FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—31/01/2020
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Motherwell—Episode 4
4/5 Siobhan Redmond reads Deborah Orr's memoir about the Scottish steel town of Motherwell.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/01/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/01/2020
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/01/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Baroness Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/01/20 Environment Bill, Cheesemakers and Brexit, US Agriculture Secretary, Sustainable scallops.
Today the UK leaves the EU. We ask how environmental regulation will work post-Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Golden Pheasant
John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—31/01/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Anne Enright, writer
Anne Enright, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Motherwell—Episode 5
5/5 Deborah Orr's memoir about growing up working-class in Motherwell, south-east of Glasgow.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Rachel Clarke, DBS Checks, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Schooling
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Riot Girls—Trumpet, Episode 5
5/5 Colman opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman
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11:00
Curating the Future—Museum of the Future
3/3 V&A Director Tristram Hunt asks how museums are changing
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11:30
Roots
New comedy starring Vicky McClure and the inimitable talent of Nottingham's TV Workshop.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—31/01/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris—Episode Five
5/10 By Robert Harris. The scholar Nicholas Shadwell holds a meeting.
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12:18
You and Yours—Crowdfunded weddings; West Midlands trains; Debt advice
The couples asking their wedding guests to help fund their upcoming nuptials.
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12:57
Weather—31/01/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—31/01/2020
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:45
Lies My Teacher Told Me—Northern Ireland-Healing History?
5/5 Historian Priya Atwal ends her examination of textbook history with Northern Ireland
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14:00
The Archers—30/01/2020
Neil faces a dilemma
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Lights
Eoin McNamee's thriller starring Denise Gough
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—The Cotswolds
Peter Gibbs and the team are in the Cotswolds answering the audience's questions.
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15:45
Short Works—Something Less Than Our Best by Max Sydney Smith
A funny and forlorn tale about working in a bar.
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16:00
Last Word—Nicholas Parsons CBE, Mary Craig, Lord Maclennan of Rogart, Kobe Bryant
Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a writer, a politician, a basketball star
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16:30
More or Less—Coronavirus, emotions and guns
Numbers that matter in measuring outbreaks, smelly stats around scent and more.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Mandy and Sharon - The power of tea
Friends discuss the power of tea and solace volunteering at the local community centre.
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17:00
PM—31/01/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—31/01/2020 Brexit Day
The UK will leave the European Union at 11pm tonight
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 101, Episode 4
4/8 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar
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19:00
The Archers—31/01/2020
Kirsty faces a shock
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19:15
Front Row—Agnieszka Holland on Mr Jones, Risk Season - Failure, Timur Vermes
Director Agnieszka Holland on her film Mr Jones starring James Norton.
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19:45
Riot Girls—Trumpet, Episode 5
5/5 Colman opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman
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20:00
Any Questions?—Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Ken Clarke, Richard Holden MP, Lord Mann
Chris Mason chairs political debate from Aston Parish Church in Birmingham
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20:50
A Point of View—Saving the planet - on hands and knees
Howard Jacobson on why he’s taken to folding plastic bags.
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21:00
Archive on 4—Backwards Brexit
This week's Archive on 4 goes backwards in time to find the roots and routes of Brexit.
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK leaves the European Union
Prime Minister describes Brexit as "dawn of a new era"
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23:00
Brexitcast
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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23:30
Today in Parliament—31/01/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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23:55
The Listening Project—Eugene and Christopher- Being male social workers
Friends and fellow social workers talk about how they might appear to the kids they help.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/02/2020
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Motherwell—Episode 5
5/5 Deborah Orr's memoir about growing up working-class in Motherwell, south-east of Glasgow.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/02/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/02/2020
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/02/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Rachel Mann.
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05:45
Four Thought—Digital Sadness
Alice Moloney discusses how best to express negative emotions in the digital realm.
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