FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/07/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 2
2/5 With Hussein's health deteriorating, the family must try to get out of Moscow fast.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/07/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—01/07/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—01/07/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/07/2020
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
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05:45
Farming Today—01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries
Neil Parish MP tells Anna Hill how the UK's food supply might change in the future.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/07/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
More or Less—Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?
Bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?
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09:30
Four Thought—Good and Clever
Sammy Wright asks why we put such weight on exam results.
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09:45
The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 3
3/5 The Amiri family are still desperate to get to the UK. They pray the NHS will save Hussein
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and Gaming;
Women and gaming; Ireland & abortion statistics; Amanda Craig; gender equality in theatre.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 3
3/10 Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride.
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11:00
Meanwhile...—Meanwhile in Space
Rebecca Morelle asks whether we're about to witness a new golden era of human spaceflight.
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11:30
The Break—Series 3, 4. The Agreement
4/6 Andy and Jeff have a major problem to solve - each other.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/07/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—01/07/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Brixton Hill by Lottie Moggach—Episode 3
3/10 Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Read by Will Howard and Maggie Service.
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12:20
You and Yours—Plastic Waste in Lockdown, Dental Plans, Disability and the Arts
Has the war on single use plastic taken a backseat in lockdown?
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12:57
Weather—01/07/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—01/07/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC), Minoan Bull Leaper
3/5 Neil MacGregor's history arrives at a Minoan treasure and a dangerous hobby from 1700 BC
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14:00
The Archers—30/06/2020
Ed has his arm twisted.
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14:15
Drama on 4—My Mother's Daughter
A moving and nuanced drama about motherhood starring Sue Johnston and Christine Bottomley.
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15:00
Money Box—Bounce Back Loans
The government-backed loans designed to give small firms quick and easy access to cash.
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15:30
All in the Mind—Blue Health; Talking to the dying; Diet or exercise to halt memory decline
Blue Health; talking to the dying; diet, exercise and memory decline.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Finance
Traders and finance.
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16:30
The Media Show—Times Radio launches and Twitch faces reckoning
Times Radio launches and a reckoning for Twitch.
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17:00
PM—01/07/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/07/2020 UK job losses pile up
More than 11,000 job losses have been announced in the past two days.
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18:30
Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French
1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known!
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19:00
The Archers—01/07/2020
Elizabeth takes the first step
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19:15
Front Row—Director Werner Herzog, actor Danny Sapani, Watford bookclub
Werner Herzog on his latest film, Danny Sapani on play Les Blancs, Watford's big bookclub.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 3
3/10 Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride.
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20:00
Moral Maze—‘G°ù´Ç³Ü±è³Ù³ó¾±²Ô°ì’
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Four Thought—Good and Clever
Sammy Wright asks why we put such weight on exam results.
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21:00
More or Less—Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?
Bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?
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21:30
The Media Show—Times Radio launches and Twitch faces reckoning
Times Radio launches and a reckoning for Twitch.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Hundreds of arrests in Hong Kong over new security law
Up to three-million people offered new rights to live and work in Britain
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22:45
Brixton Hill by Lottie Moggach—Episode 3
3/10 Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Read by Will Howard and Maggie Service.
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23:00
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 6, The Girls
4/6 Sarah Parish plays the neighbour from hell in this comic monologue by Jenny Eclair.
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23:15
Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Fast-paced, one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube star, Damien Slash.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—01/07/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/07/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 3
3/5 The Amiri family are still desperate to get to the UK. They pray the NHS will save Hussein
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/07/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—02/07/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—02/07/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/07/2020
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
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05:45
Farming Today—02/07/20 - Scrutinising the Green Recovery Fund, Nature Recovery Networks, Blueberries
The government has announced £40m for Green Recovery but some don't think it's enough.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—James Henry on the Little Owl
Author James Henry recalls the little owl for Tweet of the Day.
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