FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/01/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—3. Remarkable Voices
3/5 Ed Stourton on the French and Americans broadcasting from Britain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/01/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—11/01/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/01/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/01/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/01/2018
Spiritual reflection with Monica M Grady CBE, professor of planetary and space sciences.
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05:45
Farming Today—Trump and trade, Cheese-eating pigs, Green building
Is the USA preparing to play hard-ball with Britain in post-Brexit trade talks?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Pied Babbler
Professor Andy Radford describes the role of the sentry amongst pied babblers.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/01/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Siege of Malta, 1565
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ottoman attack on the Knights Hospitaller in Malta.
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09:45
Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—4. George Orwell
4/5 George Orwell joins the propaganda effort at the 大象传媒. Written and read by Ed Stourton.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Childcare, Sports bra, Lady Jane Grey, Mental health, African-American GIs
Making childcare affordable, designing a sports bra and Helen Castor on Lady Jane Grey.
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10:45
Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 9
9/10 CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Ukraine's Frontline Bakery
How one bakery is bringing a hope of normality to war-torn east Ukraine.
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11:30
From the Steppes to the Stage—Series 1, Episode 1
1/2 Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/01/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Curious Face Off
Are machines better than humans at identifying faces?
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12:15
You and Yours—Smart meter roll-out and 'sip and paint' classes
Will the roll-out of smart meters still save people money?
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12:57
Weather—11/01/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—11/01/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Series 1, Slavery
9/10 Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.
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14:00
The Archers—10/01/2018
Susan's hopes are dashed. (R)
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14:15
Stone—Series 7, Episode 4
4/10 Stone. Written by Richard Monks. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
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15:00
Open Country—Finding Fossils on the Jurassic Coast
Helen Mark discovers the story of man's earliest ancestor on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International UK
Actress Adjoa Andoh makes an appeal on behalf of Opportunity International UK. (R)
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15:30
Bookclub—Colin Thubron - In Siberia
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh on his award-winning drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
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16:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
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17:00
PM—11/01/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/01/2018 NHS patients 'dying prematurely'
A&E heads in England warn patients are "dying prematurely" due to pressures on the NHS.
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18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 2
2/6 A surprise wedding venue and the sound of Shakespeare. Sketch show from 2018.
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19:00
The Archers—11/01/2018
Adam is outmanoeuvred.
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19:15
Front Row—Rita, Sue and Bob Too controversy, Philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, Poet Sasha Dugdale
Director Vicky Featherstone, philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, and poet Sasha Dugdale.
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19:45
Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 9
9/10 CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Would you pay more for the NHS?
In its 70th year the NHS is in a winter crisis again. What will it take to fix it?
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20:30
In Business—Electric Cars
Can electric cars replace petrol and diesel vehicles in a new motoring revolution?
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—The Siege of Malta, 1565
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ottoman attack on the Knights Hospitaller in Malta. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—European foreign ministers urge US to stick with 2015 Iran nuclear deal
Treasury secretary suggests Washington likely to impose new sanctions against Tehran.
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22:45
A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark—Episode 4
4/10 After losing her job in publishing, war widow Mrs Hawkins finds her love life improved.
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23:00
The Brig Society—Series 3, Diplomat
3/6 Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to don a crumpled linen suit and fib for Britain. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/01/2018
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/01/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—4. George Orwell
4/5 George Orwell joins the propaganda effort at the 大象传媒. Written and read by Ed Stourton. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/01/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—12/01/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/01/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/01/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/01/2018
Spiritual reflection with Monica M Grady CBE, professor of planetary and space sciences.
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05:45
Farming Today—Plastics on the farm; the truth about chlorinated chicken; winter in the Cairngorms
What could a tax on single-use plastics mean for farmers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Green Woodhoopoe
Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.
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