BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 20 November 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Punch—Face to Face
  3/5Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—20/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/11/2025
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—20/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Come and Have Breakfast
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Swarzy Shire.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/11/25 Food & Farming Award winner, maltings closures, farming in Brazil, oysters.
  A fall in demand for whiskey hits maltsters.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/11/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Eclipses
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses.
3. 09:45
  Strong Message Here—Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning)
  Armando and Sara Pascoe are joined by Dr Matt Winning to discuss the language around COP.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Boxer Francesca Hennessy, NEETS, Painter Caroline Walker
  Unbeaten in her first six professional fights, Francesca Hennessy joins Anita Rani.
5. 11:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 34, What’s the time? - Marcus Brigstocke, Leon Lobo, Louise Devoy
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince turn back the clock to look at how we kept time throughout time.
6. 11:45
  The Punch—Compass of Shame
  4/5Aged 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—20/11/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Scam Secrets—The Winter Fuel Text
  Here's what they do if you click the link.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Toast - BlackBerry Smartphones
  How did the revolutionary BlackBerry device lose its grip on the handset market?
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/11/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/11/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  A Carnival of Animals—Part 4: The Wombat, The Hermit Crab, The Dragonfly, The Elk
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of four astonishing but endangered animals.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/11/2025
  Henry gets the wrong end of the stick.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hindsight
  Powerful drama about memory, trauma and the possibility of recovery.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—The Gower Peninsula to Antarctica
  Clare joins Rob Curtis for a walk across the dramatic landscape of Rhossili Bay.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Need
  Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children in Need.
11. 15:30
  Feedback—Father Figuring, BBC Radio Scotland Cuts, and a Bruce Springsteen VoxBox
  Andrea Catherwood hears your views on the recent Radio 4 series Father Figuring.
12. 16:00
  The Briefing Room—What can the UK learn from the rest of Europe about asylum reform?
  Is Denmark the right model for the UK's asylum policy?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
  As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator.
14. 17:00
  PM—Covid Inquiry verdict on governments response "too little, too late"
  Covid Inquiry delivers verdict on lockdowns and the way governments handled the pandemic.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—The covid inquiry concludes lockdowns could have been avoided entirely
  The report says the government response in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
2. 18:30
  Call Jonathan Pie—10. The Environment
  We meet Pie's child and ex-wife, will this show be his last?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/11/2025
  Kate has important news.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Review Show: The Death of Bunny Munro; TV adaptation of Nick Cave's novel
  The Ice Tower starring Marion Cotillard and Bridget Riley's Learning to See exhibition.
5. 20:00
  When It Hits the Fan—The Secrets of the List: Putting Yourself in the Frame for a Top Job.
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis reveal how to PR yourself onto the list for a top job.
6. 20:15
  The Media Show—Manager of YouTube's Sidemen Jordan Schwarzenberger, BBC crisis latest, Ed Sheeran Netflix producer Ben Winston
  BBC Crisis latest, Ed Sheeran documentary producer Ben Winston.
7. 21:00
  Loose Ends—John Lloyd, Valene Kane, Kit Green, Luvcat, Jessica Swale
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
8. 21:45
  Strong Message Here—Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning)
  Armando and Sara Pascoe are joined by Dr Matt Winning to discuss the language around COP.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Covid Inquiry releases damning report into government decision-making
  UK response to Covid "too little, too late" inquiry into government decision-making says
10. 22:45
  Virginia and Katherine by Alison MacLeod—Episode Four
  Katherine returns to London, and her story Prelude is published.
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks)
  James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/11/2025
  Sean Curran reports as MPs ask questions about a Russian spy ship that entered UK waters.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Punch—Compass of Shame
  4/5Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/11/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—21/11/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—21/11/2025
  David Cornock reports as a Defence Minister pledges to protect UK waters from Russia.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Happy Friday
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Swarzy Shire.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/11/25 Defra secretary at CLA conference, farm business income, COP and agriculture, prison farm.
  England's biggest agri-environment scheme to be relaunched next year says Defra secretary.

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