FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—13/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 1
1/5 The American comedian's fiercely tender memoir of losing his toddler son to cancer.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—13/12/2022
A selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/12/2022
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/12/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/12/2022 Land Use report; Avian flu; Cheese exports
A Lords report calls for a Land Use Commission. Plus avian flu and cheese exports.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/12/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Room 5—Series 2, 6. Tre
7/10 On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them.
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09:30
Flight of the Ospreys—On the Gambia River
Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys as they reach Gambia.
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09:45
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 2
2/5 Rob’s professional gamble has paid off but he’s about to be needed at home more than ever.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust. RCN's Pat Cullen. Dance like no-one's watching
Hilary McGrady the DG of the National Trust. David Coulthard on women in F1. Nurses strike
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11:00
Phantoms in the Brain—‘I'm tired of feeling a prisoner to my thoughts’ – Moksha’s story
The doctor with OCD so extreme he drives 50 miles every day just to use the toilet at home
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11:30
Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Episode 1: The Baritone Voice
The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—13/12/2022
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you?
Call You and Yours: How are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you?
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12:57
Weather—13/12/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—13/12/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Please Protect Abraham—7. Just Pray
Abraham’s friends and family retrace the events of Sunday 25 March, 2018.
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14:00
The Archers—12/12/2022
There’s romance on the cards for the Grundys.
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14:15
Broken Colours—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 Jess and Dan try to piece together what happened at the supermarket shooting.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 33, Expression
Short documentaries about how we express ourselves. Presented by Josie Long.
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15:30
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand—Series 2: Can I Change?, S2. Ep 2 - Does our birth order affect our personality?
The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
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16:00
Will Bird Flu Steal Christmas?
Charlotte Smith investigates the outbreak, vaccines, and if bird flu will steal Christmas.
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16:30
Great Lives—Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer
Writer Olivia Laing nominates the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd.
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17:00
PM—13/12/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/12/2022 Scientists have made a major breakthrough in their quest to make nuclear fusion
It's hoped it could one day lead to a near-limitless source of clean power
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18:30
Hennikay—Series 1, 4. Going Home
4/4 Guy goes back home to where it all started to see if he can make sense of Hennikay.
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19:00
The Archers—13/12/2022
One resident makes a drunken admission.
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19:15
Front Row—Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil
Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.
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20:00
What’s a Tory?
Lewis Goodall wonders what it means to be a Conservative in Britain today.
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20:40
In Touch—The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer; Visually Impaired Netball
We talk about the role of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer in diagnosing sight loss.
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21:00
All in the Mind—The sudden rise in teenagers developing tics during the pandemic
How much is social media behind a rise in involuntary tics in teens during the pandemic?
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21:30
Room 5—Series 2, 6. Tre
7/10 On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Rishi Sunak sets out new plan to curb Channel migrants
The PM has outlined measures aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the Channel
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22:45
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson—Episode 2
2/5 Elizabeth discovers she won’t ever be going home whilst Clara still longs for her sister.
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23:00
Rhys James—Rhys James Isn't..., Rhys James Isn’t… 'A'
1/2 Over two episodes comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite opinions to see how they fit.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—13/12/2022
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—14/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 2
2/5 Rob’s professional gamble has paid off but he’s about to be needed at home more than ever.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—14/12/2022
A selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/12/2022
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/12/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/12/2022 Migration and farming; artisan cheese
Migration Advisory Committee report. Cheese made in the remotest of places.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Auk
Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.
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