FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 3
3/5 Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—European Subsidies Update
English farmers are to be given bridging payments to tide them over.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Osprey
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/04/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—1816, the Year Without a Summer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.
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09:45
Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 4
4/5 Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Mediation in divorce, Being 90
A look at the role of mediation in divorce. Why is the law not being imposed?
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10:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 5
5/7 Soames visits his cousin George and muses on life and death.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—'Islamic State's' Most Wanted
The astonishing story of a group of young men in Syria resisting so-called Islamic State.
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11:30
Will Gompertz Gets Creative—Pottery
3/4 Will Gompertz is joined by Johnny Vegas and Kate Malone for a masterclass in pottery. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—21 April 1916 - Tobias Holden
Tobias Holden tries to mend bridges.
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12:15
You and Yours—All Tomorrow's Parties and our iWonder guide
You and Yours is launching a new online guide to help listeners avoid fraud.
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12:57
Weather—21/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—21/04/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Scenes from Student Life—The Diarist and the Blogger
4/10 Ellie Cawthorne compares a student diary from 1690 to an undergraduate blog from 2015.
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14:00
The Archers—20/04/2016
Pip has a proposition for Tom. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Holy Father
In the year 2020, cardinals from all over the world gather in Rome to elect a new pontiff.
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15:00
Open Country—Old Oswestry Hillfort
Helen Mark visits the Iron Age hillfort in Oswestry, Shropshire.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—MedEquip4Kids
Kirsten O'Brien presents an appeal on behalf of MedEquip4Kids. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Barney Norris
Deborah Levy and Daniel Hahn tell Mariella Frostrup about the enduring appeal of Cervantes (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Bastille Day, Flatpack Film Festival
Francine Stock visits the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham and tries out Blind Cinema.
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16:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—EU membership and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes
What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates.
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17:00
PM—21/04/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/04/2016 Government says it could buy part of Tata Steel to safeguard its future
UK and Welsh governments offer to buy 25% of Tata Steel to attract potential buyers
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18:30
Don't Make Me Laugh—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6 Omid Djalili, Sara Pascoe, Russell Kane and Adam Hess try not to be funny.
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19:00
The Archers—21/04/2016
Lilian is on a spree.
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19:15
Front Row—Remembering Prince, Opera North's Ring Cycle, novelist Georgina Harding
Mica Paris, biographer Matt Thorne and journalist Kevin Le Gendre on the legacy of Prince.
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19:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 5
5/7 Soames visits his cousin George and muses on life and death. (R)
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20:00
Borders, An Odyssey—The Journey
2/3 How much do we need home? Frances Stonor Saunders examines the journeys we take.
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20:30
In Business—Selling Shakespeare
Author Andrew Dickson explores William Shakespeare's influence on the business world.
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—EU membership and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes
What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—1816, the Year Without a Summer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Pop superstar Prince dead at 57
US pop superstar Prince dies aged 57.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 4
4/10 The new police commissioner must find Molotov Man - the face of the London riots.
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23:00
Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 4
4/4 Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/04/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 4
4/5 Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—Police and crime commissioners elections, Campylobacter in poultry, Rural Payments Agency and subsidies and dairy
Rural issues affecting the election of police and crime commissioners.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—House Martin
Steve Backshall presents the house martin. (R)
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