BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 1 December 2025

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Wokewash—Race
  Satirist Heydon Prowse delves into brands who are trumpeting their opposition to racism.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints in Basingstoke.
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints in Basingstoke.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—01/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—01/12/2025
  Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Impatient for the New Year?
  Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/12/25 Government's environmental improvement plan, water management and flooding, hedge laying
  Government publishes its revised environmental improvement plan.
11. 05:57
  Weather—01/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/12/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Space, Quantum Frontiers and Cosmic Clues
  Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith
3. 09:45
  Wild Bond—The Spy
  1/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Former Finland PM Sanna Marin, HIV and women, Left-Handed Girl
  Sanna Marin on life, leadership and being the world's youngest female head of government.
5. 11:00
  Behind the Crime—'Ian'
  Two forensic psychologists interview 'Ian' about his life and the crime he committed.
6. 11:45
  Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—1. Childhood
  1/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—01/12/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Black Friday Sales, Food Waste, Rage Rooms
  Black Friday Sales, Food Waste, Rage Rooms
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/12/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Starmer: 'There was no misleading' in Budget build-up
  The prime minister defends the Budget and says 'There was no misleading' by the chancellor
5. 13:45
  The History Podcast—The Arrest, 1. The Lawyer
  1/5The frantic final days of a long legal battle to apprehend a notorious dictator.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—30/11/2025
  Chris makes his feelings clear.
7. 14:15
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 3, Episode 2 – A Bridgerton Too Far
  2/4Selina is invited to join the cast of Bridgerton, with hot rumpo consequences.
8. 14:45
  Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1, 1. Hope and Jim
  1/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Michelle Ogundehin and Lisa St Aubin de Terán
  More reading recommendations from two guests.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Planetary Wobble
  9/13What would Earth be like without a tilted axis? Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate.
11. 16:00
  Currently—Playing Spies
  Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Birmingham
  3/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Birmingham answering questions from a keen audience.
13. 17:00
  PM—Spending watchdog resigns after budget leak
  Office for Budget Responsibility chair Richard Hughes resigns after the budget-day error.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility resigns
  The OBR accidentally leaked the budget last week
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 4. Hospital Radio Songbook
  4/6Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to the Hull New Theatre.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/12/2025
  Amber struggles with her emotions.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Front Row remembers Tom Stoppard
  A tribute to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died on the weekend age 88.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—What's happening with the Ukraine peace plan?
  Is there a viable peace plan for Ukraine on the table?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
  Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Space, Quantum Frontiers and Cosmic Clues
  Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith
8. 21:45
  Wild Bond—The Spy
  1/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical shipments
  UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical products
10. 22:45
  Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix—Episode 1
  1/8An investigation is opened into the deaths of 27 migrants in the English Channel.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 3. Drift
  3/5Cassie finds an ally in the reclusive Hywel when the Polish girl makes contact again.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—01/12/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand answers over the leaks surrounding last week's budget.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—1. Childhood
  1/5Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—02/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—02/12/2025
  Sean Curran reports on the fall-out from the chancellor's budget.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—02/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Just a scratch!
  Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/12/2025 African swine fever, Bluetongue, Ethical dairy
  African swine fever in Spain, bluetongue in Northern Ireland, ethical dairy.

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