Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—31/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Every Last Fish by Rose George—4. Before, There Were Fish
4/5 In Senegal, the problem of overfishing is apparent.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/10/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—31/10/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—31/10/2025
Sean Curran reports as MPs warn paramilitaries in Sudan have used British-made weapons.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—31/10/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—All Hallows' Eve
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Matt Roche-Saunders.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/10/25: Pumpkin growers' nightmare. Drought to continue into 2026? UK Carbon budget. Invasive species
Why Halloween pumpkin growers have been having nightmares this year.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—31/10/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Lennie James, actor
Lennie James, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Malala Yousafzai, Briana Corrigan, Exclamation marks
Known for surviving a brutal Taliban attack, Malala is taking charge of her own destiny.
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10:55
A Carnival of Animals—The Human
Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
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11:00
The Food Programme—Eels and Elvers
Dan Saladino looks at why eels numbers are plummeting and asks if the species can be saved
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11:45
Every Last Fish by Rose George—5. Farming Salmon
5/5 Salmon farming and aquaculture more generally is explored.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—31/10/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—Women’s safety and public transport
Should we bring back women’s-only train carriages to prevent sexual harassment?
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12:57
Weather—31/10/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Andrew: prince no more
Buckingham Palace strips Andrew of his titles.
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13:45
The History Podcast—The House at Number 48, 10. The Last Eisner
10/10 Antony's family's prized art work was stolen under the Nazis. Can he get it back?
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14:00
The Archers—30/10/2025
George looks set for disappointment
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14:15
Limelight—The Betrayed, Episode 4. Badboy
Louise discovers that no good deed goes unpunished, when it comes to her brother Frank.
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14:45
In the Loop—1. Stone Circle
Poet Paul Farley goes walking in circles, beginning at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Phyllis Court: White Fly, River Thames and Favourite Gardens
Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus head to Henley-on-Thames.
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15:45
Short Works—Salt River by Alys Conran
Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.
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16:00
Last Word—Prunella Scales CBE, Gillian Tindall, Roger Smith, Anthony Grey
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a writer, an outdoors champion, a journalist
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16:30
Life Changing—Lost at sea
A woman whose father died at sea finds a transformative way to remember him.
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17:00
PM—31/10/2025
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Downing Street says there are no plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from the line of succession
The King stripped his brother of all his titles and honours
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18:30
The Naked Week—Series 3, 1. Royal lodges, asylum hotels and witches.
1/6 Randy Royal Lodges, Asylum Hotels, and Which Witch is Which?
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19:00
The Archers—31/10/2025
Hands are forced at one farm and will Chelsea save the day?
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19:15
Screenshot—Frankenstein
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the enduring appeal of Frankenstein.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Kieran Mullan MP, James Murray MP, Al Pinkerton MP, Ella Whelan
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone.
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20:55
This Week in History—October 27th to November 2nd
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
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21:00
Uncanny—Series 5, Case 1: The Haunted Street (Halloween Special)
1/10 A special hour-long Uncanny Halloween special recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre.
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22:00
The World Tonight—US lawmakers call for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give Epstein evidence
Calls for Andrew to testify as UK government says he won't be written out of succession
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22:45
North Woods by Daniel Mason—Episode 10
10/10 Concerning Nora, an ecologist and her research into the paintings of William Henry Teale.
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23:00
Americast—Is Donald Trump building a ballroom or a bunker at the White House?
The former East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—31/10/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports from Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/11/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Every Last Fish by Rose George—5. Farming Salmon
5/5 Salmon farming and aquaculture more generally is explored.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/11/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:30
News Summary—01/11/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Doctor or Deadbeat?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
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05:45
In the Loop—1. Stone Circle
Poet Paul Farley goes walking in circles, beginning at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria.
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