Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/11/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The Shadow of Algiers—Intimate Violence
2/5 Stories from France鈥檚 troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/11/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—20/11/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Finding Delight in Our Slippers
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Hope Lonergan.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/11/24 Farmers rally in central London
Thousands of farmers gather in London to protest at changes to inheritance tax.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/11/24 - Nick Robinson at Bulgaria border crossing and Emma Barnett in London
Nick Robinson on illegal migration at a key EU crossing and Emma Barnett in London
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09:00
Life Changing—Missing the bus
An English boy goes from homelessness in LA's Skid Row to Basketball stardom.
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09:30
The Gift—Series 2, 3. Sold
A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gillian Anderson, Nurse Bethany Hutchison, Gis猫le Pelicot, Film-maker Elizabeth Sankey
Actor Gillian Anderson on her book Want - a collection of women's sexual fantasies.
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11:00
File on 4—The Labour Market: Women who have babies outside the NHS
Some women are giving birth with help from outside the NHS. But is more regulation needed?
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11:45
The Shadow of Algiers—Operation Resurrection
3/5 Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/11/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Badly Measured Homes, Cashback Boom, Currys Black Friday Guarantee
Can you trust the floor space measurements in home sale packs? What if you are sold short?
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12:57
Weather—20/11/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Al-Fayed abuse 'could be on the scale of Jimmy Savile'
Victims' advocate Jasvinder Sanghera expects more claims against Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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13:45
Appetite for Distraction—Medium and Metaphor
Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
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14:00
The Archers—19/11/2024
Fallon takes a step in the right direction.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Chloe's Ark
Wheelchair user Brooke needs Chloe to do her odd jobs, but maybe Chloe needs Brooke more.
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15:00
The Law Show—Miscarriages of justice and the CCRC
The CCRC was criticised over serious miscarriages of justice, but how does it work?
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15:30
Menopause Matters—Pausing the Menopause
Lara Lewington explores the science of pushing back, pausing, or stopping the menopause.
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16:00
The Media Show—Investigating abuse in the Church of England, Tyson vs Paul, NYT Games, Leaving X for Bluesky
Cathy Newman on how her journalism brought down the archbishop of Canterbury.
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17:00
PM—Ukraine uses British-made missiles in Russia
Ex-Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says using the weapons is long overdue.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/11/2024 Ukraine fires UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time
The launch suggests the UK government has lifted previous restrictions on Kyiv's usage
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18:30
You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'Dropping a Grandfather clock on your foot!'
2/6 Is Mercury hotter than Rio?
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19:00
The Archers—20/11/2024
There鈥檚 instant regret at The Bull.
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19:15
Front Row—Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Celebrity Children's Books and the Art and Writing of Maud Sulter
Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, and celebrity children's books.
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20:00
Moral Maze—Is loyalty a virtue or a vice?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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21:00
The Long View—The Politics of Natural Disasters
Jonathan Freedland and guests compare floods in Valencia with events in China in 1931.
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21:30
The Conflict—Middle East, Israel Declares Independence (1948): Why did Britain leave its mandate in Palestine?
We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia
Ukraine fired UK-supplied weapons at targets in Russia for first time, 大象传媒 understands
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22:45
Precipice by Robert Harris—Episode Eight
8/10 By Robert Harris. Venetia starts work as a nurse at the London Hospital.
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23:00
Sarah Mills' Bad Bod Squad—Episode 1 - Leaky
Stoma bag user Sarah Mills' comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing body.
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23:15
Influencers—Series 1, 6. Mushrooms
6/6 Ruth and Carla experiment with micro-dosing. Revelations and home truths abound.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/11/2024
Susan Hulme reports as the understudies take to the despatch box for PMQs!
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/11/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The Shadow of Algiers—Operation Resurrection
3/5 Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/11/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—21/11/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Charm Is Not It
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Hope Lonergan.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/11/24 Hedges, intensive pig farming, sustainable food systems
Hedgerows in decline, in spite of agri-environment schemes to help them.
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