BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 18 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—18/08/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Crossing Continents—Tajikistan’s Last, Lonely Hyenas
  
  One man’s determination to save the last few striped hyenas of Tajikistan
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Earl Stonham, Suffolk.
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Earl Stonham, Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/08/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—18/08/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  
  Last Word—Jim Lovell, Biddy Baxter, Razia Jan, Iris Williams
  
  Matthew Bannister on an astronaut, an editor, an educator, a singer
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Nurturing babies
  
  with Dr Linden Bicket, a teacher at Edinburgh University's School of Divinity
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—18/08/2025: Crop prices, frozen trees, the UK salad industry
  
  Does a tough autumn lie ahead for UK arable farmers?
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—18/08/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—18/08/2025
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Rory Stewart: The Long History of...—Heroism, 3. The Death of the Hero
  
  3/5 Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
3. 09:30
  
  Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick—Series 2, Rational People Making Irrational Buildings
  
  1/3 Thomas Heatherwick takes on the global 'blandemic'.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Mounjaro price rise, The Real Housewives of London, Nail bars
  
  Concerns more women will turn to black market weight loss drugs as Mounjaro price rises.
5. 11:00
  
  The History Podcast—The Second Map, 1. Bonnie Laddie
  
  The other story of the Second World War.
6. 11:45
  
  Beyond Lonely—A Lonely Life
  
  Professor Jason Arday explores loneliness.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—18/08/2025
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—University cost of living, Situationships, Bangernomics
  
  Would you tell your other half how much money you have?
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—18/08/2025
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—Zelensky given land for peace ultimatum
  
  Ahead of a new meeting today, President Trump urges Ukraine to give up Russian-held land.
5. 13:45
  
  New Storytellers—Charles Parker Prize - 2025, My Toy Soldier
  
  At just 11 inches long, smaller than an action toy soldier, Thomas battles for survival.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—17/08/2025
  
  There’s an awkward customer at The Orangery.
7. 14:15
  
  Believe It!—Series 6, Stuff
  
  2/4 Richard Wilson decides it's time to declutter his life.
8. 14:45
  
  Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell—Episode 2
  
  2/10 Mrs Bridge meets some new arrivals in the neighbourhood.
9. 15:00
  
  Great Lives—Helen Castor on Richard II
  
  Helen Castor picks Richard II, deposed king of England.
10. 15:30
  
  You're Dead to Me—India between empires: the long 18th century
  
  Join Greg and his guests to learn about India’s dynamic 18th century.
11. 16:00
  
  Assignment—Myanmar’s Scam Centres
  
  Thousands of people are being forced to work in scam centres in Myanmar.
12. 16:30
  
  Soul Music—Ghost Town
  
  Stories of what this iconic song by two-tone band The Specials means to different people.
13. 17:00
  
  PM—18/08/2025
  
  News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—President Zelensky prepares to begin crucial talks with Donald Trump
  
  The US president has called it a "big day" but has ruled out Ukraine joining NATO
2. 18:30
  
  Just a Minute—Series 95, 1. The time I went to Sue Perkins’ birthday party
  
  1/6 Sue Perkins returns for a brand new series of Just a Minute.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—18/08/2025
  
  Ed remembers his misspent youth.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Should Stephen Fry play Lady Bracknell? Author R.F. Kuang and Marlowe and Shakespeare
  
  Samira Ahmed talks to Rebecca Kuang and discusses genderblind casting.
5. 20:00
  
  The Briefing Room—UK Resilience, How prepared are we for climate change?
  
  The UK is becoming hotter and wetter but is it prepared to deal with that reality?
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—What will we be wearing in the future?
  
  Fashion meets science. An expert panel discuss the clothing of the future.
7. 21:00
  
  The Patch—Bulford
  
  A randomly generated postcode shines a light on the UK's military justice system.
8. 21:45
  
  One to One—Parenting advice in the age of social media: Samira Shackle and Lucy Jones
  
  Journalist and mother-of-one Samira Shackle meets author and mother-of-three Lucy Jones.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Trump, Zelensky and Europeans meet at White House
  
  How a day of diplomatic drama unfolded at the White House.
10. 22:45
  
  Crooked Cross by Sally Carson—Episode One
  
  1/10 Sally Carson’s rediscovered 1934 novel about the rise of Hitler.
11. 23:00
  
  Limelight—Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?, 3. Liberty Flights
  
  3/5 Mrs Boone is proving to be a model patient.
12. 23:30
  
  What's Funny About...—Series 4, 4. Alma's Not Normal
  
  4/5 Sophie Willan tells the inside story of the BAFTA winning series Alma’s Not Normal.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—19/08/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Beyond Lonely—A Lonely Life
  
  Professor Jason Arday explores loneliness.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/08/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—19/08/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Assignment—Myanmar’s Scam Centres
  
  Thousands of people are being forced to work in scam centres in Myanmar.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Through the eyes of children
  
  with Dr Linden Bicket, a teacher at Edinburgh University's School of Divinity
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—19/08/2025 Bluetongue restrictions in Wales, border checks, fertiliser trials, nighthawking
  
  Changes to bluetongue restrictions in Wales.

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