FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—02/03/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe, Episode 3
3/5A front line holds secrets from an ancient legacy of myths and legends.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/03/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—02/03/2017
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/03/2017
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
05:45
Farming Today—Careers for EU workers in UK farming, Selling farm produce to Millennials, The Postman Poet
Making a career in British farming: two EU migrant workers discuss their paths.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blackcap
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—02/03/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—The Kuiper Belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the icy Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune, home to Pluto.
09:45
Book of the Week—Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe, Episode 4
4/5A hidden corner of Eastern Europe, now a new front line still scarred by its past.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Stefanie Martini plays Jane Tennison
Stefanie Martini as the younger Prime Suspect police officer.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 4
4/5The Cooper home has been trashed following the murder of their son Josh.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Too Many Ways to Talk
Tales of civil war, murder, rescues, patriotic birds and why waiting gives you a story.
11:30
Radioactive Art
How might artists choose to mark a nuclear waste site for future generations?
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—02/03/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Witness History—Albania's Economic Chaos
There was rioting across Albania after pyramid investment schemes collapsed.
12:15
You and Yours—Overheating homes, Late payments, Free-range eggs
The new rules to stop big companies making smaller suppliers wait too long to be paid.
12:57
Weather—02/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—02/03/2017
The police watchdog says forces are putting the public at risk by rationing services.
13:45
Neither There Nor Here—Series 1, The Guestworkers Who Stayed
David Dabydeen recalls the Turks who helped to rebuild Germany.
14:00
The Archers—01/03/2017
Rex and Anisha meet in secret.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Inappropriate Relationships, Episode 2
2/5Psychological drama series about a probation officer investigating the death of a teenager
15:00
Ramblings—Series 35, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire
Clare Balding is in the Peaks to join a group who have been walking together for 25 years.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Addaction
Margaret McQuade, a beneficiary of Addaction, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf.(R)
15:30
Open Book—Mohsin Hamid, North Korean short stories
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Mohsin Hamid about his new book, Exit West.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Paul Verhoeven
With Paul Verhoeven, director of Basic Instinct and Robocop.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Earth's Earliest Life, The Benefits of Pollution, Sexuality and Science and New ideas on Evolution
The World's oldest sedimentary rocks reveal traces of our earliest ancestors.
17:00
PM—02/03/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—Senior US Republicans have stepped up the pressure on President Trump's attorney general.
Over claims he lied under oath about contacts with the Russian government.
18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.(R)
19:00
The Archers—02/03/2017
Ruth lends an ear.
19:15
Front Row—Tom Hiddleston, This Country, Certain Women, Gustav Metzger remembered
Tom Hiddleston on Kong: Skull Island; Charlie and Daisy May Cooper on BBC3's This Country.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 4
4/5The Cooper home has been trashed following the murder of their son Josh.(R)
20:00
The Briefing Room—Britain's Broken Housing Market
Is building more homes the only answer to fixing the housing market?
20:30
The Bottom Line—How does stuff get to us?
A hidden industry that makes globalisation work: Evan Davis and guests discuss logistiscs.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Earth's Earliest Life, The Benefits of Pollution, Sexuality and Science and New ideas on Evolution
The World's oldest sedimentary rocks reveal traces of our earliest ancestors.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—The Kuiper Belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the icy Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune, home to Pluto.(R)
21:58
Weather—02/03/2017
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Jeff Sessions rejects claims he lied to Senate
US attorney general Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia investigations.
22:45
The Underground Railroad—Episode 9
9/10Cora's refuge, Valentine farm, comes under threat.
23:00
Rashid Goes to Hollywood
Rashid isn't a typical Hollywood hero - he's a cinema projectionist from Nuneaton.
23:30
Today in Parliament—02/03/2017
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—03/03/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe, Episode 4
4/5A hidden corner of Eastern Europe, now a new front line still scarred by its past.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—03/03/2017
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/03/2017
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
05:45
Farming Today—Fly-tipping, Scottish agriculture post-Brexit, Young farming entrepreneurs
Fly-tipping on private land in the countryside is costing millions of pounds.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Linnet
Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet.(R)
