FM Schedule
Early
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)
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Morning
06:00
Today—16/08/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Jo Fairley, businesswoman
Jo Fairley, businesswoman, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne(R)
09:45
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 5
The Thames foreshore can also be a place of respite and solace.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls and Rohingya women refugees
A new dramatization of The Country Girls, and hip-hop dance group Zoo Nation.
10:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 5
By Ben Cottam. Dace endures the wrath of a local woman she has advised not to drive.
11:00
The Syrians and the Kindertransport
In Lozells Church, Birmingham, new and old refugees meet and compare experiences.
11:30
We've Got a Pill for That
New comedy set in a small biotech company where science and office politics collide.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—16/08/2019
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Ulverton—Treasure (1914) 2/2
11/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
12:18
You and Yours—Insurance Overspending, The Tricks to Building a Grand Design, New Theme Parks
Getting money back when you've been overcharged for insurance. Plus a new UK theme park.
12:57
Weather—16/08/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—16/08/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Breakdown—Episode Five: Generation Now
How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began
14:00
The Archers—15/08/2019
Kate faces the unexpected(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The Tiny Problem
Tanya Franks and Paterson Joseph star in this razor-sharp family comedy by Tamsin Oglesby.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Saltburn
Peter Gibbs and the team of gardening experts are in Saltburn.
15:45
The Poet and the Echo—The Lamb
Pippa Goldschmidt's story of love and inheritance inspired by Blake's poem 'The Lamb'.
16:00
Last Word—Julia Farron OBE, Nuon Chea, June Fraser, Marcel Berlins
Julian Worricker on a politician, a dancer, a designer and a lawyer.
16:30
Feedback—16/08/2019
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
16:55
The Listening Project—Dalip and Ranjit – Inner Strength
People ask if we shave our legs
17:00
PM—16/08/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/08/2019 Newly-wed police officer murdered in Berkshire
10 people aged between 13 and 30 arrested
18:30
Lobby Land—Series 2, Cometh The Power
5/5Sam has been nominated for a journalism award, but has she got a bigger decision to make?
19:00
The Archers—16/08/2019
Jazzer's frustrations get the better of him
19:15
Front Row—The true story behind blockbuster film Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen's cabaret
The true story behind Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen, self-care at the Fringe.
19:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 5
By Ben Cottam. Dace endures the wrath of a local woman she has advised not to drive.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Suzanne Evans, Lord Finkelstein, John Mann MP and Faiza Shaheen
Ritula Shah presents topical debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London.
20:50
A Point of View—Against Theory
Will Self on why he has a problem with theory.
21:00
A History of Delusions—Napoleon and 'Delusions of Grandeur'
Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
22:00
The World Tonight—Riot police in Zimbabwe use tear gas and batons
Hundreds of anti- government protesters dispersed in Harare
22:45
Ulverton—Treasure (1914) 2/2
11/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.(R)
23:00
Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.(R)
23:25
The Untold—A Trip to Death Row
Laura visits a death row inmate in Florida for answers about her late father's final years(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Caitlin and Orfhlaith – Challenging Tradition
Mammy never once made our packed lunch; Daddy got five of us out of the house each morning
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 5
The Thames foreshore can also be a place of respite and solace.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/08/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rachel Gardner.
05:45
Four Thought—Taking Humour Seriously
Harriet Beveridge says we don't take humour seriously enough.(R)
