FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Women and democracy - the language of power
Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Olave's Hart Street, London
Church bells from St Olave's Hart Street, London. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—12/03/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
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05:45
Farming Today—Spring calving, badger cull, animal pain relief, pulse fishing
A fresh approach to livestock pain relief - and the debate over fishing with electricity.
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05:56
Weather—12/03/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese
Andy Clements is captivated by the excited chatter of pink-footed geese.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/03/2018
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
Kirsty Wark with Lionel Shriver, Linda Yueh, Bev Skeggs and Sean O'Brien.
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09:45
An Alternative History of Art—Ibrahim El-Salahi
6/10 Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Ruth Ellis, Woman's Hour Craft Prize Tour, Maizi Li, Grassroots politics and the gender gap
The Ruth Ellis Files, grassroots politics and the gender gap, WH Craft Prize Tour.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
1/5 Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell.
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11:00
What Are the Odds?
Rajesh Mirchandani goes on an exploration of coincidence.
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11:30
To Hull and Back—Series 3, Welcome to the Family
4/4 Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—12 March 1918 - Alec Poole
In Folkestone, Alec Poole feels a bit put upon.
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12:15
You and Yours—Botox Bother, the Fear of Finding Out, Borrow to Build
With buy-to-let in decline, are investors turning to house development instead?
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12:57
Weather—12/03/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—12/03/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Horse Story—1. Wild Horses
How the Konik became the answer to a 21st-century environmentalist dream.
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14:00
The Archers—11/03/2018
Shula is left disappointed. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Community Service
Daniel Mays stars in a bittersweet drama about a first-time offender's day in court. (R)
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 3, 2018
The nationwide general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—African Food
Food writer Zoe Adjonyoh wants you to think again about saying 'African food'. (R)
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16:00
The Piano Man
Behind the scenes with Ulrich Gerhartz, piano technician to the world's best pianists.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 13, Bliss
Aleks Krotoski asks if there are some things that we would be better off not knowing.
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17:00
PM—12/03/2018
Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/03/2018 Russia "highly likely" to be behind Skripal poisoning
Theresa May says it is "highly likely" Russia was behind the poisoning of a former spy.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 4
4/6 Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks.
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19:00
The Archers—12/03/2018
Toby has a cunning plan.
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19:15
Front Row—Eleanor Bron, The Great Wave, Ken Dodd
Eleanor Bron at 80, The Great Wave at the National Theatre and the comic art of Ken Dodd.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
1/5 Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. (R)
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20:00
Mind the Gender Pay Gap
Emma Griffin takes a historical look at the gender pay gap.
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20:30
Analysis—What Are Universities For?
Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink the fundamental purpose of university.
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21:00
Aftermath—Series 2, After the Plane Went Down
How a devastating air crash in Switzerland disrupted tightly-knit Somerset communities. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
Kirsty Wark with Lionel Shriver, Linda Yueh, Bev Skeggs and Sean O'Brien. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—May demands answers from Russia over Skripal
Nerve agent used to poison former double agent and his daughter 'likely' to be Russian.
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22:45
The Long Drop by Denise Mina—6. Consequences
6/10 The Glasgow underworld is closing in on William Watt and Peter Manuel.
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23:00
Something of the Night—Miriam Darlington, Ken Cheng, Dr Guy Leschziner
Nature writer and owl enthusiast Miriam Darlington joins Libby Purves.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/03/2018
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
An Alternative History of Art—Ibrahim El-Salahi
6/10 Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—13/03/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
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05:45
Farming Today—Welfare food labelling, spring planting
One sausage producer explains why it is changing its labels.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jennifer Border on the Whinchat
Jennifer Border recalls how looking for whinchats resulted in a broken road sign.
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