FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—I Will Die
1/5 Memoir of an unpredictable childhood, written and read by the author of My Name Is Leon. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/08/2022
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—16/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das
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05:45
Farming Today—16/08/22 Seasonal workers, Sheep's milk cheese, Drought support
Investigation into claims migrant workers took on 拢5000 of debt to pick British fruit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kea
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/08/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Across the Red Line—Can going on strike any longer be justified?
Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.
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09:45
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—Hallelujah
2/5 De Waal's childhood wish to sing the Hallelujah chorus proves confrontational.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Musician Self Esteem, Baroness Minouche Shafik and Female Astronomers
The musician Self Esteem on her Mercury Prize nomination.
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11:00
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Case of The Missing Gorilla
'How can I be immersed in a book, and still notice my name?' asks Charlotte.
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11:30
In Suburbia—Light and Shade
The second of three programmes in which Ian Hislop celebrates the culture in Suburbia.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/08/2022
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How are you coping with childcare at the moment?
How are you coping with childcare at the moment?
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12:57
Weather—16/08/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—16/08/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
Larkin Revisited—Going, Going
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Going, Going.
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14:00
The Archers—15/08/2022
Tracy is worried about Chelsea. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Sunrise
A drama about decisions which changed the Indian nuclear programme forever. (R)
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 37, York
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from York. (R)
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15:30
Made of Stronger Stuff—Kidneys
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Like
Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms.
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16:30
Great Lives—Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar.
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17:00
PM—16/08/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/08/2022 Government Warned of Rwanda Torture
Ministers were told of torture concerns weeks before trying to send refugees to Rwanda
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18:30
Alone—Series 4, Episode 1 - Best Upstairs Neighbour Ever
1/6 Mitch and Ellie negotiate ground rules for their new relationship. Stars Angus Deayton.
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19:00
The Archers—16/08/2022
Does Toby have something to share?
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19:15
Front Row—Anne-Marie Duff on Bad Sisters, Returning the Benin Bronzes, Public Service Broadcasting's Prom
Anne-Marie Duff on her new TV show Bad Sisters, and returning the Benin Bronzes.
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20:00
The Church of Social Justice
Have modern political movements usurped the place of religion? Helen Lewis investigates.
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20:40
In Touch—Wine and Architecture Courses
We've been educating ourselves on wines with blind teacher Richard Lane at London's WSET.
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21:00
Pandemic 1918—Episode 1 - Origins, symptoms and spread
1/3 Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic. (R)
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21:30
Across the Red Line—Can going on strike any longer be justified?
Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.
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22:00
The World Tonight—More controversy over government鈥檚 asylum seeker policy
Independent adviser warned ministers Rwanda killed political opponents
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22:45
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp—Episode 2
2/5 In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
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23:00
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Black History
3/4 A third series from Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda
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23:30
Bridget Christie: Mortal—Afterlife
4/4 Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at the afterlife. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—Hallelujah
2/5 De Waal's childhood wish to sing the Hallelujah chorus proves confrontational. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/08/2022
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—17/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/08/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das
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05:45
Farming Today—17/08/33 - A prototype land use framework, seasonal farm safety, rare breed sheep
A prototype framework for land use in England, and farm safety advice after a viral video.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bar-headed Goose
Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose. (R)
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