FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson—Episode 1
1/5 How the wasp transitioned into a bumble bee. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—03/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter.
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05:45
Farming Today—Malting barley for beer, black grass and an agriculture adviser in Tristan da Cunha
A new seed variety is enabling farmers to grow more malting barley for beer.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Spix's Macaw
David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/07/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior
2/5 Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Anne Tyler, NHS Nurses, Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup
Anne Tyler on Clock Dance, NHS at 70 - nurses, Acid attack, Government's LGBT plan.
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10:45
Colin Bytheway - Ground Control—2. Coma Mystery
2/5 Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma.
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11:00
Storm and Stress: New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health—Questioning Jeremy Hunt
Will new NHS funding improve adolescent mental health? We question Jeremy Hunt.
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11:30
The Cult of Aphex Twin
Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—3 July 1918 - Primrose Holden
In Staverton Station, Primrose Holden has an unwelcome visitor.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today?
What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today?
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12:56
Weather—03/07/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/07/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
National Health Stories—Grave
How Cecily Saunders' 'modern hospice' movement forced the NHS to plan for a 'good death'.
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14:00
The Archers—02/07/2018
Tom searches for direction. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 4, Episode 7
7/10 Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 21, Bournemouth
Jay Rayner and his panel are in Bournemouth. (R)
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15:30
Making History—The Radio Ballads, Dorothea Lange, Archaeology of the A14
Helen Castor on the photography of Dorothea Lange and the radio ballads of Charles Parker.
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16:00
The Wrong Job—Square Pegs in Round Holes
Emma Kennedy finds out why so many people in Britain hate their jobs.
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16:30
A Good Read—Loyd Grossman and Skin
Loyd Grossman and Skin talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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17:00
PM—03/07/2018
Jonny Dymond with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/07/18 Arrest in Hospital Babies Murder Probe
Healthcare worker quizzed over hospital baby deaths. Trapped Thai youngsters get food.
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18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 8, Pippa Evans
4/6 Pippa Evans shares her diaries with Rufus Hound.
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19:00
The Archers—03/07/2018
There's a shock for Emma.
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19:15
Front Row—Film director Haifaa al-Mansour, Sharp Objects, Brooklands Museum, Holiday reads
Saudi Arabia's first female director, Haifa al-Mansour.
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19:45
Colin Bytheway - Ground Control—2. Coma Mystery
2/5 Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—The Private World of the NHS
Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service?
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20:40
In Touch—Assistive technology: Where are we going?
Peter heads to a Microsoft research centre to look at the latest in assistive technology.
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21:00
Inside Health—Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?
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21:30
Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Bodies
Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Top Polish judge vows to defy 'purge'
The head of Poland's Supreme Court vows to defy a new law which would force her to retire.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Shepherd's Hut, I'm Not Alone in the World
2/10 After finding his violent father dead, Jaxie Clackton is on the run.
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23:00
The Brig Society—Series 4, Newspaper Editor
1/2 Extra! Extra! Brigstocke starts own newspaper shock! Read all about it on Radio 4 Extra! (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—03/07/2018
All the news from the day's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson—Episode 2
2/5 Participants on a bee hunting course in Arizona arouse the suspicions of the local police.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—04/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter.
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05:45
Farming Today—Global agricultural trade, migrant workers, drought and potatoes, phosphate research
A UN backed global agricultural report says trade is essential for continued food security
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bee-Eater
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his dream clothes made in the colours of the bee-eater. (R)
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