FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/04/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Unexpected Professor, Episode 4
4/5Reviewing television programmes meant having to acquire one.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/04/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, Chicken farming, Sheep shearing
The pilot badger cull will not be extended to more TB areas in 2015.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Snipe
Kate Humble presents the snipe.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/04/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Sir Andre Geim
Kirsty Young talks to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Andre Geim.(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—The Unexpected Professor, Episode 5
5/5The perils of being outspoken in the national press sometimes led to unhappy fractures.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Brazilian women: 'I don't deserve to be raped'
65% of Brazilians think women deserved to be attacked or raped if they dress provocatively
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com, Something Old
5/5With one day to go to their wedding, Rosie really doesn't want Tom's ex-wife in the house.
11:00
Podcasting - The First Ten Years—Episode 1
1/2Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann, meet Ben Hammersley, who coined the term 'podcast' in 2004.
11:30
The Architects—Series 1, Multi-Faith
4/4As Sir Lucien pursues a vanity project, Sarah is about to take minimalism to the max.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Energy switching schemes; Saving on cars; Indoor gardens
How to save thousands when buying a new car, and assessing collective energy switching.
12:52
The Listening Project—Andy and Hilary - Second Best
Fi Glover introduces a pair of teenage sweethearts who decided to take a second chance.
12:57
Weather—04/04/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/04/2014
National and international news.
13:45
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—A Battalion of Pals
10/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores the impact of World War One on male friendship.
14:00
The Archers—03/04/2014
Brian's on the back foot.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Portrait of Winston
Drama about a controversial portrait of Winston Churchill painted by Graham Sutherland.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—The Edible Garden Show
Eric Robson chairs GQT from the Edible Garden Show at Alexandra Palace, London.
15:45
Sailors' Knots—Self-Help
1/3Old Sam hopes to earn a bit of cash by helping a police officer catch a couple of crooks.(R)
16:00
Last Word—Margo MacDonald, Frankie Knuckles, Lorna Arnold, Kate O'Mara, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Matthew Bannister remembers a politician, a DJ, a historian, an actress and a president.
16:30
Feedback—04/04/2014
Ruth Archer's miscarriage, Radio 4 Long Wave drops off air and Hitchhiking with John Lloyd
16:55
The Listening Project—Tommy and Rhys - Knowing Your Own Mind
Fi Glover with a grandfather and grandson who understand each other very well.
17:00
PM—04/04/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/04/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 83, Episode 8
8/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
19:00
The Archers—04/04/2014
Dan drops a bombshell.
19:15
Front Row—Rory Bremner, Jacqueline Wilson, Anish Kapoor
Rory Bremner on Noel Coward, and a peek at Jacqueline Wilsons' childhood bedroom.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com, Something Old
5/5With one day to go to their wedding, Rosie really doesn't want Tom's ex-wife in the house.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Kirsty Williams AM, Peter Hain MP, Neil Hamilton, Jesse Norman MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Chepstow in Wales.
20:50
A Point of View—A Lenten Reflection
For Lent, William Dalrymple compares Eastern and Western views of self-discipline.
21:00
Five Hundred Years of Friendship Omnibus—Episode 2
2/3The omnibus edition of Thomas Dixon's major history of friendship.
21:58
Weather—04/04/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/04/2014
Hundreds of thousands of troops on the streets for Afghan election. With Carolyn Quinn.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Unexploded, Episode 5
5/10Evelyn decides to visit Mr Pirazzini at the internment camp.
23:00
Great Lives—Evelyn Glennie on Jacqueline Du Pre
English Cellist Jacqueline Du Pre is championed by solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/04/2014
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Nathan and Sue - One More Match
Fi Glover introduces a mother and son whose lives were changed by a rugby accident.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/04/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Unexpected Professor, Episode 5
5/5The perils of being outspoken in the national press sometimes led to unhappy fractures.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/04/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/04/2014
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/04/2014
Prayer and reflection presented by the Most Rev David Chillingworth.
05:45
iPM—05/04/2014
Can you remember the first time when someone, anyone, said to you 'I love you'?
