BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4
  1. 6:00am

    Today :
    18/06/2013

    George Osborne on tax, an Arctic veteran's new medal, plus what's up with our weather?

  2. 9:00am

    The Life Scientific :
    54. David Spiegelhalter

    Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.

  3. 9:30am

    One to One :
    Owen Bennett Jones talks to Mick Flynn

    Owen Bennett-Jones talks to a British soldier about the reality of war.

  4. 9:45am

    Book of the Week - Alexandria: The… :
    Episode 2

    Peter was a bookish child, who began his only work of fiction, featuring Cleopatra, aged 9

  5. 10:00am

    Woman's Hour :
    Beatrice Mtetwa; the politics of female friendships

    Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer working in Zimbabwe. The politics of female friendships.

  6. 10:45am

    Dangerous Visions - The Testament … :
    Episode 2

    When Jessie's own world begins to fall apart, she realises it is time to take action.

  7. 11:00am

    Shared Planet :
    Can We Save It All?

    With so many species and habitats under threat, how do we decide what to conserve?

  8. 11:30am

    Tales from the Stave - Series 9 :
    2. George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad

    Frances studies Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad song settings and orchestral rhapsody.

  9. 12:00pm

    You and Yours :
    Call You and Yours: Quality of Care

    Winifred Robinson asks if we are failing a lost generation of older people.

  10. 12:57pm

    Weather :
    18/06/2013

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  11. 1:00pm

    World at One :
    18/06/2013

    Nato hands over responsibility for security to Afghan forces. Presented by Martha Kearney.

  12. 1:45pm

    1913: The Year Before :
    Poverty

    Michael Portillo explores the pre-war attitudes to poverty, both in town and country.

  13. 2:15pm

    Dangerous Visions :
    Invasion

    Astronaut Kadian Giametti returns to earth to find that the world has changed.

  14. 3:00pm

    Short Cuts - Series 3 :
    4. Lines of Communication

    Josie Long presents stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out.

  15. 3:30pm

    Mastertapes - Series 2 :
    8. Eliza and Martin Carthy (B-Side)

    Eliza and Martin Carthy answer audience questions about her album and their work together.

  16. 4:00pm

    Law in Action :
    The Neuberger Experiment

    Do women judge differently from men? Legal magazine with Joshua Rozenberg.

  17. 4:30pm

    A Good Read :
    Antonia Quirke & Kerry Shale

    Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.

  18. 5:00pm

    PM :
    18/06/2013

    Coverage and analysis of the day's news.

  19. 6:00pm

    Six O'Clock News :
    18/06/2013

    National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

  20. 6:30pm

    The Castle - Series 4 :
    3. Highlights and Twilights

    Two mysterious visitors, one deathly pale and one deathly orange.

  21. 7:15pm

    Front Row :
    Before Midnight, Conor McPherson, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Rachel …

    Before Midnight reviewed; playwright Conor McPherson; Rachel Whiteread's Cultural Exchange

  22. 7:45pm

    Dangerous Visions - The Testament … :
    Episode 2

    When Jessie's own world begins to fall apart, she realises it is time to take action.

  23. 8:00pm

    File on 4 :
    Council Asset Sales

    Are taxpayers getting value for money when cash strapped councils sell off their assets?

  24. 8:40pm

    In Touch :
    18/06/2013

    Two listeners relate their experiences of navigating the legal system.

  25. 9:00pm

    All in the Mind :
    18/06/2013

    Do older people need specialist mental health services? Claudia Hammond investigates.

  26. 9:30pm

    The Life Scientific :
    54. David Spiegelhalter

    Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.

  27. 9:58pm

    Weather :
    18/06/2013

    Weather information.

    (Not available)

  28. 10:00pm

    The World Tonight :
    18/06/2013

    Talking to the Taliban: US and Afghan governments announce start of direct negotiations.

  29. 10:45pm

    Book at Bedtime - A Commonplace Ki… :
    Episode 7

    DDI Cooper's suspicions about Walter Frobisher increase as he pays him an unexpected visit

  30. 11:30pm

    Today in Parliament :
    18/06/2013

    Susan Hulme hears MPs press for a binding vote on Syria.

  31. 12:00am

    Midnight News :
    19/06/2013

    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

  32. 12:30am

    Book of the Week - Alexandria: The… :
    Episode 2

    Peter was a bookish child, who began his only work of fiction, featuring Cleopatra, aged 9

  33. 1:00am

    Selection of BBC World Service Pro… :
    19/06/2013

    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

    (Not available)

  34. 5:43am

    Prayer for the Day :
    19/06/2013

    A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.

  35. 5:45am

    Farming Today :
    19/06/2013

    Anna Hill hears fears that traffic light labelling will put consumers off dairy products.

  36. 5:58am

    Tweet of the Day :
    Lesser Whitethroat

    Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the lesser whitethroat.

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