FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—03/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, The Beginnings of the Darkness
1/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—03/03/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/03/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
05:45
Farming Today—Duck Farming, Grey Squirrel Eradication, Mink
How much water do farmed ducks need? Anna Hill talks to a duck farmer and the RSPCA.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wren
John Aitchison presents the wren.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—03/03/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda
Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.
09:45
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, New Ways of Living
2/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women of the World Festival; Divorce; Poldark
Jane Garvey and her guests discuss the women in Yarl's Wood, surviving divorce and more.
10:45
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—2. Images and Ink
2/5Burden and Lisa discover a tantalising image of Klara at her local church.
11:00
Holding Back the Sea
David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter.(R)
11:30
Tales from the Stave—Smetana - Ma Vlast
Smetana's hymn to his native Czech land - Ma Vlast is the manuscript subject this week.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—03/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—3 March 1915 - Fraser Chadwick
Fraser finds being a union representative at Marshalls' the easiest part of his life.
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: School Admissions
What did you do to get your child into their first choice secondary school?
12:57
Weather—03/03/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—03/03/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
Promises, Promises: A History of Debt—What is Debt?
David Graeber asks what debt actually is. It is not as simple as one might think.
14:00
The Archers—02/03/2015
It is karaoke night at the Bull.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—EV Crowe - How to Say Goodbye Properly
Award-winning drama about growing up in the army, by EV Crowe.(R)
15:00
Making History—03/03/2015
How politics was played out through drama at the court of Elizabeth.
15:30
Costing the Earth—Hunting the Beefalo
Tom Heap goes in search of the hybrid beefalo, which is damaging the Grand Canyon.
16:00
Good News Is No News
Charlie Beckett explores whether news is bad for us and how it could be done differently.(R)
16:30
A Good Read—Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn
Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
17:00
PM—03/03/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/03/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You'—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4Ruth gets carried away with the sound effects for Lucy's serious radio drama.(R)
19:00
The Archers—Floods Hit Ambridge
We delve into The Archers’ archive and the River Am is rising.
19:15
Front Row—Sigourney Weaver, Inventing Impressionism, Anti-Semitism in Theatre
Sigourney Weaver's new film, Inventing Impressionism and Simon Rattle's return to the UK.
19:45
The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—2. Images and Ink
2/5Burden and Lisa discover a tantalising image of Klara at her local church.(R)
20:00
File on 4 Investigates—No Place of Safety
Fran Abrams reports on the shortage of secure places for children at risk.
20:40
In Touch—Gone blind or born blind
Claims Waitrose packaging is hard to read and comparing going blind with being born blind.
21:00
Inside Health—Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing
Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.
21:30
The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda
Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.
21:58
Weather—03/03/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Report says 370 girls and young women potential victims of sexual grooming in Oxfordshire over past 16 years.
Document commissioned after 7 men given life for rape and trafficking of 6 girls in 2013.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 2
2/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.
23:00
The Hot Kid—1. True American Lawman
1/4Elmore Leonard's epic tale of cops and robbers in the 1930s.
23:30
Today in Parliament—03/03/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—04/03/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, New Ways of Living
2/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/03/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/03/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
05:45
Farming Today—TB-Resistant Cows, Chick Sexing, Birds of Prey
The development of TB-resistant cows in China and the challenge of sexing chicks.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dunnock
John Aitchison presents the dunnock.(R)
