Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:15
Wokewash—Race
Satirist Heydon Prowse delves into brands who are trumpeting their opposition to racism.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—All Saints in Basingstoke.
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints in Basingstoke.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—01/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—01/12/2025
Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—01/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Impatient for the New Year?
Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/12/25 Government's environmental improvement plan, water management and flooding, hedge laying
Government publishes its revised environmental improvement plan.
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05:57
Weather—01/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/12/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Space, Quantum Frontiers and Cosmic Clues
Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith
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09:45
Wild Bond—The Spy
1/5 Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Former Finland PM Sanna Marin, HIV and women, Left-Handed Girl
Sanna Marin on life, leadership and being the world's youngest female head of government.
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11:00
Behind the Crime—'Ian'
Two forensic psychologists interview 'Ian' about his life and the crime he committed.
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11:45
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—1. Childhood
1/5 Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/12/2025
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Black Friday Sales, Food Waste, Rage Rooms
Black Friday Sales, Food Waste, Rage Rooms
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12:57
Weather—01/12/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Starmer: 'There was no misleading' in Budget build-up
The prime minister defends the Budget and says 'There was no misleading' by the chancellor
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13:45
The History Podcast—The Arrest, 1. The Lawyer
1/5 The frantic final days of a long legal battle to apprehend a notorious dictator.
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14:00
The Archers—30/11/2025
Chris makes his feelings clear.
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14:15
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 3, Episode 2 – A Bridgerton Too Far
2/4 Selina is invited to join the cast of Bridgerton, with hot rumpo consequences.
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14:45
Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1, 1. Hope and Jim
By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
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15:00
A Good Read—Michelle Ogundehin and Lisa St Aubin de Terán
More reading recommendations from two guests.
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15:30
Curious Cases—Series 24, Planetary Wobble
9/13 What would Earth be like without a tilted axis? Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate.
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16:00
Currently—Playing Spies
Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Birmingham
3/6 Jay Rayner and the panel are in Birmingham answering questions from a keen audience.
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17:00
PM—Spending watchdog resigns after budget leak
Office for Budget Responsibility chair Richard Hughes resigns after the budget-day error.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility resigns
The OBR accidentally leaked the budget last week
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 84, 4. Hospital Radio Songbook
4/6 Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn return to the Hull New Theatre.
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19:00
The Archers—01/12/2025
Amber struggles with her emotions.
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19:15
Front Row—Front Row remembers Tom Stoppard
A tribute to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died on the weekend age 88.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What's happening with the Ukraine peace plan?
Is there a viable peace plan for Ukraine on the table?
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20:30
BBC Inside Science—Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
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21:00
Start the Week—Space, Quantum Frontiers and Cosmic Clues
Tom Sutcliffe looks to the stars with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Davies and Caroline Smith
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21:45
Wild Bond—The Spy
1/5 Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical shipments
UK-US agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceutical products
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22:45
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix—Episode 1
1/8 An investigation is opened into the deaths of 27 migrants in the English Channel.
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23:00
Limelight—Spores: Series 1, 3. Drift
3/5 Cassie finds an ally in the reclusive Hywel when the Polish girl makes contact again.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—01/12/2025
Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand answers over the leaks surrounding last week's budget.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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00:30
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—1. Childhood
1/5 Hermione Lee's vivid biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/12/2025
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—02/12/2025
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—02/12/2025
Sean Curran reports on the fall-out from the chancellor's budget.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—02/12/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Just a scratch!
Spiritual reflection with Ronnie Convery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/12/2025 African swine fever, Bluetongue, Ethical dairy
African swine fever in Spain, bluetongue in Northern Ireland, ethical dairy.
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