BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 3 May 2025

Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Age of Anxiety
  
  11/11 Paul Seabright asks what the events of 2025 will look like a couple of decades from now.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2025
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—03/05/2025
  
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  
  Child—Series 1, 17. Milk
  
  We explore milk and how history and politics have shaped the way we feed our babies.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  News and Papers—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:07
  
  Open Country—Wild and Windy Fylde
  
  Martha Kearney learns about the part wind has played in shaping the Lancashire landscape.
3. 06:30
  
  Farming Today—03/05/2025
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  
  Weather—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  
  Today—03/05/2025
  
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  
  Saturday Live—Mark Addy, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Mike and Andrew Lamport, Jason Mantzoukas
  
  Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  
  Curious Cases—Series 23, Furnishing with Fungi
  
  5/13 Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the surprising materials we can make from fungi.
8. 10:30
  
  Soul Music—Series 21, Mr Blue Sky
  
  1/5 An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
9. 11:00
  
  The Week in Westminster—03/05/2025
  
  Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—03/05/2025
  
  Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—03/05/2025
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  Money Box—03/05/2025
  
  The latest news from the world of personal finance
3. 12:30
  
  The News Quiz—Series 117, Episode 3
  
  3/8 Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
4. 12:57
  
  Weather—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  
  News—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  
  Any Questions?—Nigel Huddleston MP, Tim Montgomerie, Helen Morgan MP, Lucy Powell MP
  
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Epperstone Village Hall in Nottinghamshire.
7. 14:05
  
  Any Answers?—03/05/2025
  
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
8. 14:45
  
  The Archers—02/05/2025
  
  Consequences are faced in Ambridge.
9. 15:00
  
  Devils—Part 1
  
  1/3 Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal.
10. 16:00
  
  Woman's Hour—03/05/2025
  
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
11. 17:00
  
  PM—03/05/2025
  
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  
  Sliced Bread—Sleep Headbands and Sleep Bars
  
  Which products are best for bedtime listening?
13. 17:54
  
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  
  Weather—03/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  
  Loose Ends—Alex Horne and The Horne Section, Anouskha Shankar, Susie Dent, Callum Scott Howells, Clive Anderson, Kate Williams
  
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  
  Profile—03/05/2025
  
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
4. 19:15
  
  This Cultural Life—Sheku Kanneh-Mason
  
  Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason reveals his formative cultural influences.
5. 20:00
  
  Archive on 4—It's The Pictures That Got Smaller
  
  Robbie Collin explores the transformation of how we see film, from early cinema to TikTok.
6. 21:00
  
  My Poetry and Other Animals—Flies & Crickets, Dogs, Fish and Birds
  
  The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets insects, dogs, fish and birds.
7. 22:00
  
  News—03/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  
  The Food Programme—Feeding the Nation
  
  Sheila Dillon explores the efforts to enhance catering and supply chains in public spaces.
9. 23:00
  
  Call Jonathan Pie—Series 2, 6. Identity Crisis
  
  Hold on to your hats, it’s time for some diversity training.
10. 23:30
  
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—04/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Take Four Books—Vincenzo Latronico
  
  Vincenzo Latronico on his new novel Perfection and its connections to three other works.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2025
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—04/05/2025
  
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  
  Bells on Sunday—All Hallows Church in Twickenham, Greater London.
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Hallows Church in Twickenham, Greater London.
8. 05:45
  
  In Touch—Accessible Menus in Restaurants, Children's Author Jixie Dye
  
  In Touch hears about the food app that is aiming to make eating out more accessible.

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