FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—02/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Underland by Robert Macfarlane—3. Karst
3/5Robert Macfarlane is on his travels in various worlds beneath our feet.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/05/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—02/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/05/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
05:45
Farming Today—02/05/2019
We hear about problems with the pilot scheme to get non-EU workers onto British farms.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.
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Morning
06:00
Today—02/05/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—The Gordon Riots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes of the violence of June 1780 and repercussions.
09:45
Underland by Robert Macfarlane—4. Archipelago
4/5Robert Macfarlane's eagerly awaited new book is subterranean in its story.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Small Island, Esther Wojcicki, Natalie Haynes
Leah Harvey and Aisling Loftus; How to Raise Successful People; A Thousand Ships; Obesity
10:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 8: The Owl and the Ivy, Part 4
4/5The Druids Rest is forced to close its doors for the first time.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Empty Spain and the Caravans of Love
How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city?
11:30
The Song Hunters—The Black Mountains' Lament
Sam Lee travels to remote mountains of Greece and discovers Europe's oldest folk music.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—02/05/2019
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan—4. Confession
4/10Miranda comes clean to Charlie about her night with Adam.
12:18
You and Yours—Retail woe, Banking fraud, Transparent trousers
Would you wear a pair or transparent trousers?
12:57
Weather—02/05/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—02/05/2019
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
The Five Faces of Leonardo—4. Leonardo's Robots
Roboticist Mark Rosheim on Da Vinci’s world of automatons and court entertainment.
14:00
The Archers—01/05/2019
Susan makes a worrying discovery.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, Behind the Wall
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. Enemies come in many forms.(R)
15:00
Open Country—Sussex Weald Ironworking
Ian Marchant discovers that Sussex was once the epicentre of the international arms trade.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners of Conscience
John Simpson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience(R)
15:30
Open Book—Working Class Writing
Open Book considers the rich heritage and bright future of working class writing.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Rebecca Lenkiewicz on Colette.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case and the latest Denisovan discovery
Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case; the latest Denisovan discovery in Tibet
17:00
PM—02/05/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/05/2019 New inquest granted over asthma death
The family of a girl who died after an asthma attack have won the right to a new inquest
18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5
5/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
19:00
The Archers—02/05/2019
Lily's past comes back to haunt her.
19:15
Front Row—Small Island, Chernobyl, Poet Laureate, Obamas
The National Theatre's adaptation of Andrea Levy's Small Island reviewed.
19:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 8: The Owl and the Ivy, Part 4
4/5The Druids Rest is forced to close its doors for the first time.(R)
20:00
The Briefing Room—Does the UK have an opioid problem?
Opioid prescriptions have rocketed in the UK in recent years - how worried should we be?
20:30
In Business—Getting Hired
Lesley Curwen looks at the fast-changing process of getting hired for a job
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case and the latest Denisovan discovery
Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case; the latest Denisovan discovery in Tibet(R)
21:30
In Our Time—The Gordon Riots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes of the violence of June 1780 and repercussions.(R)
22:00
The World Tonight—02/05/2019
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
22:45
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan—4. Confession
4/10Miranda comes clean to Charlie about her night with Adam.(R)
23:00
Alone—Series 1, The Reunion
4/6Mitch's reunion with an old university chum is not what he expects. Stars Angus Deayton.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—02/05/2019
The sacking of Gavin Williamson
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—03/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Underland by Robert Macfarlane—4. Archipelago
4/5Robert Macfarlane's eagerly awaited new book is subterranean in its story.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—03/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/05/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
05:45
Farming Today—03/05/19 - Robert Goodwill, Withdrawal of general licences, Sika deer
The Minister for Farming, Robert Goodwill, says he's disappointed with Natural England.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the House Sparrow
Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for the humble and rather noisy 'spadger'(R)
