BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 3 November 2025

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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—03/11/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Soul Music—Bésame Mucho
  
  Stories of one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time.
3. 00:45
  
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary Easebourne, West Sussex
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/11/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:00
  
  News Summary—03/11/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—03/11/2025
  
  Alicia McCarthy reports from Parliament.
8. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
9. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—And I will try and fix you
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
10. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—03/11/2025: Food security, no confidence in DAERA, where seeds start
  
  A group of MPs warn that almost a quarter of current UK farmland could be lost by 2050.
11. 05:57
  
  Weather—03/11/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—03/11/2025
  
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  
  Start the Week—Storytelling: Jeanette Winterson, Rory Stewart and Soweto Kinch
  
  Jeanette Winterson, Soweto Kinch and Rory Stewart, with Tom Sutcliffe.
3. 09:45
  
  Café Hope—Carpark concerts
  
  How one charity is bringing orchestral music into the community in unusual spaces.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Fertility treatment, Bella Culley, Traitors' fashion
  
  Should people have the legal right to paid time off work for fertility treatment?
5. 11:00
  
  The Tax Conundrum—Episode 3: The Politics
  
  What are the politics behind tax policy?
6. 11:45
  
  Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold—1. Peopled History
  
  1/5 Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—03/11/2025
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  You and Yours—Oxbridge Learning, Energy Debt, Paved Gardens
  
  Going into administration means 5000 Oxbridge Learning students can't finish their courses
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—03/11/2025
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—Train attack suspect charged over two incidents
  
  Anthony Williams, 32, faces court over the LNER attack and a separate attack on the DLR.
5. 13:45
  
  Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line—1. Magen
  
  Marina Cantacuzino begins by talking to an Israeli man whose parents were killed by Hamas.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—02/11/2025
  
  Helen goes further than she meant to.
7. 14:15
  
  Disordered—Series 1, Episode 2 - Light, Dark, Light
  
  2/4 Hector needs money fast, before the lights go out on him and William. Stars Jamie Sives.
8. 14:45
  
  Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse—Episode Two: Scenes from a Childhood (Part Two)
  
  A selection of stories by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
9. 15:00
  
  A Good Read—Nicola Sturgeon and Alistair McGowan
  
  Scotland's former first minister and the actor and impressionist Alistair McGowan.
10. 15:30
  
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Going Viral
  
  5/13 Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate whether some viruses are good for us.
11. 16:00
  
  The Drug Trial That Went Wrong
  
  What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
12. 16:30
  
  Legend—The Bruce Springsteen Story, 4. The Promise
  
  It’s a time of new beginnings and homecomings.
13. 17:00
  
  PM—More details emerge about train stabbing suspect
  
  Police confirm they are investigating suspect Anthony Williams for three other incidents.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—Police investigate whether train stabbings suspect is linked to three other incidents
  
  Police investigate whether train attack suspect is linked to three other knife incidents.
2. 18:30
  
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 4, Desert Island Quiz
  
  6/6 Paul Sinha tests a Sunderland audience's knowledge of light bulbs and desert islands.
3. 19:00
  
  The Archers—03/11/2025
  
  Susan makes a decision she may regret.
4. 19:15
  
  Front Row—Zadie Smith and Brenda Blethyn live in studio
  
  Zadie Smith on her new essay collection, Brenda Blethyn discusses new film Dragonfly.
5. 20:00
  
  The Briefing Room—How should we handle historic public inquiries?
  
  Are public inquiries working?
6. 20:30
  
  BBC Inside Science—Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Melissa?
  
  The science of what makes hurricanes so deadly.
7. 21:00
  
  Start the Week—Storytelling: Jeanette Winterson, Rory Stewart and Soweto Kinch
  
  Jeanette Winterson, Soweto Kinch and Rory Stewart, with Tom Sutcliffe.
8. 21:45
  
  Café Hope—Carpark concerts
  
  How one charity is bringing orchestral music into the community in unusual spaces.
9. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—Tanzanian president sworn in despite protests
  
  Opposition claims hundreds killed by security forces after disputed election
10. 22:45
  
  O Now by Niall Williams—Episode One
  
  1/5 Bat Considine visits his neighbour Ganga.
11. 23:00
  
  Limelight—Aldrich Kemp and The Rose of Pamir, 5. At the Roof of the World
  
  5/5 Mountain-top battles and parenting challenges in the final chapter of the Pamir adventure.
12. 23:30
  
  Today in Parliament—03/11/2025
  
  Mandy Baker reports as MPs express horror at the knife attack on a London-bound train.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—04/11/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold—1. Peopled History
  
  1/5 Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/11/2025
  
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:00
  
  News Summary—04/11/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:04
  
  Yesterday in Parliament—04/11/2025
  
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs reflect on Saturday's knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire
7. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Ice bath utterances
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Daniel Sibthorpe.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—04/11/25 Seasonal workers, seed merchant, farm profitability.
  
  Visa numbers for next year's seasonal workers announced.

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