FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/04/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Strongmen
Strongmen: what accounts for the global rise of authoritarian leaders?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral
Bells on Sunday comes this Easter from Canterbury Cathedra
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/04/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/04/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/04/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
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05:45
Farming Today—The Fife farm building a local food network
Nancy Nicolson visits the Fife farm helping to build a local food network.
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05:56
Weather—18/04/2022
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Skylark
While paying tribute at the Somme battlefields, sound recordist Gary Moore hears a skylark
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/04/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—NoViolet Bulawayo on Glory
Adam Rutherford with NoViolet Bulawayo, Dipo Faloyin and Julia Gallagher
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09:45
Preventable by Devi Sridhar—Episode 1
1/5 A gripping insider's view of the pandemic with vital analysis of how to stop the next one.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The Female Con Artist
From Inventing Anna to The Dropout, why are female con artists enjoying a cultural moment?
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11:00
The Untold—The Rescue
Sue Mitchell follows as 35 orphans are rescued in Ukraine and settled into a safer place.
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11:30
The Tim Vine Chat Show—Easter Special 2022
Tim Vine tells some jokes and chats to the Great British Public
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/04/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Global food prices; Cakeage; Social internet tariffs
Global food prices; cakeage; social internet tariffs.
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12:57
Weather—18/04/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—18/04/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymnond
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13:45
The Museums That Make Us—The National Museum of Scotland
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
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14:00
The Archers—17/04/2022
The identity of the mysterious Easter bunny is revealed.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Tenderness of Boys
Playfully surreal drama about the bond between mothers and sons by Oliver Emanuel.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 4, 2022
Kirsty Lang hosts radio's most fiendish quiz
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15:30
The Food Programme—An Easter Special
Dan Saladino hears from cooks in Palermo, Marseille and Kyiv about Easter food traditions.
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16:00
Invisible Man: A Parable for Our Times?
Four notable black artists explore Ralph Ellison's impassioned first novel Invisible Man.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Resurrection
What resonance does the essential story of Christian hope and salvation have today?
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17:00
PM—18/04/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/04/2022 Russia expands its air-strikes across Ukraine
Russia further expands its air-strikes across Ukraine.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—18/04/2022
Ruairi finds himself in too deep.
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19:15
Front Row—Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Big Jubilee Read from the Library of Birmingham
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on his novel Paradise, a Big Jubilee Read.
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20:00
Missing Mother
How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Russia's Unwelcome New Exiles
How are the thousands of Russians who’ve now fled their country being received in Georgia?
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21:00
Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 5, Episode 2
2/3 British South Asians and the noughties: too British or not British enough?
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21:30
Start the Week—NoViolet Bulawayo on Glory
Adam Rutherford with NoViolet Bulawayo, Dipo Faloyin and Julia Gallagher
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22:00
The World Tonight—The second phase of Ukraine war begins
Zelensky says Russian forces have begun new offensive in the Donbas
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22:45
These Days by Lucy Caldwell—1. The Blitz Begins
1/10 1941: the Belfast Blitz begins.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—3 Ways to Speak English
Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.
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23:30
Women in Stitches: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry
Who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry? Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/04/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Preventable by Devi Sridhar—Episode 1
1/5 A gripping insider's view of the pandemic with vital analysis of how to stop the next one.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/04/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/04/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/04/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/04/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/04/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
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05:45
Farming Today—19/4/22 - Pig industry, glasshouses, SFI payments and farm diversification
With pig prices up and the backlog easing, is the pig industry starting to recover?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.
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