FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/03/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Debt
Debt - from household to national. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Bells on Sunday from the Parish Church of St. Peter, Tiverton in Devon
Bells on Sunday from the Parish Church of St. Peter, Tiverton in Devon (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/03/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/03/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/03/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—25/03/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/03/2019
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
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05:45
Farming Today—Housing, spring vegetables, sheep herding by drone
A new report identifies brownfield sites in England that can accommodate a million homes
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05:56
Weather—25/03/2019
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Indian Cuckoo
Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/03/2019
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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09:00
Start the Week—Art for all
Tom Sutcliffe with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Pianist of Yarmouk, Episode 1
Aeham Ahmad’s dramatic story of how he defied the war in Syria with his music.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and Environmental Activism
We speak to three generations of women fighting for the environment.
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10:45
Annika Strandhed—Series 4, Beginnings
By Nick Walker. Annika investigates the death of Tor's class teacher. (R)
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11:00
Spain's Lost Generations—The Missing Children
2/2 Lucas Laursen investigates Spain's missing children from the Franco era and decades after.
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11:30
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Last Woman Killed In The War
Dark comic plays narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted from his original short stories.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—25/03/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Wall—Episode One
The new novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure.
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12:18
You and Yours—Shop Rents, #NoSpend, Vaping
Shop rent deadline day, #NoSpend plans, vaping and life insurance
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12:57
Weather—25/03/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/03/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
The Puppet Master—1. Snipers
From deadly chaos a mysterious figure emerges.
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14:00
The Archers—24/03/2019
Lily fears for the future (R)
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14:15
Tumanbay—Series 3, The Coming
8/8 The Balarac return with a gift. A new uncomfortable alliance or a deadly game?
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 1, 2019
The nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Would you let a robot cook you dinner?
Robot chefs are working in burger joints and pizzerias. Will they be in our homes next? (R)
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16:00
Pursuit of Beauty—In Stitches
Amber Butchart talks to embroidery artists about their complex, political, dynamic artwork
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 16, Haven
Aleks Krotoski explores whether it is possible to find a haven online.
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17:00
PM—25/03/2019
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/03/2019 PM: support lacking for third Brexit vote
Theresa May says discussions continuing on giving MPs third meaningful vote
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 8
8/8 Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth join Nicholas Parsons.
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19:00
The Archers—25/03/2019
Tom discovers a surprising truth
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19:15
Front Row—Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker
At Eternity's Gate, Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, Scott Walker.
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19:45
The Pillow Book—Series 10, Episode 1
1/5 Shonagon is summoned to meet the new empress, a strange and disturbing encounter. (R)
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20:00
The Brexit Prime Minister—Episode 3
3/3 Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders
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20:30
Analysis—Will China and America go to war?
Will competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict?
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21:00
No Triumph, No Tragedy—Samantha Renke
Peter White, born blind, meets actress Samantha Renke, who has brittle bone disease.
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21:30
Start the Week—Art for all
Tom Sutcliffe with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—25/03/2019
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
The Wall—Episode One
The new novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure.
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23:00
The Walk: Across the Water—Dover
Encounters with the people of Calais and Dover finding out what unites and divides them.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—25/03/2019
Another day of key Brexit votes in the Commons. Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/03/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Pianist of Yarmouk, Episode 1
Aeham Ahmad’s dramatic story of how he defied the war in Syria with his music. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/03/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—26/03/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/03/2019
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
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05:45
Farming Today—Brexit's impact on farmers' mental health, tattie day, cows out for spring
A charity describes how uncertainties over Brexit are feeding into farmers' stress.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Grasshopper Warbler
Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler. (R)
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