BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 21 November 2019

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 3
  3/5George Eliot's real life through her fictional characters - Janet from Janet's Repentance
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/11/2019
  With the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/11/19 Getting out of beef and into dairy, alternative mulches, farm recycling, rural transport
  Farmer sells beef cattle to start dairy herd; new mulches; farm recycling; rural transport
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/11/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful woman in the C12th Kingdom of Jerusalem
3. 09:45
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 4
  4/5George Eliot's real life explored through five of her fictional characters - Silas Marner
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Caring for autistic children; Frozen 2; The Missing Cryptoqueen
  Mother of autistic child; Frozen 2; The Missing Cryptoqueen.
5. 10:45
  Life Lines—Series 3, 4. Attack
  4/5When a young woman is involved in an acid attack Carrie must talk to perpetrator too.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Russian Women Fight Back
  Domestic violence is endemic and often deadly in Russia but some women are fighting back
7. 11:30
  Write Brummie
  A portrait of a writing day in Birmingham.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/11/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Candide—Episode 4
  4/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Loot Boxes; Monzo; Bury FC
  Is there a link between opening loot boxes in video games and problem gambling?
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/11/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—21/11/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Bonsack Machine
  One historian of the cigarette industry reckons it invented much of modern marketing.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—20/11/2019
  Lily is left feeling guilty
8. 14:15
  The National—Episode 3
  3/3Union unrest, building delays and vicious infighting dog the opening of the new theatre
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Arnos Vale Cemetery
  Helen Mark explores the landscape of Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Need
  Matt Baker makes the Radio 4 Appeal for BBC Children in Need.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Ben Lerner, Ian Rankin, Auto Fiction
  Elizabeth Day talks to Ben Lerner about his novel The Topeka School
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Frozen 2
  Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck on Frozen 2
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
  Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
14. 17:00
  PM—21/11/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/11/2019 Labour election manifesto pledges to transform UK
  Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour's election manifesto, with a promise to transform the UK.
2. 18:30
  Alone—Series 2, Friday Nights, Saturday Mornings
  6/6Will’s new girlfriend Hannah appears to have a problem with Mitch. Stars Angus Deayton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/11/2019
  Things are looking up for Tracy
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Harriet, Les Misérables and social realist films, risk in publishing, street art
  Slave abolitionist Harriet Tubman's story makes it to the big screen, we review.
5. 19:45
  Life Lines—Series 3, 4. Attack
  4/5When a young woman is involved in an acid attack Carrie must talk to perpetrator too.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—What’s it really like to be in prison?
  The secrets of life behind bars, revealed in a new podcast series.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Couples in Business
  The pros and cons of running a business with a life partner.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
  Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful woman in the C12th Kingdom of Jerusalem
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Labour's general election manifesto unveiled
  Jeremy Corbyn vows to take on the "vested interests" in society
11. 22:45
  Candide—Episode 4
  4/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil
12. 23:00
  Where's the F in News—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Topical show with Jo Bunting and guests Sara Barron, Elizabeth Day and Tessa Coates.
13. 23:30
  Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Space Colonies
  Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 4
  4/5George Eliot's real life explored through five of her fictional characters - Silas Marner
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/11/2019
  With the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/11/19: American beef and the U.K.
  Anna Hill asks if American beef could appear on our supermarket shelves in the future.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—King Eider
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck.

Friday 22 November 2019