FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Silenced by Sound
2/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—10/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/03/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
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05:45
Farming Today—10/03/21 Labour shortage risks exploitation, tree planting, beef data
Is a labour shortage in the fields putting workers at risk?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rook
Bill Oddie presents the rook.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—10/03/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Positive Thinking—Ending Poverty
Could ending poverty be as simple as giving people money with no strings attached?
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09:30
Will Self Takes the Waters—On the Rocks
4/5 Will Self explores the science behind mineral water.
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09:45
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Putting the Industry in Film Industry
3/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Stammering, Sharing intimate images without consent and The art of repairs
Emma hears from women campaigning for better protection against image based sexual abuse.
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10:45
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 8
8/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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11:00
The Jump—Covid-19
1/3 Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.
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11:30
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 2, Clive Hole
A series of dark comic plays from Alexei Sayle.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—10/03/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—3: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
3/10 Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.
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12:20
You and Yours—Romance Fraud; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔshare; Cheese sales
The woman who lost tens of thousands of pounds in a romance scam.
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12:57
Weather—10/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—10/03/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD), Silver plate showing Shapur II
3/5 Neil MacGregor, with a dramatic image of power and faith from ancient Iran.
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14:00
The Archers—09/03/2021
One resident finds themselves in a terrifying situation.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Flowers Are Perfect in the Garden
One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about goodbyes.
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15:00
Money Box—The rise of trading apps
Have you invested money using a trading app?
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15:30
Inside Health—Communication
How to deliver bad news, how actors have been teaching PPE wearing medics to communicate.
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16:00
Sideways—5. The Most Selfish People on Earth
Matthew Syed examines the work of the controversial anthropologist Colin Turnbull.
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16:30
The Media Show—Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
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17:00
PM—10/03/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/03/2021 Police officer held on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of Sarah Everard
Thirty-three-year-old Sarah Everard was last seen a week ago in Clapham, in south London.
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18:30
Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Granny Kumar is back! Meera Syal’s glorious creation returns to chat with her sisters.
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19:00
The Archers—10/03/2021
Tension mounts at the hospital.
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19:15
Front Row—The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy
Netflix drama 'The One', Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.
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19:45
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 8
8/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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20:00
Moral Maze—Public spotlight and public service
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Lent Talks—The Next Supper
A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—The New Environmental Sheriff in Town
Meet the woman charged with keeping the government green.
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21:30
The Media Show—Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
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22:00
The World Tonight—European Council claims UK operating "export ban" on jabs
UK PM Boris Johnson dismisses accusations
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22:45
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—3: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
3/10 Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.
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23:00
Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Posh Radio
2/4 Tom looks at how our beliefs shape the way we view the working class.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 9
9/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—10/03/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Putting the Industry in Film Industry
3/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/03/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
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05:45
Farming Today—11/03/21 Sustainable Farming Initiative, sustainable beef
We discuss a new scheme to pay English farmers for sustainable farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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