FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, New Ways of Living
2/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/03/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/03/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
05:45
Farming Today—TB-Resistant Cows, Chick Sexing, Birds of Prey
The development of TB-resistant cows in China and the challenge of sexing chicks.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dunnock
John Aitchison presents the dunnock.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/03/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
09:00
Midweek—Clarke Peters; Raymond Blanc; Amanda Owen; Nicholas McCarthy
Libby Purves meets actor and director Clarke Peters and chef Raymond Blanc.
09:45
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, A Descent into Darkness
3/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Surviving Nazi Berlin, Being Mixed-Race
A mother's reaction to the Oxford grooming serious case review. Plus surviving Nazi Berlin
10:40
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—3. Voodoo Lilies
3/5As a body is discovered, Burden tracks Klara’s movements to her college.
10:55
The Listening Project—Victoria and Lisa – Sitting Tall
Physiotherapists recognise cultural differences that can make their advice hard to take.
11:00
Recycled Radio—Series 3, Recycled: Bohemia
3/3Gerald Scarfe goes looking for bohemia, with a small "b".
11:30
Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Callas
2/4Boswell meets Maria Callas and her poodle and finds himself in an opera of his own making.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—04/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—4 March 1915 - Robert Lyle
The harmony of Robert's home life is threatened when he intervenes to help Davy's son.
12:15
You and Yours—Home Care; Fake Solicitors; Scottish House Prices
Are 15-minute appointments long enough to provide decent care?
12:57
Weather—04/03/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/03/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
Promises, Promises: A History of Debt—The Origin of Money
David Graeber examines the centrality of debt to the origin of money.
14:00
The Archers—Floods Hit Ambridge
We delve into The Archers’ archive and the River Am is rising.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, Magpie
7/10Lee Mattinson's quirky comedy drama inspired by his first full-time job.(R)
15:00
Money Box Live—Rights and Pay for New Parents
Discussing maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave and pay.
15:30
Inside Health—Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing
Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.(R)
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Commercial Surrogacy in India, Money
Commercial surrogacy in India and beyond, plus new kinds of money. With Laurie Taylor.
16:30
The Media Show—Tony Hall, BBC Director General
Director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, on funding, efficiency and governance.
17:00
PM—04/03/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/03/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Chain Reaction—Series 10, Bob Mortimer talks to Vic Reeves
3/6Bob Mortimer talks to his comedy double act partner Vic Reeves.
19:00
The Archers—04/03/2015
Pip is trying to cope.
19:15
Front Row—Alexander McQueen Exhibition, Jimmy McGovern, Kill the Messenger
The Alexander McQueen exhibition and Jimmy McGovern on his historical TV drama Banished.
19:45
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—3. Voodoo Lilies
3/5As a body is discovered, Burden tracks Klara’s movements to her college.(R)
20:00
Moral Maze—The Morality of the Imagination
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
20:45
Lent Talks—Kate Saunders
Novelist and actor Kate Saunders reflects on the Passion story.
21:00
Costing the Earth—Hunting the Beefalo
Tom Heap goes in search of the hybrid beefalo, which is damaging the Grand Canyon.(R)
21:30
Midweek—Clarke Peters; Raymond Blanc; Amanda Owen; Nicholas McCarthy
Libby Purves meets actor and director Clarke Peters and chef Raymond Blanc.(R)
21:58
Weather—04/03/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—UKIP leader denies making a U-turn on immigration
Nigel Farage drops proposal to cap work-related immigration at fifty thousand a year.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 3
3/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.
23:00
Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown—1. Edouard Manet's Olympia
1/4Hannah explains what makes Manet's Olympia a cornerstone of modern art.
23:15
Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Cookery
3/6Comic poet Tim Key tackles the ancient art of cookery.
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/03/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, A Descent into Darkness
3/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/03/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/03/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
05:45
Farming Today—YFC finance, Badger cull contract, Wurzels song
Britain's Young Farmers' Clubs are facing a financial crisis. Sybil Ruscoe finds out why.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Long-Eared Owl
John Aitchison presents the long-eared owl.(R)
