FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—05/01/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Wager by David Grann—Book of the Week: Episode 4 - Sailing into the Gulf of Pain
4/10Captain Cheap's seamanship is tested in the furious seas around Cape Horn.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—05/01/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/01/2024
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann
05:45
Farming Today—05/01/24 Oxford farming conferences: politics and agri-spin
The Environment Secretary and his Labour shadow on food and farming in England.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dartford Warbler
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.
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Morning
06:00
Today—05/01/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Fixing Britain with Louise Casey—Cohesion
Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
09:30
Hoax—5. The Pursuit of Parrots
Australia's Night Parrot has driven birders mad for decades.
09:45
The Wager by David Grann—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - A Fight for Survival
5/10Marooned in freezing temperatures, the Wager's sickly crew faces a fight for survival.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and music in 2023, Nicole Jacobs, Women in farming
Female artists spent a record-breaking 31 weeks in 2023 at No.1 in the UK singles chart.
11:00
The Briefing Room—Brexit: Could we rejoin the EU even if we wanted to?
Recent polling shows an appetite to rejoin the EU, but is this really a realistic option?
11:30
Kat Sadler's Screen Time—Part 1
Industry heart-throb Kat Sadler shows you how social media can change your life.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—05/01/2024
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Weight Loss Special – with Prof Giles Yeo
How to lose weight - in a few simple tips - with Professor Giles Yeo.
12:42
Obsessed with the Quest—Descending the Five Deeps
Explorer Victor Vescovo describes his journey to the deepest points in our oceans.
12:57
Weather—05/01/2024
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—05/01/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
13:45
Understand—The US Election, 5. Becoming President
What can the president do when they are in office?
14:00
The Archers—04/01/2024
Kenton puts his foot down
14:15
Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
14:45
New Storytellers—Disappearing Birds
House martins live on our homes in summer - in winter they disappear. Will they return?
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Postbag: Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
15:45
Short Works—The Portal in Lisbon
By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.
16:00
Last Word—John Pilger, KM Peyton, Paula Murphy, Michael Blakemore
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a racing driver and a director.
16:30
Scorchio! The Story of the Weather Girl
Why do we fetishise female weather presenters?
17:00
PM—05/01/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/01/2024 Fifty potential victims of the Post Office IT scandal have come forward
Lawyers said they have spoken up in the wake of a television drama about the case
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 113, Best of 2023
1/10A look back on some of the best bits of News Quizzing from 2023.
19:00
The Archers—05/01/2024
The nightmare isn’t over for Helen
19:15
Screenshot—Booze and sobriety
Ellen and Mark explore drink and drunkenness on screen, with help from Richard E Grant.
20:00
Any Questions?—Baroness O'Grady, Fraser Nelson, Ash Sarkar, Lord Willetts
Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Hinde Street Methodist Church, Marylebone.
20:50
A Point of View—A Plate of Pfeffernusse
Zoe Strimpel on sugar's extraordinary power to bind generations.
21:00
The Long View—Aged Premiers
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on elderly leaders.
21:30
Fixing Britain with Louise Casey—Cohesion
Baroness Casey looks at some of the challenges facing whoever wins the general election.
22:00
The World Tonight—Biden criticises Trump for Capitol riot in campaign speech
President Biden uses his first major election speech to launch scathing attack on Trump
22:45
The House Next to the Factory by Sonal Kohli—Weekend in Landour
5/5Abhay and Megha decide to go away on a platonic trip together to the countryside.
23:00
Pillar of Salt
A documentary from the future with a stark warning for humanity.
23:30
Scorchio! The Story of the Weather Girl
Why do we fetishise female weather presenters?
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—06/01/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Wager by David Grann—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - A Fight for Survival
5/10Marooned in freezing temperatures, the Wager's sickly crew faces a fight for survival.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—06/01/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/01/2024
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
05:45
The Banksy Story—Series 1, 1. The Mild, Mild West
1/13Banksy from hood-rat to hero. How did Bristol's radical nature shape Banksy and his art?
