FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/04/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Land Where Lemons Grow, Episode 1
1/5 Helena Attlee's travelogue exploring the Italian love affair with citrus fruit. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/04/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/04/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Most Rev George Stack.
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05:45
Farming Today—Maggots in animal feed, Young farmers' song, Great British Beef Week, Robotic milking
Animal feed enriched with maggots, and Essex Young Farmers release a charity single.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Stock Dove
Kate Humble presents the stock dove.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/04/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
No Triumph, No Tragedy—Sophie Christiansen
Peter White meets 2012 Paralympian triple gold medallist, horse rider Sophie Christiansen.
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09:30
Witness History—The Greek Military Coup
In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Land Where Lemons Grow, Episode 2
2/5 Citrus and Sicily: how the Mafia had its origins in the lemon groves of the Conca d'Oro.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Julie Bailey; Telling children off; Mrs Moneypenny; Dame Freya Stark
NHS campaigner Julie Bailey talks to Jenni Murray about why she took action.
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10:45
Incredible Women—Series 3, Helen McKee
2/5 Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who's holed up in a Manuellan Embassy cupboard
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11:00
Save the Moon!
The moon is under threat. It belongs to all of us and urgently needs protection.
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11:30
Soul Music—Series 18, Myfanwy
4/5 A range of people explain what the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song 'Myfanwy' means to them
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Who Would Be a Teacher?
Who would be a teacher? Call You and Yours and share your point of view.
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12:57
Weather—22/04/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/04/2014
David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United. How hard is it to follow a legend?
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13:45
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—The Freudian Age
Martin Sixsmith visits Sigmund Freud's apartments and Europe's oldest mental asylum.
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14:00
The Archers—21/04/2014
Kirsty's got a surprise for Tom. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Road to Venice
An elderly widow, about to remarry, goes on a hen party to Venice with two old friends.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 5, Anonymity
4/6 Josie Long explores what happens when nobody knows your true identity
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Power of Scotland
How would an independent Scotland power itself? Tom Heap investigates.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Scots
Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.
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16:30
Great Lives—Marcus du Sautoy on Jorge Luis Borges
Blind Argentinian writer Borges is championed by Marcus de Sautoy.
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17:00
PM—22/04/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/04/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 6
6/7 The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—22/04/2014
Tom and Tony have heart to heart.
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19:15
Front Row—Transcendence Review; James Graham and Josie Rourke on Privacy; Michael Nyman at 70
Kirsty Lang talks to James Graham, whose play Privacy explores fears in the digital age.
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19:45
Incredible Women—Series 3, Helen McKee
2/5 Jeremy meets MI5 whistleblower Helen McKee, who's holed up in a Manuellan Embassy cupboard (R)
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20:00
Teachers vs Government: Seventy Years of Education Policy
Assessing 70 years of conflict and consensus since secondary education became free to all.
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20:40
In Touch—Speaking Across the Generations, part 1
A panel of four people 60 years apart in age share their experiences of visual impairment.
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21:00
Inside Health—Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.
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21:30
No Triumph, No Tragedy—Sophie Christiansen
Peter White meets 2012 Paralympian triple gold medallist, horse rider Sophie Christiansen. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—22/04/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—History of the Rain, Episode 7
7/10 Ruth recounts the arrival of herself and her twin Aeney into her father's story.
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23:00
Shedtown—Series 3, End of the Pier
Shedtown meets the road to wig and pier.
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23:30
Don't Log Off—Series 4, Found in Translation
Alan Dein hears the story of Bryan and Anna, who met using Google Translate. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/04/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Land Where Lemons Grow, Episode 2
2/5 Citrus and Sicily: how the Mafia had its origins in the lemon groves of the Conca d'Oro. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—23/04/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/04/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Most Rev George Stack.
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05:45
Farming Today—Land Workers' Alliance; Boy farmer; Beef
Small-scale farmers demand a greater share of subsidy payments. With Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Capercaillie
Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.
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