FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—15/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 3
Since she was a child, the author has been bringing home unusual objects for her 'museum'.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/08/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—15/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/08/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
05:45
Farming Today—15/08/19: Farming and a no-deal Brexit, the Plum harvest, Personal food computer
Caz Graham is joined by Sean Rickard and Rupert Lowe MEP to discuss Brexit and farming.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Toco Tucan
Chris Packham presents the South American toco tucan.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—15/08/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Front Row—Basil Brush, Christina Bianco, Climate Change theatre and new musicals at Edinburgh Fringe
As the Fringe becomes increasingly woke, can artists stay both entertaining and right on?
09:45
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 4
Mudlarking on the Thames foreshore is not without its challenges.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Award-winning author and former Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman
Author Malorie Blackman, Prof Lisa Avalos, Dorothy L Sayers Society and Errollyn Wallen.
10:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 4
By Ben Cottam. Whilst attempting to help a Romanian woman Dace makes a difficult choice.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Barbuda: Storms, Recovery and ‘Land Grabs’
Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?
11:30
Art of Now—Jeremy Deller’s Peterloo
An in-depth look at Jeremy Deller's new People's Monument to the Peterloo Massacre.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—15/08/2019
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Ulverton—Treasure (1914) 1/2
10/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
12:18
You and Yours—Northern Ireland spending, Electric cars, Edinburgh shopping
How people living in Northern Ireland are feeling about their spending and leaving the EU.
12:57
Weather—15/08/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—15/08/2019
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
Breakdown—Episode Four: From The Ashes
How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began
14:00
The Archers—14/08/2019
The past returns to haunt Will(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Fire in the Bookshop
Timothy X Atack holds a satirical mirror up to an imaginary Britain.
15:00
Open Country—The Isle of Eels
Helen Mark visits the Isle of Eels and joins their annual eel day parade
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Family Action
TV presenter Sean Fletcher makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family Action(R)
15:30
Open Book—Colm Tóibín on Wilde, Yeats and Joyce, Mary Beth Keane, the best novels of 1979
Colm Tóibín on Wilde, Yeats and Joyce's fraught relationships with their fathers(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Where to Begin With... Tilda Swinton
Where to Begin With... Tilda Swinton
16:30
BBC Inside Science—UK power cut, Huge dinosaur find in Wyoming, Micro-plastics in Arctic snow
UK power cut, huge dinosaur find in Wyoming and micro-plastics in Arctic snow
17:00
PM—15/08/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/08/2019 Drug deaths at record high
Rise in fatalities from illicit drug use Mixed response to Corbyn Brexit plan
18:30
BBC New Comedy Awards—2019, 2019 Final
The live final in the search for the next comedy superstar.
19:00
The Archers—15/08/2019
Kate faces the unexpected
19:15
BBC New Comedy Awards—2019, 2019 Final Results
Who will be crowned winner in 2019 in Edinburgh?
19:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 4
By Ben Cottam. Whilst attempting to help a Romanian woman Dace makes a difficult choice.(R)
20:00
Making History—Battle Lines
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore stories revealed by history’s lines and linkages.(R)
20:30
In Business—The Berlin Airport Fiasco
What has gone so wrong at the new Berlin Airport?(R)
21:00
BBC Inside Science—UK power cut, Huge dinosaur find in Wyoming, Micro-plastics in Arctic snow
UK power cut, huge dinosaur find in Wyoming and micro-plastics in Arctic snow(R)
21:30
Making Art with Frances Morris: Sophie Calle
Frances Morris travels to Paris to meet mischievous French artist Sophie Calle.(R)
22:00
The World Tonight—Iran welcomes Gibraltar’s decision to release impounded tanker
Tehran accuses US of “piracy attempt”
22:45
Ulverton—Treasure (1914) 1/2
10/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
23:00
Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real
A comedy with music set in the competitive world of poetry slamming.
23:30
The Untold—The Two Sides of Silver Street
Grace Dent tells the story of one street that contains a clash of two worldviews.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 4
Mudlarking on the Thames foreshore is not without its challenges.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
05:45
Farming Today—16/08/29 - Climate change and farming in the media, Lairg sheep auction and the oat harvest
Are farmers being unfairly targeted in the climate change debate?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Bellbird
Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.(R)
