FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—13/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne—Ep 1 - In Which Life Begins for Our Heroine
1/5 Paula Byrne's illuminating new biography of the witty novelist.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service Programmes—13/04/2021
A selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/04/2021
The latest news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/04/21 - UK Trade and Business Commission, Exports to the EU, Selling brown wool
A new independent commission is set up to suggest practical solutions to trade frictions.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tim Birkhead on the Puffin
Zoologist Tim Birkhead discusses the monumental dullness of puffins for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/04/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
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09:30
One to One—OCD: Tuppence Middleton talks to Gazal Jones
Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to clinical psychologist Dr Gazal Jones about OCD.
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09:45
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne—Ep 2 - In Which Miss Pym Tours Germany
2/5 Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist takes us to 1930s Germany.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Shirley Williams, New Mums & Jury Service, Flexible Working
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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10:45
Marcovaldo—Moon and Gnac
2/5 Moon and Gnac from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones.
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11:00
A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity—Fossil Fuels
3/4 How the energy bonanza of coal, oil and gas has given us unprecedented affluence.
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11:30
Britain in Ten Operas—Royals and Rogues
Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—13/04/2021
National and international news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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12:04
We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan—Episode 7
7/10 Sameer is settling in to the rhythms of Ugandan life with his wealthy friends, the Shahs.
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12:18
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What is it like trying to buy or sell a home at the moment?
We'd like to hear your experience of the housing market - email youandyours@bbc.co.uk.
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12:57
Weather—13/04/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—13/04/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The Northern Bank Job—Episode Seven: Burning Embers
7/10 Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
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14:00
The Archers—12/04/2021
Jazzer鈥檚 out to impress.
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14:15
McLevy—Series 12, 2. A Man Of Honour
2/4 Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox as Inspector James McLevy.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 32, 麻豆约拍 Economics: Episode 28
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Maritime Nation
How well protected is Britain's coast and its wildlife after Brexit? Peter Gibbs reports.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Changing Names
Michael Rosen and 麻豆约拍 presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.
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16:30
Great Lives—Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown picks Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe.
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17:00
PM—13/04/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/04/2021 Johnson & Johnson suspends rollout of Covid vaccine
The rollout of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine is put on hold due to safety concerns
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18:30
Bridget Christie: Mortal—Birth
1/4 Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth.
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19:00
The Archers—13/04/2021
Kate demands to be heard.
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19:15
Front Row—Ammonite; Jack Holden's play Cruise; Voices from the Peak
We review Kate Winslet's Ammonite loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning
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19:45
The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 2
2/15 Innsmouth is not what Kennedy expected, Heawood is thrown by a familiar face in Iraq.
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20:00
Able to Parent
Wheelchair-user Emily Yates and her partner CJ decide whether they want to be parents.
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20:40
In Touch—Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer
Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer
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21:00
The Jump—Bird Flu
2/3 Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Russian military build-up on Ukrainian border
Biden tells Putin of US 鈥渦nconditional support鈥� for Ukraine
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22:45
We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan—Episode 7
7/10 Sameer is settling in to the rhythms of Ugandan life with his wealthy friends, the Shahs.
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23:00
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—鈥楢 burst of hamstery energy鈥�, with Dame Esther Rantzen
Dame Esther Rantzen, 鈥榩roper legend鈥� of broadcasting, chats with Fi and Jane.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—14/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne—Ep 2 - In Which Miss Pym Tours Germany
2/5 Paula Byrne's biography of the witty novelist takes us to 1930s Germany.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service Programmes—14/04/2021
A selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/04/2021
The latest news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—14/04/2021 - Volatile farm incomes, live animal exports to the EU, the state of our woodlands
Extreme weather and global commodity trading mean farmers could see more volatile incomes.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Joe Harkness on the Woodlark
After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark.
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