FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—01/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee—Episode 3
3/5An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/04/2021
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—01/04/2021
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Joel Edwards.
05:45
Farming Today—01/04/21 - Countryside Code, ELMS and robotic mowers
A new Countryside Code after 70 years...
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Raven
David Attenborough presents the raven.
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Morning
06:00
Today—01/04/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—The Russo-Japanese War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1904-5 clash of Japanese and Russian empires.
09:45
Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee—Episode 4
4/5An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Sharon Stone, Gillian Keegan MP, Fertility & Race
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
10:45
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—9. Tina Stops
9/10After exchanging many letters, Tina stops writing.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Namibia: the Price of Genocide
How can Germany make up for its colonial atrocities in Namibia?
11:30
Red Letter Days
Julie Hesmondhalgh celebrates the transformative power of milestone birthdays.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—01/04/2021
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
12:03
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest shipping forecast
12:06
The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen—Episode 4
4/5Relying on his gift for storytelling, the Baron crosses the Atlantic in style.
12:20
You and Yours—Pandemic Finances; Gym Memberships; Chintz is back
The research project following the lives of families on a low income.
12:57
Weather—01/04/2021
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—01/04/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
13:45
All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception—Episode 4
Ben Macintyre looks at how spies and double-agents can turn the tide of battle (4 of 5)
14:00
The Archers—31/03/2021
Ben has romance in mind.
14:15
Drama on 4—The Grey Man and Other Lost Legends
A strange craft crash lands on a mountain, with seismic effects. By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
15:00
Open Country—Stormont Estate
Helen Mark finds out how the public and politicians in Northern Ireland share a parkland.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Family for Every Child
Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child.
15:30
Open Book—Claire Fuller & Karla Neblett; Elizabeth Bowen; Katherine Heiny
Claire Fuller and Karla Neblett discuss their novels Unsettled Ground and King of Rabbits.
16:00
The Film Programme—Antonia and the stars
Antonia Quirke recalls her film 'junket' meetings with stars including Willem Dafoe.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions
Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction.
17:00
PM—01/04/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/04/2021 Met PC guilty of neo-Nazi group membership
Benjamin Hannam is the first UK police officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.
18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
3/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
19:00
The Archers—01/04/2021
It’s judgement day for Kirsty.
19:15
Front Row—Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues
Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.
19:45
The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 14
14/15Kennedy has found Henry Akeley. Or so she thinks.
20:00
The Briefing Room—Covid-19 and the World
An hour-long special asking which countries have fared better during the pandemic and why?
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions
Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction.
21:30
In Our Time—The Russo-Japanese War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1904-5 clash of Japanese and Russian empires.
22:00
The World Tonight—British policeman convicted of belonging to terror organisation
PC Benjamin Hannam was part of a banned neo-Nazi group
22:45
Deborah Frances-White Introduces...—4. Steve Ali
4/5Deborah Frances-White gives Steve Ali the prompt of The Devil You Know.
23:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
23:30
The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 4: The Underground Exorcist
A psychic offers to perform an exorcism to remove the poltergeist. Is Shirley in danger?
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—02/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee—Episode 4
4/5An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/04/2021
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—02/04/2021
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Joel Edwards.
05:45
Farming Today—02/04/31: Cheese Producers in Lockdown
As restaurants closed in lockdown, fine cheese producers went online to sell their wares.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Magpie
David Attenborough presents the magpie.
