FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Nylon
4/5 The writer Sofi Thanhauser explores the freedoms and restrictions nylon has afforded women
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—28/01/2022
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—28/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/01/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/01/22 New research initiative; Labelling pork; Farmer for Island of Ulva.
Agricultural universities team up for research; labelling pork; island seeks farmer.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Curlew
Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the evocative disappearing curlew call in the uplands.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/01/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—John Caudwell, businessman
John Caudwell, businessman, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Wool
5/5 The writer Sofi Thanhauser meets American weavers. She calls them 鈥榯he army of the small鈥�.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Tareena Shakil, Nabihah Iqbal & Libby Heaney, Death Doulas
Tareena Shakil, the first British woman to be found guilty of joining IS, tell her story.
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11:00
Terrorism and the Mind—The Mental Health Frontline
What role does mental illness play in the actions of violent extremism?
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11:30
The Train at Platform 4—Series 1, Gilbert
4/4 Gilbert is hiding, while Sam faces a carriage full of Roundheads.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/01/2022
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—5: Cold as an icicle
5/10 Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel set over one day in 1923, read by Sian Thomas.
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12:18
You and Yours—HS2 Homes, You and Yours Shopping Basket, Cost of Cricket
We're going to track 10 basic food items in the You and Yours shopping basket each month.
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12:57
Weather—28/01/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—28/01/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
1922: The Birth of Now—Louis Armstrong leaves New Orleans for Chicago
Louis Armstrong leaves New Orleans for Chicago in 1922 a move with profound influence
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14:00
The Archers—27/01/2022
Will calm be restored at Brookfield?
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14:15
Limelight—SteelHeads, Steelheads 鈥� Episode 5: Plan D
5/5 Straight roads in Montana, the free world, tell Suzie Zeek sent you鈥�
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14:45
New Year Solutions—Space
Get rid of clutter, save the planet
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Trees with Knees
Gardening programme featuring a group of green-fingered experts.
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15:45
The Poet and the Echo—The Town Marshal
Phil Crockett Thomas' portrait of a prison officer is inspired by Edgar Lee Masters.
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16:00
Last Word—Meat Loaf (pictured), Andr茅 Leon Talley, Jana Bennett, Kristin Baybars
Matthew Bannister on a singer, a fashion editor, a 大象传媒 executive, a toymaker
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16:30
More or Less—Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?
Does inflation hit poor households harder and how many people have died of Covid?
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17:00
PM—28/01/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/01/2022 The release of the report on alleged lockdown parties at Downing Street has been thrown into doubt.
The release of the report on alleged lockdown parties at Downing Street is in doubt.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 5
5/10 Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines.
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19:00
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Mary Whitehouse
Greg Jenner explores the history of privacy and intimacy on screen, at home and online.
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19:15
Screenshot—Sesame Street and kids' TV
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore children's TV, from Sesame Street to YouTube.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Michelle Donelan MP, Marvin Rees, Alice Thomson, Dale Vince
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Leckhampton.
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20:50
A Point of View—Leaving the Ivory Tower
As she leaves academia, Rebecca Stott says an audit culture is stifling universities.
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21:00
1922: The Birth of Now—The Shabolovka Tower and the Gherkin, The Criterion, The True Story of Ah Q, Louis Armstrong goes to Chicago
An omnibus edition of four things from 1922 with an impact a century later.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Sue Gray report expected to be delivered 鈥渟hortly鈥�
Day of confusion after intervention by Scotland Yard
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22:45
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—5: Cold as an icicle
5/10 Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel set over one day in 1923, read by Sian Thomas.
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23:00
Great Lives—Spike Milligan
Comedian and poet Henry Normal picks his comedy hero - Spike Milligan.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—28/01/2022
News and analysis from Westminster with Mark D'Arcy.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Wool
5/5 The writer Sofi Thanhauser meets American weavers. She calls them 鈥榯he army of the small鈥�.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—29/01/2022
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—29/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/01/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/01/2022
Spiritual reflection with Fr John McLuckie of Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
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05:45
The Death of Nuance—Across the Divide
4/5 Oliver Burkeman explores how society has become increasingly polorized.
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