FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Broken Greek, by Pete Paphides—Part Three
3/5 An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—07/05/2020
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/05/20 Report on gamekeepers' motivations, dairy support announced
Are gamekeepers under pressure to illegally shoot birds of prey that predate game birds?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Northern Wheatear
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/05/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—John Clare
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, poet and farm labourer.
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09:45
Broken Greek, by Pete Paphides—Episode 4
4/5 An memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women leaders and Covid-19, Lionel Shriver, Florence Nightingale鈥檚 bicentenary
Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men?
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10:45
The Citadel—Series 7, Episode 4
4/5 It's the day of the boxing match, and Manson has some distressing news about Ivan.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Lithium: Argentina's 'White Gold' Rush
Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as 鈥榞reen鈥 as we think they are?
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11:30
Five Knots
Short strands about five knots, woven together by Timandra Harkness.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/05/2020
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—07/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 4
4/10 Ann Petry鈥檚 powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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12:20
You and Yours—Recession woes; Dentist hubs; NHS volunteers and Object arts
Recession fears, using everyday objects to remember loved ones and dentistry in lockdown.
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12:57
Weather—07/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—07/05/2020
News, analysis and comment from 成人快手 Radio 4
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC), Jade Axe
4/5 Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects - a 6,000-year-old axe found in Kent.
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14:00
The Archers—Chris and Alice Return From Vegas
We delve into The Archers鈥 archive to revisit Chris and Alice's elopement.
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14:15
Brief Lives—Series 10, Episode 4
Sarah and Frank unwittingly become involved in a neighbourhood dispute.
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15:00
Open Country—Closed Country: Changing seasons
Helen Mark looks at the changing seasons on her family farm near Limavady in N Ireland.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Hello World
Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hello World
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15:30
Bookclub—Rebecca Solnit - The Faraway Nearby
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
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16:00
成人快手 Inside Science—Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
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16:30
PM—07/05/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/05/2020 UK and Scottish governments set out different views on lockdown relaxation
Ministers say any easing of the lockdown will be "modest" as Scotland extends measures
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18:30
Ankle Tag—Series 2, The Nappy Advert
2/4 The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.
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19:00
The Archers—Joe Grundy鈥檚 Wake
We delve into The Archers鈥 archive as we bid farewell to Joe Grundy.
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19:15
Front Row—George the Poet, V铆kingur 脫lafsson, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pride and Prejudice
George the Poet, and pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
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19:45
The Citadel—Series 7, Episode 4
4/5 It's the day of the boxing match, and Manson has some distressing news about Ivan.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Coronavirus and the economy
What are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and and what could happen next?
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20:30
In Business—Economic Recovery in the USA
Jim O'Neill assesses American business and economic resilience.
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21:00
成人快手 Inside Science—Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
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21:30
In Our Time—John Clare
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, poet and farm labourer. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Public urged to stick to lockdown over bank holiday weekend
Govt says easing of restrictions on Sunday will be 鈥渓imited and carefully monitored鈥
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22:45
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 4
4/10 Ann Petry鈥檚 powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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23:00
Now Wash Your Hands—Episode 6
6/6 Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests.
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23:30
Art of Now—Raw Meat
Susan Bright gets bloody and fleshy with artists who鈥檙e using body parts as a raw material
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Broken Greek, by Pete Paphides—Episode 4
4/5 An memoir of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—08/05/2020
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/05/20 Booming bitterns return to Morecambe Bay
Caz Graham goes searching for the distinctive boom of the Morecambe Bay bittern.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Moorhen
Chris Packham presents the moorhen.
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