FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—22/11/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
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
00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/11/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/11/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/11/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—22/11/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/11/2019
With the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
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.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—King Eider
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck.
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Morning
06:00
Today—22/11/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Stephen Graham, actor
Stephen Graham, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
09:45
George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 5
5/5George Eliot's real life through five of her fictional characters - Gwendolen Harleth
10:00
Woman's Hour—Rhiannon Giddens, Women and Data, Crime Writing
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
10:45
Life Lines—Series 3, 5. Support
5/5When Carrie takes a call she realises someone needs emotional as well as physical support.
11:00
Natural Histories—Pigeon
One of our oldest companions, the pigeon inspires both love and loathing.
11:30
In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 4, The Birthday
3/6Damien takes his friends on a narrowboat holiday to celebrate his birthday.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—22/11/2019
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Candide—Episode 5
5/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil.
12:18
You and Yours—Football Insurance, Buying Cars Online, Stir-up Sunday
Football clubs and insurance, customer service online and stirring it up for Christmas.
12:57
Weather—22/11/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—22/11/2019
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, GPS
GPS is sometimes called the “invisible utility”. What would happen if it stopped working?
14:00
The Archers—21/11/2019
Things are looking up for Tracy
14:15
Drama on 4—Do Not Go Gentle
Josey may be facing her last days on earth, but she will go down fighting and laughing.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Sheffield Botanical Gardens: Correspondence Edition
Peter Gibbs and the team are at the Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
15:45
Short Works—Cuckoo by Paul McVeigh
A sudden injury causes Ben to look at himself in a brand new way.
16:00
Last Word—Vladimir Bukovsky, Alison Prince, Keith Schellenberg, Robert Ponsonby
Matthew Bannister on a dissident, a writer, a laird, a BBC Controller
16:30
Feedback—22/11/2019
The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
16:55
The Listening Project—Helena and Abdul - Becoming British
Friends who met at a language class talk about their unlikely and enduring friendship.
17:00
PM—22/11/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/11/2019 Orphaned British children return to the UK from Syria
They are the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under IS control.
18:30
The Now Show—Series 55, Episode 5
5/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
19:00
The Archers—22/11/2019
Justin’s plans gather pace
19:15
Front Row—Coldplay and Leonard Cohen albums, Norman Cornish, Roy Chubby Brown controversy
Stig discusses new albums from Coldplay and the late Leonard Cohen
19:45
Life Lines—Series 3, 5. Support
5/5When Carrie takes a call she realises someone needs emotional as well as physical support.
20:00
Any Questions?—Nia Griffith, Mark Harper, Ben Macpherson MSP, Sarah Wollaston
Chris Mason presents political debate from Callington Community College in East Cornwall.
20:50
A Point of View—The Sex Recession
Adam Gopnik argues that there's no need to panic about the much-discussed US sex recession
21:00
Archive on 4—Driven
A look back at the culture of cars as the driverless era approaches.
22:00
The World Tonight—BBC Question Time election special with 4 Westminster party leaders
Jeremy Corbyn to stay “neutral” in a new Brexit referendum
22:45
Candide—Episode 5
5/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil.
23:00
A Good Read—Nemone Metaxas and Raymond Antrobus
Nemone Metaxas and Raymond Antrobus join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.
23:25
Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Jurassic Park
Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
23:55
The Listening Project—Mark and Glyn - For Better or Worse
Husband and husband talk frankly about what it's like living with Multiple Sclerosis.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—23/11/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 5
5/5George Eliot's real life through five of her fictional characters - Gwendolen Harleth
00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/11/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/11/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/11/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—23/11/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/11/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Chine McDonald
05:45
Curious Cases—Series 14, The Heart of the Antimatter
How do you make antimatter? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
