BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 15 December 2025

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Crossing Continents—The struggle of Israel's peace movement
  The Israeli and Palestinian activists who defy threats to dare to call for peace.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Leonard Horringer in Suffolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Leonard Horringer in Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  News Summary—15/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/12/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports on the assisted dying bill.
8. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Light of the World
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Father Dermot Preston.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—EU tractor protest, hill farm nature reserve, heritage buildings in the countryside
  European farmers are travelling to Brussels for a protest over CAP and trade deals.
11. 05:57
  Weather—15/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/12/2025
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—The Dark
  Shadows in art, photography and poetry: Adam Rutherford's guests discuss darkness.
3. 09:45
  Wild Bond—The Villain
  3/5Emily Knight celebrate 60 years of Bond Villains, with some help from the animal kingdom.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, Hanukkah food traditions, DIY
  The government's long-awaited Violence Against Women and Girls strategy is out this week.
5. 11:00
  Housing Britain—The Housing Ladder
  2/3Vicky Spratt explores how the UK's housing crisis unfolded and asks if we can fix it.
6. 11:45
  Artworks—When I Met Jane Austen, David Baddiel on the invention of the modern novel
  1/10Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. First, David Baddiel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—15/12/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Prime Minister Special - Cost of Living
  The prime minister answers your questions on the cost of living crisis.
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/12/2025
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/12/2025
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
5. 13:45
  Artworks—When I Met Jane Austen, Katherine Rundell on Austen's teenage writings
  2/10Well-known writers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Katherine Rundell
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/12/2025
  Clarrie puts her foot down.
7. 14:15
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 3, Episode 4 – A Night to Forget
  4/4In the series finale - there’s birth, death, a cruise and pirates…
8. 14:45
  Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1, 3. Eunice
  3/8By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
9. 15:00
  Great Lives—Spitfire pilot Jeffrey Quill picked by astronaut Tim Peake
  Famous guests pick someone who has inspired their lives.
10. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Phantom Pain
  11/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the misunderstood phenomenon of phantom pain.
11. 16:00
  Currently—Fixing the Chain
  What happens to smaller suppliers when a big company is held to ransom online by hackers?
12. 16:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Dundee
  5/6Jay Rayner and the panel are in Dundee answering questions from an audience of home cooks.
13. 17:00
  PM—Vigils for victims of Bondi beach attack
  Australia's PM: Attackers were not part of a terror cell, but were motivated by extremism.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Australia's Prime Minister condemns the Bondi Beach attack as an evil antisemitic act
  A father and son killed 15 Jewish people at a Hanukkah event
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 6. London's Royal Festival Hall
  6/6Joe Lycett, Pippa Evans, Richard Coles and Tony Hawks return to the Royal Festival Hall.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/12/2025
  Chris has the rug pulled.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The great works of Rob Reiner
  Celebrating the career of Hollywood giant Rob Reiner, who was found dead this morning.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Why are early career doctors angry?
  Why is there a shortage of training posts for resident doctors?
6. 20:30
  BBC Inside Science—Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
  New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
7. 21:00
  Start the Week—The Dark
  Shadows in art, photography and poetry: Adam Rutherford's guests discuss darkness.
8. 21:45
  Wild Bond—The Villain
  3/5Emily Knight celebrate 60 years of Bond Villains, with some help from the animal kingdom.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—German Chancellor says "huge progress" on Ukraine ceasefire
  Friedrich Merz says "this is the first time a ceasefire is conceivable" in Ukraine
10. 22:45
  Mary Macdonald's Big Trip by Alexander McCall Smith—A Gift from Glasgow
  1/5On retirement from her Hebridean school, Miss Macdonald plans the adventure of a lifetime.
11. 23:00
  Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 5. Mycosis
  5/5With Hywel’s help Cassie begins to find answers. But they are not the ones she wanted.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/12/2025
  Alicia McCarthy reports as the prime minister condemns the terror attack in Sydney.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Artworks—When I Met Jane Austen, David Baddiel on the invention of the modern novel
  1/10Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. First, David Baddiel.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  News Summary—16/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/12/2025
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs and peers react to the Bondi Beach attack.
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—David Niven Had a Dilemma
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with Father Dermot Preston.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/12/2025 MPs challenge prime minister about inheritance tax, planning and green belt, restoring rural buildings
  Prime minister is grilled by his own MPs about the impact of inheritance tax on farmers.

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