FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/05/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 3
3/5 A 16th-century skull watch prompts speculation on its possibly royal owner.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—World Service
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/05/2023
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/05/2023
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/05/2023 Sunset clause abandoned, bird flu in wild birds, agri-tourism
Retained EU Law bill - the sun sets on the government’s ‘sunset clause’.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Green Woodhoopoe
Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/05/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Shimabara Rebellion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1637-8 Christian uprising in Japan.
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09:45
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 4
4/5 Abraham-Louis Breguet was one of the most celebrated and ingenious watchmakers in history.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Operation Identify Me, Iran, Rosie & Chris Ramsey, Race Across the World
Interpol are asking for help to identify 22 murdered women whose names are a mystery.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Searching for my son
Omar’s son was pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s earthquake, but where is he?
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11:30
Great Lives—Sir Edward Coke, prosecutor of Guy Fawkes
Jesse Norman picks Sir Edward Coke, lawyer and Parliamentarian.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/05/2023
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finder - Cat Fletcher of Freegle
Today's Gap Finder is Cat Fletcher from Freegle, the free stuff website.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Snoring Products
Can sprays, strips and other devices stop you snoring?
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12:57
Weather—11/05/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—11/05/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Frontlines of Journalism—4. Rules and habits
Is who we are an obstacle to getting to the real story?
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14:00
The Archers—10/05/2023
Jim seizes an opportunity.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Domino
Three generations of men play dominos and reveal long-buried secrets. By Archie Maddocks.
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15:00
Open Country—Wartime Secrets of Coleshill
Helen Mark visits Coleshill in Oxfordshire, where a secret army was trained during WWII.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—R4 Appeal Fund
Nikki Bedi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund.
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15:30
Bookclub—Sarah Winman: Tin Man
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
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16:00
Princess—Merida
Actor Carrie Hope Fletcher and animator Brenda Chapman discuss Pixar’s Princess Merida.
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16:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Can we prevent natural disasters?
Gaia Vince explores the steps we can take to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.
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17:00
PM—11/05/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/05/2023 Government takes over Transpennine Express
One of UK's worst performing train operators is stripped of franchise and nationalised.
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18:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 5, 1. Police Complaints
1/4 Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas.
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19:00
The Archers—11/05/2023
Elizabeth faces a grilling.
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19:15
Front Row—June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House Gallery reviewed
June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House reviewed.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—The Online Safety Bill
How successful will the Online Safety Bill be in protecting children from harmful content?
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20:30
The Patch—Feltwell
The random postcode generator leads to rural Norfolk's mysterious US military domes.
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21:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Can we prevent natural disasters?
Gaia Vince explores the steps we can take to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Shimabara Rebellion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1637-8 Christian uprising in Japan.
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22:00
The World Tonight—US replaces immigration scheme
Dramatic shift in US immigration policy prompts expected surge of migrants at border
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22:45
Victory City by Salman Rushdie—Episode Nine
9/10 Pampa Kampana is now over 200 years old and finally has a position of power.
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23:00
Henry Normal: A Normal...—Community
Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/05/2023
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 4
4/5 Abraham-Louis Breguet was one of the most celebrated and ingenious watchmakers in history.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—World Service
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/05/2023
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/05/2023
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/05/23 Surplus of wheat and barley being stored on farms, whisky tourism, Balmoral Show
Why farmers' barns across the country are full of stored wheat and barley.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Whimbrel
David Attenborough presents the whimbrel.
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