BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 8 December 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Wokewash—Mind Your Business
  Writer and satirist Heydon Prowse looks into big corporations and mental health.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Luke in Hodnet, Shropshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—08/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—08/12/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as peers debate the age someone could ask for an assisted death.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Shared Vulnerability
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/12/25 Rare breeds, sprout harvest, vets encouraging farmers to visit the doctor
  Calls for more support for the UK's rare breeds.
11. 05:57
  Weather—08/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/12/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Histories, emotions and identity
  Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin.
3. 09:45
  Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
  2/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Freebirthing, Author Sarah Mughal Rana, Syria: One year on
  We hear why freebirthing is the subject of a new investigation by the Guardian.
5. 11:00
  Housing Britain—Build Baby Build
  1/3Vicky Spratt explores how the UK's housing crisis unfolded and asks if we can fix it.
6. 11:45
  Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Ring
  1/5Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/12/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Dodgy Cars, Returns Fraud, Potholes
  What to do if you buy a second-hand car that breaks down shortly after.
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/12/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—Zelensky arrives for Downing St talks
  Sir Keir Starmer hosts leaders to discuss peace plan.
5. 13:45
  Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 1: Daydreaming
  Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—07/12/2025
  Azra has a crisis on her hands.
7. 14:15
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 3, Episode 3 – Go West
  3/4Selina gets every star’s dream – her own quirky British travelogue show.
8. 14:45
  Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1, 2. Hope
  2/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
9. 15:00
  A Good Read—Gwyneth Lewis and Annabel Abbs
  Poet Gwyneth Lewis and author Annabel Abbs join Harriett to talk favourite books.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Tortoise Tomfoolery
  10/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain ponder whether tortoises can be playful.
11. 16:00
  Currently—Are You Ready?
  Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared.
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Haringey
  4/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Haringey answering questions on Cypriot cooking.
13. 17:00
  PM—Ukraine talks in Downing Street
  European leaders discuss the latest Ukraine proposals. But is anybody listening?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street
  The Ukrainian leader is under American pressure to accept a peace deal with Russia
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 5. Joe Lycett makes his debut
  5/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Richard Coles and Tony Hawks join Jack Dee for inspired nonsense.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/12/2025
  The Maliks have a dilemma on their hands.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kate Winslet on Goodbye June
  Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, Goodbye June, starring Helen Mirren.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Are the old robbing the young?
  Are we seeing inter-generational economic injustice?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—A 'functional' cure for HIV?
  Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a ‘functional’ cure?
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—Histories, emotions and identity
  Lyndal Roper, Masud Husain and Hannah Durkin.
8. 21:45
  Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
  2/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Syria celebrates first anniversary of fall of Assad
  Syrians are celebrating the end of a fifty-year dictatorship.
10. 22:45
  Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix—Episode 6
  6/8The migrants find themselves struggling to keep their heads out of the water.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 4. Rot
  4/5When Ola proves an uncertain ally, Cassie is forced to turn back to Hywel for help.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/12/2025
  Sean Curran reports as a Justice Minister defends plans to restrict access to jury trials.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross—Ring
  1/5Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—09/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—09/12/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as Ajax armoured vehicles once again hit the headlines.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—09/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Family Matters
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Ennette C Lainchbury.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/12/25 Off grid communities, rural road deaths, drought, Lincoln Longwool sheep.
  Thousands of people not connected to National Grid - charity says they should have help.

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