FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/06/2018
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Crossway by Guy Stagg—3. The River Po
3/5 In Northern Italy, following the Via Francigena, Guy needs help to cross a river. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—21/06/2018
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/06/2018
News from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/06/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—GE pigs, Funding for farming in Scotland, Countryside Stewardship scheme payments
Gene edited pigs which are immune to a virus have been bred at The Roslin Institute.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Nightjar
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/06/2018
Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Echolocation
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how some animals sense their world with sound not sight.
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09:45
The Crossway by Guy Stagg—4. Detour
4/5 Memories of the author's breakdown resurface in Thessaloniki.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Director, Carrie Cracknell, Playwright, Polly Stenham and 'Julie' at the National Theatre
Julie, Children & US/Mexico border, Linda Jackson, Danielle de Niese and Katharine Towers.
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10:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 4
4/5 Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—A New Front In The Fight Against Terror
An expanding international force is fighting Islamist extremists on the edge of the Sahara
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11:30
Pursuit of Beauty—Virginia Woolf: Impossible Music
In search of the musicality and sonic landscape of Virginia Woolf's world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/06/2018
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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12:04
91热爆 Front—21 June 1918 - Clarence Ogden
In Ashburton, Clarence Ogden leads the school assembly.
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12:15
Four Seasons—Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert's reflective poem for the midpoint of summer, read by Simon Russell Beale.
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12:20
You and Yours—London house prices, Non-stopping trains, Local markets
London's house prices, trains that skip stations and can local markets save high streets.
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12:57
Weather—21/06/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—21/06/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:43
Four Seasons—A Bee by Peter Didsbury
A playful, surreal take on the life of a man as a bee, read by Anton Lesser.
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13:45
National Health Stories—Doctors Revolt
How Aneurin Bevan convinced his harshest critics, the doctors, to sign up to his NHS.
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14:00
The Archers—20/06/2018
Alice gives some home truths. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—My Shadow and Me
Paven Virk's moving drama about a woman struggling with pre-natal depression.
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15:00
Ramblings—Series 39, Cairngorms
Clare Balding goes on a musical walk with the composer Alexander Chapman Campbell.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Jenny Agutter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cystic Fibrosis Trust. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Michael Ondaatje, Nell Dunn
Man Booker-winning Michael Ondaatje talks to Mariella Frostrup. (R)
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16:00
Four Seasons—Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes' Dream Variations, read by Noma Dumezweni.
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16:03
The Film Programme—Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett
Francine Stock meets Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
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16:30
91热爆 Inside Science—The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
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17:00
PM—21/06/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:58
Four Seasons—There Came a Wind Like a Bugle by Emily Dickinson
Harriet Walter reads There Came a Wind Like a Bugle for the midpoint of summer.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/06/18 Residency Plans For EU Citizens Outlined
UK details residency plans for EU citizens. Minister resigns over Heathrow expansion vote
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18:30
The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Frank Skinner, Holly Walsh and Richard Herring ponder history鈥檚 funniest moments. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—21/06/2018
Phoebe offers some advice.
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19:15
Front Row—James Corden, Poet Raymond Antrobus, Arts Minister Michael Ellis
James Corden talks to John Wilson about bringing his Late Late Show to London.
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19:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 4
4/5 Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico. (R)
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20:00
The Law Show—Social media in the dock
Does social media pose a threat to criminal justice and how can fair trials be ensured? (R)
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Franchising
Is opening a franchise a low-risk way to start a business? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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21:00
91热爆 Inside Science—The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
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21:30
In Our Time—Echolocation
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how some animals sense their world with sound not sight. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Special report from the Sahara Desert
We focus on the terror-threat that's spreading across the Sahel.
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22:45
The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 4
4/10 Sylvia Blackwell, new resident of East Mole, has found an ally in fellow newcomer Dr Bell.
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23:00
Lobby Land—Series 1, Plane Sailing
3/4 Young political editor Sam Peakes needs a story - fast.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/06/2018
The government's scheme to allow EU nationals to carry on living in the UK after Brexit.
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23:55
Four Seasons—Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm, The Mower to the Glow-Worms, Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
Three poems to reflect on the longest day of the year before the light begins to fade.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/06/2018
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Crossway by Guy Stagg—4. Detour
4/5 Memories of the author's breakdown resurface in Thessaloniki. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—22/06/2018
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/06/2018
News from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/06/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—CO2 shortage, Cow deaths, Flower foraging
There's a CO2 shortage and it could affect chicken supplies by the end of this week.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot. (R)
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