FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
A British History in Weather—6. Holiday on Ice
6/10 Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
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00:30
Short Works—The Cleaner
An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Read by Lesley Hart.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/10/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/10/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford.
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05:45
Profile—Steve Rotheram
The former bricklayer steering Liverpool through the latest coronavirus lockdown.
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Morning
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06:00
News—18/10/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Ebony Horse Club
JB Gill visits the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton.
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06:57
Weather—18/10/2020
The latest weather forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—18/10/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Gordon Brown; Bishop of Liverpool; Martyrs Book
Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Minority Rights Group International
Paterson Joseph makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Minority Rights Group International
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07:57
Weather—18/10/2020
The latest weather forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—18/10/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—The one who heals
A eucharist live from Croydon Minster, celebrating St Luke, patron saint of physicians,
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08:48
A Point of View—The Great Conjunction
Adam Gopnik reflects on the appearance of Jupiter in the skies over Manhattan.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested cockatoo from Australia.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—18/10/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—18/10/2020
Philip hatches a plan and Ruth tries to keep things low key.
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10:54
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Knot and Waders
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring knot and the sounds of the mudflat.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon
Professor Averil Mansfield shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Let's Talk About Rama and Sita—A Good Marriage?
2/5 Daljit Nagra examines the marriage of Rama and Sita and its relevance to marriage today.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/10/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 6
6/6 John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Ade Adepitan, Dr Sarah Beynon and Hannah Gadsby.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
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12:57
Weather—18/10/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—18/10/2020
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:30
The Listening Project—18/10/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Episode Twenty-Eight
Kathy Clugston chairs this week's gardening show with a panel of experts.
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14:45
Legacy of War—Episode 7
7/10 Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
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15:00
Electric Decade—USA by John Dos Passos, Episode One
1/3 USA is John Dos Passos’s masterpiece, an epic saga of American life from boom to bust.
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16:00
Open Book—Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writing
Johny Pitts celebrates Charles Dickens with Armando Iannucci and John Mullan.
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16:30
My Muse—Series 2, Mark Billingham on Hank Williams
Crime writer Mark Billingham chooses country singer Hank Williams as his muse.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—All Sewn Up
An investigation into VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.
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17:40
Profile—Steve Rotheram
The former bricklayer steering Liverpool through the latest coronavirus lockdown.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—18/10/2020
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/10/2020 Manchester Covid figures row
Manchester's mayor accuses Number Ten of exaggerating the spread of Covid in the region.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Sean Cooney
The best of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio this week.
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19:00
The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 12
12/15 Eleanor Peck opens up the dark world that Heawood and Kennedy have been drawn into.
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19:15
Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Coat
2/6 Julie has a bone to pick with Danno - and Andy’s finally met a woman.
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19:45
The Hotel—5: Clean
The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously chilling series of ghost stories set on the Fens.
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20:00
Feedback—16/10/2020
The programme that holds the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to account on behalf of the radio audience.
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20:30
Last Word—Derek Mahon, Professor Gerta VrbovΓ΅, Ang Rita Sherpa, Helena Shenel
Matthew Bannister on a poet, a physiologist, a mountaineer, a voice coach.
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21:00
Money Box—Why can't I get an NI number?
Issues with National Insurance numbers, negative interest rates and life insurance payouts
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—Minority Rights Group International
Paterson Joseph makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Minority Rights Group International
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21:30
Analysis—Trouble on the backbenches? Tory Leaders and their MPs
Rosie Campbell assesses the relationship between Tory leaders and their MPs.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—18/10/2020
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Romola Garai
On set with Romola Garai.
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23:30
Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—REVOLUTION
Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/10/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/10/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/10/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Eugene O'Neill
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05:45
Farming Today—19/10/20 Agricultural by-products, rural broadband, vegetable genebank
Slurry, chicken manure, feathers and straw: the agricultural waste being transformed.
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05:56
Weather—19/10/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-crowned Crane
Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan and Asia.
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