FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—02/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:15
The Way I See It—Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
12/30 30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
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00:30
The Poet and the Echo—The Idler
Hannah Lavery鈥檚 meditative story inspired by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—02/08/2020
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/08/2020
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
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05:45
The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of the Black Death
1/5 Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
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Morning
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06:00
News—02/08/2020
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Seeking Eurydice
Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Secrets Beneath the Soil
How can the history of a field affect the crops that grow in it today?
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06:57
Weather—02/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—02/08/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on; Sheffield Cathedral Choir; Hajj in lockdown
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Life Saving Society UK
Johnny Ball makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Royal Life Saving Society UK.
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07:57
Weather—02/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—02/08/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Encountering God in abandonment
The Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury charts her walk with God and with Covid-19.
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08:48
A Point of View—The Big Benefits of Smallness
Linda Colley on why being a small nation can be an advantage.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Geoff Sample's Orphean Warbler
Wildlife Sound Recordist Geoff Sample on Tweet of the Day
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09:00
Broadcasting House—02/08/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—02/08/2020
Fallon finds herself under pressure and Tony makes a nostalgic discovery.
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10:55
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Oystercatcher
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the oystercatcher.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Steve Backshall, explorer
Steve Backshall, explorer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
The Alien Birds Have Landed—The Pheasant
1/5 Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the pheasant became a British bird.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—02/08/2020
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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12:04
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 1999 - The Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Jeremy Hardy joins Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humph.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Return of the Restaurant?
Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
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12:57
Weather—02/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—02/08/2020
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:30
The Listening Project—02/08/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown. Fi Glover presents.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Eighteen
Kathy Clugston presents the horticultural panel show with gardening experts.
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14:45
The Way I See It—Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
14/30 30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
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15:00
Drama on 4—Closely Observed Trains by Bohumil Hrabal
For Milos Hrma, life at the railway station in Bohemia is full of complex preoccupations.
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16:00
Bookclub—Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
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16:30
Fothermather
Poet Gail McConnell explores what it means to be a parent in a same-sex relationship.
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17:00
The Homeless Hotel
What happened to rough sleepers during the coronavirus lockdown - and what happens next?
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17:40
The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of the Black Death
1/5 Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—02/08/2020
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/08/2020 Government says reopening schools in England "a priority"
Ministers insist it will be safe to return in September despite concerns from unions
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18:15
Pick of the Week—02/08/2020
The best of 麻豆社 Radio this week.
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19:00
The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 1
1/15 Henry Akeley, an old student from Dr Eleanor Peck鈥檚 folklore course has gone missing.
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19:15
Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Kuala Lumpur
5/6 A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur a chance to brush up his stewarding skills.
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19:45
Fabuloso—It Was Too Hot
1/2 A new short story to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brighton and Hove Pride.
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20:00
Feedback—31/07/2020
The programme that holds the 麻豆社 to account on behalf of the radio audience
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20:30
Last Word—Stuart Wheeler, Josephine Cox, Milo拧 Jake拧, Peter Green
Matthew Bannister on a financier, an author, a politician, a guitarist.
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21:00
Money Box—'We know apprenticeships work'
Do apprenticeships work? Plus over-75's TV licences and debt collection.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Life Saving Society UK
Johnny Ball makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Royal Life Saving Society UK.
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21:30
In Business—The Jobs Challenge
Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
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22:00
Westminster Hour—02/08/2020
Ellie Price hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is essential film noir that ends an unofficial trilogy.
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23:30
Something Understood—Seeking Eurydice
Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Estates
Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—03/08/2020
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2020
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/08/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—03/08/20 Harvest 2020, Algal blooms, Eat Out to Help Out in rural pubs
Yields are down for harvest 2020 after a difficult growing season.
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05:56
Weather—03/08/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Matt Merritt on the Curlew
Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.
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