FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/07/2014
Israel rejects ceasefire plan and has everyone shared in UK recovery? With Philippa Thomas
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep, Caribbean
4/5 In the Caribbean, James Nestor plunges to the Midnight Zone 鈥� in a homemade submarine. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/07/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/07/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/07/2014
A short reflection and prayer with Canon Simon Doogan.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish referendum, African Swine flu, apricots
Pig industry fear over the spread of African Swine Fever in Europe.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Yellow Wagtail
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/07/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Doug Allan
Kirsty Young talks to wildlife cameraman Doug Allan. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Deep, Sri Lanka
5/5 Nestor is in Sri Lanka, diving in the hope of encountering the world's largest predator.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sexual abuse and the elderly; Child labour; How long should you wait before marriage; Natalie Williams.
Sexual abuse and the elderly, child labour, marriage and Natalie Williams.
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10:45
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 6, Episode 5
5/5 Darleen is in a dilemma when her young step-sister Stacey turns up.
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11:00
The Leadership Gap—Episode 3
3/3 Sir John Tusa explores the state of leadership in large UK organisations today.
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11:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 5, Ken Livingstone
1/6 Ken Livingstone reads from his 1966 diary when he hitchhiked across the Sahara Desert. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Affordable Housing; Care Home Costs; Is the End Nigh for the 拢1 Slot on Your Shopping Trolley?
Peter White on affordable housing and Morrisons scrapping its shopping trolley coin slots.
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12:52
The Listening Project—Eugene and Margaret - Bread for Africa
Fi Glover with a conversation about how a bakery changed lives for the better in Ifakara.
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12:57
Weather—25/07/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/07/2014
Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
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13:45
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Lumping and Splitting
How naturalist Joseph Hooker globally acquired species to build up the first maps of flora
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14:00
The Archers—24/07/2014
The SAVE campaigners blaze a trail. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding
2/2 By Alexander McCall Smith. The case is solved but there is still the wedding to organise. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Chester Zoo
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Chester Zoo.
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15:45
Stories from the Southern Cross—The Mare's Nest, by Chris Womersley
2/3 A son remembers his dad's obsession with his own father's suicide.
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16:00
Last Word—James Garner, Joep Lange, Alan Alan, Philip Wayre, Dora Bryan
Julian Worricker on an actor, a physician, a naturalist, an actress and an escapologist
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16:30
Feedback—25/07/2014
What happened to 大象传媒 iPlayer? And was Moral Maze just a slanging match?
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16:55
1914: Day by Day—25th July
Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
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17:00
PM—25/07/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/07/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 84, Episode 8
8/8 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
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19:00
The Archers—25/07/2014
There's a funeral at St Stephens.
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19:15
Front Row—Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon; The Galapagos Affair
Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Art of China; The Galapagos Affair.
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19:45
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 6, Episode 5
5/5 Darleen is in a dilemma when her young step-sister Stacey turns up. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Greg Dyke, Dan Hannan MEP, Baroness Kramer, Justine Picardie
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Emsworth in Hampshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—Is patriotism the last refuge of the scoundrel?
Will Self reflects on what really lies behind our sense of patriotism.
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21:00
Saturday Drama—Christopher Reason - The Confessions of Caminada
Drama based on a case from the memoirs a real-life detective in 19th-century Manchester. (R)
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21:58
Weather—25/07/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—25/07/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 5
5/10 Amsterdam,1686: Nella is welcomed into married life with a strange and lavish present.
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23:00
Summer Nights—Series 2, Social media - does the retweet empower us?
1/6 Jane Garvey asks if we are better informed, but more powerless in the age of social media?
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23:55
The Listening Project—Gill and Paul - Marriage and MSA
A husband and wife deal with her fatal illness differently, yet face their future together
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/07/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep, Sri Lanka
5/5 Nestor is in Sri Lanka, diving in the hope of encountering the world's largest predator. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—26/07/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/07/2014
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/07/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
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05:45
iPM—26/07/2014
'I check under my car every day.' Life as a Catholic police officer in Northern Ireland.
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