FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—SinΓ©ad Gleeson - A Performance by Amanda Coogan
4/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/01/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/01/22 The Secretary of State for the Environment at the Oxford Farming Conference
Land use change for nature won’t impact food production, says George Eustice.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/01/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Rethink—Rethink Population, Getting ready for the 100-year life
5/5 As the world ages, how can it prepare for a very different sort of future?
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09:45
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Melissa Chemam - An Installation by Lubaina Himid
5/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Preet Chandi/'Polar Preet'; 'Collector culture'; Playwright, Nell Leyshon; Drones & night street safety; Novelist, Nikki May;
Preet Chandi: believed to be 1st woman of colour to complete a solo crossing on Antarctica
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11:00
Fungi: The New Frontier—Down the rabbit hole
1/3 Tim Hayward falls down a rabbit hole and into the vast and largely hidden world of fungi.
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11:30
The Train at Platform 4—Series 1, Coffee
1/4 Day one of a new franchise and train manager Sam has high hopes for their maiden voyage.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/01/2022
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 5, 5. If Not For You
5/5 John is in for a surprise after mounting nightly patrols to catch the village lurker.
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12:18
You and Yours—Active Transport, Pay TV and Online Returns
How sustainable is the boom in walking and cycling that we saw in lockdown?
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12:57
Weather—07/01/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—07/01/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Porton Down
Public Historian Greg Jenner digs into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive.
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14:00
The Archers—06/01/2022
Someone receives an unexpected gong
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14:15
Limelight—SteelHeads, Steelheads – Episode 2: The Conversation
2/5 Medical chips, the convict, the blind captain…
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14:45
New Year Solutions—Cars
Can we break our addiction to the car?
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT From The Archives: Sustainability Special
Peter Gibbs takes a look through the GQT archives for top tips on sustainable gardening.
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15:45
Short Works—Because Swiping Made My Grandson Stop Believing in Love
Louise is worried that her grandson visits her so often because he's actually lonely.
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16:00
Last Word—Lord Rogers (pictured), April Ashley MBE, Joan Didion, Ray Illingworth
Matthew Bannister on an architect, a transgender pioneer, a writer, a cricketer
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16:30
Yorkshire's Cricket Test
Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism.
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17:00
PM—07/01/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Hollywood actor, Sidney Poitier, has died aged 94 07/01/2022
Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 2
2/10 Andy Zaltzman returns for another year of battling the headlines.
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19:00
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—The Lambeth Walk
Greg Jenner dives into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive to explore what it says about who we are now.
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19:15
Screenshot—David Bowie
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore David Bowie's impact on cinema.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Joanna Cherry QC MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Nigel Farage, Kit Malthouse MP
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Reading Minster.
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20:50
A Point of View—On Rapid Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Delivery
Zoe Strimpel reflects on the impact of rapid home delivery on the way we live our lives.
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21:00
The Northern Bank Job—Omnibus 1
Belfast writer Glenn Patterson explores the background to the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
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22:00
The World Tonight—Sydney Poitier, actor who broke down racial barriers, is dead
First black man to win a Best Actor Oscar dies at 94
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22:45
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 5, 5. If Not For You
5/5 John is in for a surprise after mounting nightly patrols to catch the village lurker.
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23:00
Great Lives—William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
The mighty soap manufacturer, William Lever, chosen by the boss of Iceland
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/01/2022
Mark D'Arcy reports on how the new year has begun for the government.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Melissa Chemam - An Installation by Lubaina Himid
5/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—08/01/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/01/2022
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
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05:45
The Death of Nuance—Losing My Nuance
1/5 Oliver Burkeman asks, are we losing our nuance?
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