BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 26 February 2017

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  e=mc2—Ian Sansom - The Twin Paradox
  Kevin Ehrlich awaits lift-off as his famous twin brother sets off on a mission to Mars.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford
  Church bells from St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Naomie Harris
  Edward Stourton profiles the Oscar-nominated actress from north London.(R)
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—26/02/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Wisdom of Mules
  Mark Tully celebrates the nobility of these beasts of burden in folklore and reality.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Cornish Lambing
  JB Gill helps out with lambing on a Cornish farm.
4. 06:57
  Weather—26/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—26/02/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Guildford Cathedral planning crisis, Sanctuary churches in America, No swimming on the Sabbath
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Addaction
  Margaret McQuade, a beneficiary of Addaction, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf.
8. 07:57
  Weather—26/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—26/02/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Consequences of Love
  Live from St David's Uniting Church, Pontypridd. With Beverley Humphreys.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Spectre of Populism
  John Gray discusses what has fuelled 'populism' today.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Herring Gull
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—26/02/2017
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—26/02/2017
  Jennifer wants to strike the right note, and Roy is taken by surprise.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Katherine Grainger
  Kirsty Young interviews Dame Katherine Grainger, Olympian and rower.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—26/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 77th series of the iconic panel show.(R)
3. 12:30
  The Food Programme—Thailand: A Royal Food Legacy
  How a 50-year-old food and farming project has helped rid Thailand of illegal opium.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—26/02/2017
  Jeremy Corbyn says he takes his share of the blame for Labour's defeat in Copeland.
6. 13:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 9, That Way Madness Lies
  Stephen Fry probes the Krazy language of madness. With Jo Brand.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Tittensor
  Eric Robson and the panel are in Tittensor, Staffordshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—The Creative Urge
  Creative writing, poetry and film-making.
9. 15:00
  HG Wells—Ann Veronica, 2. A Quest for Liberation
  2/2Concluding the story of a young woman's quest for liberation. Stars Amy Hoggart.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Mohsin Hamid, North Korean short stories
  Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Mohsin Hamid about his new book, Exit West.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—The Poem as Portrait
  Roger McGough presents a selection of requests for poems that paint a portrait.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Outclassed: The Kids Excluded from School
  An investigation into standards in pupil referral units for children excluded from school.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Naomie Harris
  Edward Stourton profiles the Oscar-nominated actress from north London.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—26/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/02/2017 Jeremy Corbyn urges unity in the wake of "disappointing" by-election defeat
  The Labour leader tells his party now is not the time to give up or run away
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Liz Barclay
  Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/02/2017
  Life at Grange Farm is squeezed.
4. 19:15
  Guilt Trip—4. Final Steps
  4/4It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.(R)
5. 19:45
  Bottle Man
  One morning, a man moves into a bottle.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Radio 2 Schedule Changes
  Answers to listeners' questions on Radio 2's new schedule and presenter shake-ups.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Stanley Bard, Norma McCorvey, Michael Ember, Peter Skellern
  Kate Silverton on a hotelier, a campaigner, a radio producer and a singer-songwriter.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Sanction busting
  Early warning demand before cutting benefits, not-so-free childcare and the new pound coin(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Addaction
  Margaret McQuade, a beneficiary of Addaction, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—How Voters Decide: Part One
  Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—26/02/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and the latest on Brexit.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The Crying Game
  Stephen Woolley, producer of The Crying Game, reveals why the film almost never got made.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Wisdom of Mules
  Mark Tully celebrates the nobility of these beasts of burden in folklore and reality.(R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Platform Capitalism
  Laurie Taylor explores platform capitalism - its origins, meaning and future.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford
  Church bells from St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/02/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Career options for new entrants to UK farming, Contraception for squirrels
  Charlotte Smith hears about the career options for new entrants to the farming industry.
10. 05:56
  Weather—27/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Firecrest
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest.(R)

Monday 27 February 2017