BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—15/10/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 2
  
  2/5 Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/10/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—15/10/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/10/2025
  
  Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the prime minister about the Gaza peace deal.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Prisons and a 100,000 Photographs
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Guvna B.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—15/10/25: Milk prices, what it takes to get a Council Farm
  
  Why are farmers' milk prices going down, when dairy has gone up in the shops?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—15/10/2025
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  More or Less—Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?
  
  Farm tax, ADHD benefits, Movember claim and Tim’s marathon.
3. 09:30
  
  The History Podcast—The Magnificent O'Connors, 3. The Murderer and the Silk
  
  A pardon arrives just in the nick of time. But what do you once you’ve cheated death?
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Liz Kendall MP, Women & Tourette Syndrome, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Singing to help postnatal depression
  
  Liz Kendall, Secretary for Science, Innovation and Technology on women in tech
5. 10:55
  
  A Carnival of Animals—The Glow-worm
  
  Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.
6. 11:00
  
  Today—The Today Debate: Has the UK given up on free speech
  
  Amol Rajan is joined by a panel of experts to discuss whether free speech is at risk.
7. 11:45
  
  1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 3
  
  3/5 Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—15/10/2025
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—Vets Inquiry, Floodmobile, Deer Demand
  
  CMA vets investigation findings.
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—15/10/2025
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—Starmer to publish China spy evidence
  
  The opposition say it isn't enough and that the collapsed trial "stinks of a cover-up".
5. 13:45
  
  Winter Well—Episode 3 - Get Out and Notice
  
  A guide to thriving in winter, offering advice on how to get through the darker months.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—14/10/2025
  
  Fallon faces a difficult encounter.
7. 14:15
  
  Drama on 4—Murder in Aland, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Baltic Noir thriller combining espionage, betrayal - and forbidden love.
8. 15:00
  
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Apprenticeships
  
  We look at the financial side of doing an apprenticeship.
9. 15:30
  
  The Artificial Human—Is AI dividing us politically?
  
  Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask, does your politics change how you see AI?
10. 16:00
  
  When It Hits the Fan—What Victoria Beckham's revelation reveals about PR
  
  David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss how to have the most delicate conversations.
11. 16:15
  
  The Media Show—Reporting the Gaza ceasefire, Bari Weiss profile, Today in Parliament
  
  Krishnan Guru-Murthy on covering the ceasefire from Tel Aviv.
12. 17:00
  
  PM—Funeral director admits giving mothers wrong ashes
  
  Robert Bush, 47, admitted 35 counts of fraud, some relating to the ashes of unborn babies.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—The blame game over the collapse of the China spying trial boils over in the Commons
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has said the government will publish key evidence
2. 18:30
  
  Carbon Lifeforms—The Carbon Cost of Tech, The Internet and AI
  
  Jon Long and Dr Tara Shine are joined by Chris McCausland to tackle the topic of Tech.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—15/10/2025
  
  Akram has some difficult news to impart.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Richard Ashcroft on his new album
  
  Richard Ashcroft on his new album, Lovin You. A play without a script.
5. 20:00
  
  AntiSocial—Angry middle-aged white men
  
  Are they dividing the country?
6. 20:45
  
  Superhead—Episode 2 - Lots of Untapped Potential
  
  The rise and fall of the original Superhead.
7. 21:00
  
  The Life Scientific—Peter Knight on quantum technologies
  
  Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
8. 21:30
  
  All in the Mind—Why do we hoard?
  
  Claudia visits someone who describes how hoarding has taken over her life.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Key evidence in China spying case released
  
  The government publishes the witness statements at the heart of the China spying case
10. 22:45
  
  Helm by Sarah Hall—Into Helm's Lair
  
  8/10 Nathaniel’s thirst for destruction reaches its height and bereavement looms in Glassonby.
11. 23:00
  
  Tom & Lauren Are Going OOT—Series 1, 1. Pre-Wedding Banter
  
  1/4 Tom finds being a groomsman stressful. Lauren’s wardrobe choices don't help the situation.
12. 23:15
  
  Humanwatch—1. Swimming, Students and Shetland
  
  The Humanwatchers make sense of fascinating topics like wild swimming and students.
13. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—15/10/2025
  
  Alicia McCarthy reports on Prime Minister's Questions, and more.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—16/10/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin—Episode 3
  
  3/5 Andrew Ross Sorkin’s gripping account of the greatest crash in Wall Street History.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/10/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—16/10/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/10/2025
  
  Alicia McCarthy reports on Prime Minister's Questions, and more.
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Coffee and Feelings
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Guvna B.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—16/10/25 Environmental scheme extension 'too late', The Windsor Framework 'overwhelmingly complex', county council farm incomes
  
  Fury from farmers who say government’s last minute extension to a scheme comes too late.

Thursday 16 October 2025