FM Schedule
-
Early
-
00:00
Midnight News—25/10/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
00:30
Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2005
1/10 Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries. (R)
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/10/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—25/10/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/10/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
-
05:45
Farming Today—OECD Report, Northern Irish Farming Plan, Crop Science
An OECD report says subsidies are skewing global agricultural trade.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Australian Magpie
Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie. (R)
-
-
Back to top
Morning
-
06:00
Today—25/10/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
-
09:00
The Reith Lectures—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities, Country
2/4 Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues against a mythical and romantic view of nationhood
-
10:00
Woman's Hour—Felicity Kendal, Icelandic feminism, Clothes on TV, Hollie McNish
Felicity Kendal on her career, costumes in contemporary TV drama and Icelandic feminism.
-
10:45
The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 2
2/5 A palace lady has been murdered - apparently by her drunken and deluded husband.
-
11:00
Natural Histories—Toad
Ugly, poisonous, warty Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the Toad. From 2016
-
11:30
Soul Music—Series 23, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
3/4 Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
-
-
Back to top
Afternoon
-
12:00
News Summary—25/10/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
12:04
The Listening Project—The Listening Project: Referendum Tales, Different Perspectives
Conversations that demonstrate how personal experience informs the decision on how to vote
-
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What Works for You - Gatwick or Heathrow?
The government decides between Gatwick or Heathrow, but which is best?
-
12:57
Weather—25/10/2016
The latest weather forecast.
-
13:00
World at One—25/10/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
-
13:45
The Pursuit of Power—Michael Gove
What is power and how does it work? Bronwen Maddox asks Michael Gove.
-
14:00
The Archers—24/10/2016
Pat defends Tony. (R)
-
14:15
Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, 4. Swindle
4/9 Zola's Rougon-Macquart season Money starring Glenda Jackson, Pippa Heywood, Mathew Horne
-
15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 14, Conwy
Jay Rayner and the panel of culinary experts visit Conwy, North Wales. (R)
-
15:30
Costing the Earth—Forests of the Orangutan
Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports.
-
16:00
The Law Show—Interview with Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions
The director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders speaks to Joshua Rozenberg.
-
16:30
A Good Read—Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen
Harriett Gilbert talks to Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen about books they love, and why.
-
17:00
PM—25/10/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
-
-
Back to top
Evening
-
18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/10/2016
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
18:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
4/6 Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.
-
19:00
The Archers—25/10/2016
Shula wants Alistair to reconsider.
-
19:15
Front Row—Emma Rice to leave The Globe, plus Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton and the new Design Museum
Changes at Shakespeare's Globe, a new Design Museum, and Boyz n the Hood 25 years on.
-
19:45
The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 2
2/5 A palace lady has been murdered - apparently by her drunken and deluded husband. (R)
-
20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Behind Closed Doors
Are foreign domestic workers the forgotten victims of modern slavery in Britain?
-
20:40
In Touch—Chief Executives Cathy Yelf, Macular Society and Neil Heslop, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Peter White is joined by charity CEOs Cathy Yelf and Neil Heslop.
-
21:00
All in the Mind—Tasers, Amnesia Museum, The dangers of diagnosing Donald Trump
Being shot by a taser hurts, but evidence says it could also affect thinking and memory.
-
21:30
The Anglo-Irish Century—Shadow Language and Shape Shifting
2/4 Historian Diarmaid Ferriter explores the Irish civil war, the Free State and neutrality. (R)
-
21:58
Weather—25/10/2016
Weather information.
-
22:00
The World Tonight—Allegations of atrocities by IS soldiers against civilians in Mosul
We interview the UNHCR - and a special report from Ian Pannell with Iraqi special forces.
-
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Cookie Jar by Stephen King, Cookie Communions
2/3 After his mother's death, Rhett inherits a cookie jar with some very unusual properties.
-
23:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Mortality
6/6 Stephen K Amos and comedian friends present a guide to mortality. (R)
-
23:30
Today in Parliament—25/10/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
-
-
Back to top
Late
-
00:00
Midnight News—26/10/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
00:30
Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2006
2/10 Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/10/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—26/10/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/10/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
-
05:45
Farming Today—Environment Protection Post-Brexit, Tenant Farmers Association and Apple Pressing
Environment secretary admits some environmental laws may be scrapped post-Brexit.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-winged Blackbird
Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird. (R)
-
