FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Strangers
Strangers & Xenophobia: an exploration of a historically rooted phenomenon.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Margaret in Leicester.
Bells on Sunday comes from the medieval parish church of St Margaret in Leicester.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/01/2022
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/01/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/01/2022 Pig farmers in crisis, but production is up; farm pollution
How does a year of pigs backing up on farms fit with record production levels?
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05:56
Weather—17/01/2022
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling
Helen Moncrieff is bewitched by the mimicking of Shetland starlings.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/01/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Old battles, new warfare
Adam Rutherford with Mark Galeotti, C茅cile Fabre and Kirsty Graham.
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09:45
It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 1
1/5 Felix White's memoir about cricket, grief and life in The Maccabees.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Winter Olympics; Ashling Murphy; Gender roles and parenting; Investing in female-founded companies
Skeleton racer-Laura Deas, one of Team GB's athletes competing in the Winter Olympics 2022
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11:00
Consumed by Desire—Desire's a Desire
3/3 Philippa Perry attempts to unpick the tangled idea of desire.
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11:30
Loose Ends—Samantha Morton, Armando Iannucci, Paul Nicholas, Simon Barnes, Orlando Weeks, Woom, Scottee, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/01/2022
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 6
6/10 One sultan after another demands goods from the caravan in return for safe passage.
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12:18
You and Yours—Ground Rent; Storm Arwen; Royal Mail
Ground Rent; Storm Arwen; Royal Mail
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12:57
Weather—17/01/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—17/01/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
Naturebang—Octopuses and the Mind-Body Problem
What can an octopus teach us about our relationship between the mind and the body?
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14:00
The Archers—16/01/2022
Fallon puts her foot in it.
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14:15
United Kingdoms—Raging - United Kingdoms
What is life really like in 21st-century United Kingdoms?
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 35, Heat 4, 2022
4/13 The wide ranging music quiz hosted by Paul Gambaccini
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15:30
The Food Programme—Keto: Diet fad or food fix?
Dan Saladino explores keto to understand the appeal of this low carb way of eating.
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16:00
Night Watch
Stories of everyday street harassment from women across Britain.
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16:30
My Name Is...—My Name Is Josh
An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain.
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17:00
PM—17/01/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/01/2022 - The Government says the 大象传媒 license fee, paid by millions of households, will be frozen for two years
The Government says the 大象传媒 license fee, paid by millions, will be frozen for 2 years
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 27, Episode 2
2/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—17/01/2022
Kenton unleashes his inner dragon.
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19:15
Front Row—Adrian Lester on Trigger Point; Heal and Harrow perform live; northern writing prizes
Adrian Lester joins Samira Ahmed to discuss his new police drama, Trigger Point.
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20:00
The Black and the Green
Exploring the relationship between Black and Green political movements and ideas.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Montenegro鈥檚 Chinese Road
How a new motorway is fuelling fears about debt, corruption, and submission to Beijing.
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21:00
The Coming Storm—S1: 2. Sex, Lies, and鈥� a Videotape
Satan gets pulled into a conspiracy.
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21:30
Start the Week—Old battles, new warfare
Adam Rutherford with Mark Galeotti, C茅cile Fabre and Kirsty Graham.
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22:00
The World Tonight—大象传媒 licence fee frozen for two years
Government says can鈥檛 justify "extra pressure on hardworking households"
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22:45
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 6
6/10 One sultan after another demands goods from the caravan in return for safe passage.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Words from World War I
Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore the new language from World War I.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/01/2022
Sean Curran reports on the culture secretary's decision to freeze the 大象传媒 licence fee.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 1
1/5 Felix White's memoir about cricket, grief and life in The Maccabees.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—18/01/2022
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/01/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/01/22 - Dairy bull calves, preventing slurry run off and potato scab
How close are farmers to ending the practice of killing newborn male dairy calves?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bar-tailed Godwit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.
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