FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—15/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 4
4/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—15/05/2020
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—15/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/05/2020
Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/05/20 Defeated amendment in the Agriculture Bill
Can the government be trusted to protect food standards in trade deals?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bell Miner
Chris Packham presents the bell miner of eastern Australia.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—15/05/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate
Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 5
5/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of the poet Lord Byron.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Relationships between the generations during lockdown
We consider the effect that guidance for the over-70s has had on different age-groups.
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10:45
Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring—5. Earrings
5/5 Griet sits for a painting by Vermeer wearing the earrings of his wife.
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11:00
Pandemic 1918—Episode 1 - Origins, symptoms and spread
1/3 Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.
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11:30
Down the Line—Lockdown Special
A lockdown special of the Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—15/05/2020
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—15/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 10
10/10 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—Coronavirus Dating; Gaming; Sick Pay and Furloughed Staff
Coronavirus Dating; Gaming; Sick Pay and Furloughed Staff
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12:57
Weather—15/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—15/05/2020
News, analysis and comment from 成人快手 Radio 4
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13:45
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Poverty and want
5/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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14:00
The Archers—Helen Wins Custody of Her Boys
We delve into The Archers鈥� archive and it's the day of Helen's family court judgement.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Life Cycle of Ospreys
In the Peak District, two strangers stand guard over a rare osprey鈥檚 eggs.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At 成人快手: Episode Seven
Kathy Clugston is joined by Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Pottage and Christine Walkden.
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15:45
Short Works—You by Caleb Klaces
A son speaks to his father across the airwaves, and across the years.
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16:00
Last Word—Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr OBE, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider
Matthew Bannister on a rock 'n' roll star, a psychologist, a mathematician, a musician
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16:30
PM—15/05/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/05/2020 Infection rate increases
'R-Number' edges closer to the point where the virus could start to spread more rapidly.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 5
5/8 Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
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19:00
Front Row—White Lines, V铆kingur 脫lafsson, How to write a play, Eliza Hittman
Netflix drama White Lines, and pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson live from Reykjav铆k
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19:45
Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring—5. Earrings
5/5 Griet sits for a painting by Vermeer wearing the earrings of his wife.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Minette Batters, Harriet Harman MP, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, Helen Whately MP
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
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20:50
A Point of View—My Mother
Howard Jacobson on his mother's life - and death.
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21:00
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Omnibus: Causes
11/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK coronavirus infection rate creeps back up
The "R number" now sits at between 0.7 and 1
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22:45
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 10
10/10 Ann Petry鈥檚 powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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23:00
Great Lives—Sally Phillips on Hollywood star Myrna Loy
Sally Phillips nominates her comedy star, Myrna Loy
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23:30
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Gyroscope
The gyroscope: a remarkable device used to guide everything from submarines to satellites.
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23:45
Today in Parliament—15/05/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—16/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 5
5/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of the poet Lord Byron.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—16/05/2020
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—16/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock
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05:45
Sliced Bread—Kombucha
Greg Foot and guests put Kombucha drinks through the evidence mill
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