamie Sives.
8. 14:45
  Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse—Episode Four: Little Sister (Part One)
  A selection of stories by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Richard Benson and Amy Sackville
  Two writers talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Mysteries from the Final Frontier
  7/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain team up with the team from The Sky at Night to explore space.
11. 16:00
  Currently—I Fought in Ukraine
  The British soldiers fighting for Ukraine.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Hastings
  1/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Hastings answering questions from a keen audience.
13. 17:00
  PM—Government releases asylum plans
  The home secretary says the reform of the system will 'unite a divided country'.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Sweeping changes to the asylum system
  The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has laid out sweeping changes to the asylum system.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 2. Traffic Jam or Bedroom
  2/6Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke return to Southampton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/11/2025
  Jakob faces an unexpected diversion.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Actors Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Also, director Jon M Chu
  Actors Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Also, director Jon M Chu.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Why does the UK have a problem with productivity?
  What are the consequences of the UK's low productivity growth?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Could technology replace animal testing in science?
  The UK government plans to phase out animal experiments. What are the alternatives?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Digital Futures and Information Crises
  Cory Doctorow, Naomi Alderman and Oliver Moody with Tom Sutcliffe.
8. 21:45
  Café Hope—Dementia drop-ins
  How one woman set up a support group for people living with dementia and their carers.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood lays out asylum overhaul
  Mahmood says system is "out of control" as she proposes making refugee status temporary
10. 22:45
  Virginia and Katherine by Alison MacLeod—Episode One
  Virginia Woolf meets Katherine Mansfield for the first time.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 1. Growth
  1/5A psychological horror story set in rural Wales amid the mysterious world of mycelium.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/11/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports on sweeping changes to UK asylum policy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Punch—Nothing Was the Same Again
  1/5Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—18/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—18/11/2025
  Helen Catt reports as the Home Secretary announces an overhaul of the asylum system.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—18/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The ultimate roast dinner breakfast bap
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Swarzy Shire.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/11/25 Inheritance Tax a year on from farmers' rally, soy in animal feed, lanolin protein
  Farmers appeal to MPs to think again about Inheritance Tax, a year after London rally.

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