FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Stories Behind Immigration - Winner of the Ethnography Award
The winner of the 2015 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/BSA Ethnography Award. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—26/04/2015
The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/04/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/04/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/04/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Potash Mine, Fishing Row
Plans for a huge potash mine have cleared their first planning hurdle.
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05:56
Weather—27/04/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Pied Flycatcher
David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/04/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Violence
Anne McElvoy with Richard Bessel, Diana Preston, Helen Benedict and June Oscar.
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09:45
Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 1
1/5 The composer recalls his childhood and acceptance into university at a young age.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Theodora Hawksley, Laura Lippman, Dementia and Daughters, Reinterpreting the Qur'an
Dementia UK's new research, and Theodora Hawksley on becoming a nun. With Jenni Murray.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 1
1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
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11:00
Vive l'Empereur!
Max Cotton explores the world of Napoleonic re-enactment and the legacy of Waterloo.
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11:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Australian-born Deborah recalls the true tale of her struggle with visa issues.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Listeners' Election—Litter and Smoking
Chris Mason brings together Radio 4 listeners' contributions on the issue of litter.
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12:15
You and Yours—Sucker Lists, Supplements, Sleeping Under Steeples, Soccer Sites
Are food supplements worth it and what makes a conman's sucker?
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12:57
Weather—27/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/04/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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14:00
The Archers—26/04/2015
Pip is studying hard. (R)
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14:15
Tommies—27 April 1915
Mickey Bliss tries to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead.
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15:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 5, Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd
1/6 Three students from Cardiff University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Diet and Diabetes
Felicity Evans discusses the role of diet in diabetes. (R)
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16:00
Twenty Years of Hate
Andrew Hussey on the impact of one of French cinema's most incendiary films, La Haine.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 7, Breathe
Aleks Krotoski explores the overlap between technology and the natural world.
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17:00
PM—27/04/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/04/2015
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 4
4/6 Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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19:00
The Archers—27/04/2015
Jolene and Kenton are under a cloud.
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19:15
Front Row—Jonathan Pryce, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ronnie Wood, Frances Bacon
Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, a Far from the Madding Crowd film and Ronnie Wood.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 1
1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera. (R)
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20:00
Lore's Story
Moving story of love and the struggle to find meaning when faced with a terrible illness.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—'Police State' Portugal
Does Portugal have a problem with police brutality and racism? (R)
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21:00
Forensics in Crisis—Crisis in Research
Is forensic evidence becoming increasingly unreliable? Linda Geddes investigates. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Violence
Anne McElvoy with Richard Bessel, Diana Preston, Helen Benedict and June Oscar. (R)
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21:58
Weather—27/04/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Nepal welcomes aid workers in the aftermath of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
8 million people now said to have been affected by devastation of Saturday's quake
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22:45
The History of the Peloponnesian War—War Begins
1/5 With Spartan distrust of the rising power of Athens, is war inevitable?
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23:00
The Vote Now Show—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host an election special with special guest Danny Finklestein.
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23:30
Word of Mouth—A Language Without Words
Michael Rosen asks Julian Barratt and Steve Oram about creating a language without words. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 1
1/5 The composer recalls his childhood and acceptance into university at a young age. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/04/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Horsemeat, Farm Safety, Community Pubs, Dartmoor Ponies
Horsemeat is back in the news, as police clamp down on illegal meat trading in Europe.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Woodland Dawn Chorus
David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water. (R)
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