FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—15/12/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Letters from South Africa, This Is What a Country Looks Like When it Is Collapsing
4/5Author Lidudumalingani Mqombothi on life in South Africa during the week of ANC elections.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/12/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—15/12/2017
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/12/2017
Spiritual comment and prayer with Jasvir Singh, co-chair of the Faiths Forum for London.
05:45
Farming Today—15/12/2017
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.
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Morning
06:00
Today—15/12/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer, star of Frasier, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—Letters from South Africa, Johannesburg
5/5Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Bump, Birth and Beyond, Sexual Harassment, Men's Fashion
We discuss pregnancy, birth and expectations with our new Woman's Hour baby group.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Not a Love Story, Episode 5
5/5The rapist's tear-stricken testimony makes an impression on an already credulous jury.(R)
11:00
Rocky Hard Place
Moulid Hujale on life in Dadaab, one of the world's largest refugee camps.
11:30
No Smoke
Hardeep Singh Kohli and Maddy Anholt's comedy drama about an ailing vape cafe in Dundee.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—15/12/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—15 December 1917 - Dilys Walker
Dilys arrives in Tynemouth on a peace-brokering mission.
12:15
You and Yours—Hangover Free Alcohol, Horse Marking, Sea Bass Population Levels
The possibility of alcohol with less of a hangover. And dwindling numbers of wild sea bass
12:57
Weather—15/12/2017
Weather information.
13:00
World at One—15/12/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
13:45
Voices of the First World War—Out of It
William Towers, seriously injured at Passchendaele, describes his remarkable journey home.
14:00
The Archers—14/12/2017
Jennifer plays matchmaker.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Original Death Rabbit
By Rose Heiney. A dark, funny tale of narcissism, mental health and internet addiction.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Hamble Valley
Peter Gibbs presents the horticultural panel show from the Hamble Valley, Hampshire.
15:45
Short Works—Series 1, Granny Flat
By Cameron Raynes. Dan's son is leaving, but might his dad take over the flat?
16:00
Last Word—Max Clifford, Norman Baker, Tony Garrett, Virginia Surtees, Keith Chegwin
Matthew Bannister on a publicist, an adventurer, a businessman and a TV presenter.
16:30
Feedback—15/12/2017
Roger Bolton speaks to the BBC's Editor of Voice about changes in the way we listen.
16:55
The Listening Project—Maja and Eleanor- Getting Help
You can't wait for help with addiction.
17:00
PM—15/12/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—Scotland Yard has ordered an urgent review after a rape trial collapsed.
Lawyers say the case isn't unusual - and blame cuts in funding to the police and CPS..
18:30
The Now Show—Series 51, Episode 7
7/7Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests recap the week in news through stand-up and sketches.
19:00
The Archers—15/12/2017
Pip is torn.
19:15
Front Row—The Hayward Gallery reopening, Emily Wilson, The art of literary translation
Emily Wilson, the art of literary translation, the Hayward Gallery reopening.
19:45
The Citadel—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5Can Denny and Manson extricate themselves from a scandal that will ruin their careers?(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Shami Chakrabarti, Brandon Lewis MP, Laura Perrins, Sir Nigel Sheinwald
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Rowhedge Village Hall, Essex.
20:50
A Point of View—The Novelist's Complicity
Zia Haider Rahman reflects on the demise of the literary novel.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—11-15 December 1917
Crimea proclaims its short-lived independence as a secular Muslim state.
22:00
The World Tonight—Australia responds to landmark child sex abuse inquiry
Archbishop Denis Hart rejects the call for priests to end the secrecy of confession.
22:45
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman—5. Accessories Maketh the Woman
5/10With the Man of her Dream's gig nearing, Eleanor indulges in some urgent pampering.
23:00
Great Lives—Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—15/12/2017
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as peers debate private members bills.
23:55
The Listening Project—Catherine and Moira - Positively Positive
You have to make the best of the time you have.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Letters from South Africa, Johannesburg
5/5Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2017
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/12/2017
A prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and life peer.
05:45
iPM—What I did to keep a deathbed promise
It got one listener shot, it gave one a new hobby and another lied to her whole family.
