BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 27 December 2025

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton—A Winter Leveret
  1/5Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
3. 00:30
  Around the Table by Diana Henry—5. Truffle hunting and returning home
  5/5The well-loved food writer on culinary curiosity and memories conjured by taste.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:30
  News Summary—27/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Three French Hens?
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with singer and musician Ruth Jennings.
9. 05:45
  You're Dead to Me—Dead Funny History, History of Football
  Fun football history for families. Presented by Greg Jenner.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—27/12/2025
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  This Natural Life—His Majesty The King
  His Majesty the King tells Martha Kearney about his lifelong passion for the natural world
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—27/12/26: Anna Hill's 30 years on Farming Today
  Anna Hill discusses her 30 years as a presenter of Farming Today with Charlotte Smith.
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—Cate Blanchett Guest Edits Today
  Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett is the third Today guest editor this Christmas.
6. 09:00
  Soul Music—Soul Music at 25
  A special programme marking 25 years of the award-winning series.
7. 10:00
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Frosty Fractals
  13/13Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
8. 10:30
  Unspeakable—Christmas Special 2025
  Good news! A new word is born unto us, in an Unspeakable seasonal spectacular.
9. 11:00
  How to Play—The Snowman by Howard Blake
  A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Iran's hijab protests
  A women's marathon race is the latest flash-point in ongoing protests over hijab laws.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/12/2025
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Can You Make a Creative Job Pay?
  Creative industries add billions of pounds to the UK economy, but how do you make it pay?
3. 12:30
  The Matt Forde Focus Group—Boxing Day Special
  Comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his very own Focus Group for a one-off Boxing Day special.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/12/2025
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—27/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  A Carnival of Animals—The Golden Mole
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
7. 13:15
  Illuminated—Doctor Dolittle and the Exploding Trout
  The environmental protest that shook Hollywood and saved a village.
8. 13:45
  Ghost Stories for Christmas with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  A special concert of stories and music saluting 'things that go bump in the night'.
9. 14:40
  A Carnival of Animals—The Owl
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
10. 14:45
  The Archers—26/12/2025
  George strikes a nerve.
11. 15:00
  Spotlight—Murder in the Cathedral
  Danny Sapani stars in TS Eliot's drama about the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
12. 16:30
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rituals, 250th anniversary of Jane Austen, Women and the dark
  The rituals and traditions that we recreate at Christmas.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/12/2025
  Full coverage of the day's news
14. 17:30
  Ramblings—Living on the Camino de Santiago
  Clare meets a man who completely changed his life after walking the Camino Sanabrés.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
16. 17:57
  Weather—27/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Scotland's biggest hospital suspends mortuary staff
  An investigation is under way after a hospital released the wrong body for a cremation
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Maisie Adam; Elizabeth Alker; Jing Lusi; Stuart Maconie; Thea Gilmore; Singing In the Rain
  Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Karl Bushby
  The British man who has been walking around the world since 1998.
4. 19:15
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 34, The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture north to unearth (or un-snow) the secrets of the Arctic.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—How the Muppet Show Began in Britain
  Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
6. 21:00
  Moral Maze—What Is Truth?
  Debate examining the question: what is truth?
7. 22:00
  News—27/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—A Life Through Drink: Dave Broom
  Jaega Wise explores influential drink writer Dave Broom’s life, career and love for whisky
9. 23:00
  Time of the Week—Series 2, 2. 81st Anniversary Special
  2/4Chloe Slack presents an Anniversary Special celebrating 81 years of Time Of The Week.
10. 23:30
  Punt & Dennis: Route Masters—Series 1: From Beer to Eternity, 9 – From Ipswich Town to Nessie
  9/10Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis perambulate between Ipswich Town and Nessie, with Susie Dent.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Bookclub—Emma Thompson: Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility
  A special episode to mark the Jane Austen anniversary with the actress Emma Thompson.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/12/2025
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  News Summary—28/12/2025
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2025
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Bartholomew Haslemere in Surrey
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Bartholomew Haslemere in Surrey.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—Stardom Within Touch
  In Touch speaks to three visually impaired rising stars of showbiz.

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