FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—05/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison—The Observations
3/5Sophie Harrison’s medical training focuses on a vital doctors’ tool - the Observations.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/05/2022
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—05/05/2022
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/05/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Janet Fife
05:45
Farming Today—05/05/2022 - Farm Machinery and LAMMA
We're at LAMMA, the farm machinery show.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mauritius Kestrel
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel, from the island of Mauritius.
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Morning
06:00
Today—05/05/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—The Davidian Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lasting impact of David I, King of Scotland c1084-1153
09:45
The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison—Surgery and Medicines
4/5Sophie Harrison contemplates the differences between general medicine and surgery.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Adele Roberts, Homes for Ukraine - Judith and Oksana, Sylvia Young, Ruth Dodsworth
The award-winning Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts on her bowel cancer journey
11:00
Crossing Continents—Mexico: The Yaqui Fight Back
Resistance and division among Mexico’s indigenous Yaqui people
11:30
Art of Now—Recovery
A studio in London where survivors of torture are using art to help with their recovery
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—05/05/2022
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders - Aron Gelbard
How entrepreneur Aron Gelbard found a gap in the flower delivery market.
12:32
Sliced Bread—Running Shoes
Is it worth paying more for a pair? Will they make you run faster?
12:57
Weather—05/05/2022
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—05/05/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
13:45
What Really Happened in the Nineties?—4. Internet
The internet: from Utopian ideal to every parent's nightmare.
14:00
The Archers—04/05/2022
Pat contemplates the future.
14:15
Drama on 4—The Kubrick Test
The story of a young actor’s encounter with the legendary film maker Stanley Kubrick.
15:00
Ramblings—Oliver Jeffers in Outer Space
Much-loved children's author Oliver Jeffers rambles with Clare in Derry-Londonderry.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Over The Wall
Dr Ranj presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Over The Wall.
15:30
Bookclub—Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Angelmaker.
16:00
X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—3. Planet B
What led to Musk’s obsession with existential catastrophism and colonising Mars?
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Precious Metals, Earlier Eggs, and Meaningful Meteorites
How bacteria could soon harvest precious metals from your old phone.
17:00
PM—05/05/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/05/2022 UK Economy to Shrink
The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy is likely to shrink.
18:30
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 1, Round 3: Four-Letter Words
3/4Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
19:00
The Archers—05/05/2022
There’s a sad goodbye in Ambridge and Jolene offers an olive branch.
19:15
Front Row—PJ Harvey, Radical Landscapes exhibition and TV show The Terror-Infamy reviewed
PJ Harvey on Orlam, her narrative poem in Dorset dialect.
20:00
The Briefing Room—How has the war in Ukraine changed German politics?
What does Germany's huge shift in foreign policy mean for Germany and the wider world?
20:30
Life Changing—The castle
Mikey Allen finds a majestic way to combat the trauma of war.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Precious Metals, Earlier Eggs, and Meaningful Meteorites
How bacteria could soon harvest precious metals from your old phone.
21:30
In Our Time—The Davidian Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lasting impact of David I, King of Scotland c1084-1153
22:00
The World Tonight—Polls close in elections across the UK
Thousands of local authority seats up for grabs in England Scotland and Wales
22:45
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Four
4/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
23:00
Local Elections 2022
Coverage of the 2022 local elections.
