BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4
  1. 6:00am

    News Headlines :
    27/05/2012

    The latest national and international news.

  2. 6:05am

    Something Understood :
    Saying Sorry

    Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so.

  3. 6:35am

    On Your Farm :
    27/05/2012

    Charlotte Smith goes behind bars to visit a farm within a prison at HMP North Sea Camp.

  4. 6:57am

    Weather :
    27/05/2012

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  5. 7:00am

    News and Papers :
    27/05/2012

    The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

  6. 7:10am

    Sunday :
    27/05/2012

    Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.

  7. 7:55am

    Radio 4 Appeal :
    The Mango Tree

    From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree.

  8. 7:57am

    Weather :
    27/05/2012

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  9. 8:00am

    News and Papers :
    27/05/2012

    The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

  10. 8:10am

    Sunday Worship :
    27/05/2012

    Pentecost from St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, with the Very Rev Gilleasbuig Macmillan.

  11. 8:50am

    A Point of View :
    A right loyal toast

    A week before the jubilee, Will Self reflects on the tradition of the Loyal Toast.

  12. 9:00am

    Broadcasting House :
    27/05/2012

    Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paul Mason.

  13. 10:00am

    The Archers Omnibus :
    27/05/2012

    David can't believe his eyes. Meanwhile Nic discovers her true feelings.

  14. 11:15am

    Desert Island Discs :
    Denise Robertson

    Kirsty Young interviews agony aunt, writer and presenter Denise Robertson.

  15. 12:00pm

    Just a Minute - Series 63 :
    Episode 2

    With panellists Graham Norton, Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Alun Cochrane.

  16. 12:32pm

    Food Programme :
    Breakfast

    Tim Hayward offers reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast.

  17. 12:57pm

    Weather :
    27/05/2012

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  18. 1:00pm

    Coming Soon

    The World This Weekend :
    27/05/2012

    Shaun Ley presents the latest national and international news.

  19. 1:30pm

    Reading between the Lines :
    1. Easy as ABC?

    Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are.

  20. Gardeners' Question Time :
    RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    Eric Robson chairs the programme from the horticultural highlight of the year.

  21. 2:45pm

    Coming Soon

    The Listening Project :
    Sunday Edition

    Encounters from Lincolnshire, Berkshire, Glasgow and the first UGC upload.

  22. 3:00pm

    Coming Soon

    Classic Serial - Mrs Dalloway :
    2. From Afternoon to Nightfall

    Septimus visits another doctor and becomes increasingly troubled.

  23. 4:00pm

    Coming Soon

    Open Book :
    David Hewson on his novel adaptation of The Killing

    The best new fiction and non-fiction, talking to writers and unearthing lost classics.

  24. 4:30pm

    Coming Soon

    Poetry Please :
    27/05/2012

    Roger McGough presents classic works by Dylan Thomas and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

  25. 5:00pm

    The End of Drug Discovery :

    Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

  26. 5:40pm

    Profile :
    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck.

  27. 5:54pm

    Coming Soon

    Shipping Forecast :
    27/05/2012

    The latest shipping forecast.

  28. 5:57pm

    Weather :
    27/05/2012

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  29. 6:00pm

    Coming Soon

    Six O'Clock News :
    27/05/2012

    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

  30. 6:15pm

    Coming Soon

    Pick of the Week :
    27/05/2012

    Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.

  31. 7:00pm

    Coming Soon

    The Archers :
    27/05/2012

    David takes action.

  32. 7:15pm

    Tonight - Series 2 :
    Episode 3

    Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show.

  33. 7:45pm

    Coming Soon

    Copenhagen Confidential :
    3. The Last Tenant

    Jan is pleased with his new office, but none of his colleagues want to work alone there.

  34. 8:00pm

    More or Less :
    Would firing staff 'at will' boost the economy?

    The Beecroft Review, infidelity, Ben Goldacre and the truth about hard-working Greeks.

    (Not available)

  35. 8:30pm

    Last Word :
    Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis and Eugene Polley

    Matthew Bannister on Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis and Eugene Polley.

  36. 9:00pm

    Money Box :
    26/05/2012

    Payday loans under the spotlight, Rockingham Retirement and disappearing pensions.

  37. 9:26pm

    Radio 4 Appeal :
    The Mango Tree

    From Kenya, Calvince Odoyo makes an appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree.

  38. 9:30pm

    In Business :
    Called to Account

    Peter Day asks why the Big Four accountancy firms are being investigated.

  39. 10:00pm

    Coming Soon

    Westminster Hour :
    27/05/2012

    Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

  40. 10:45pm

    Coming Soon

    What the Papers Say :
    Episode 105

    John Harris of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.

  41. 11:00pm

    The Film Programme :
    24/05/2012

    Francine Stock reports from the Cannes Film Festival with Ken Loach, Wes Anderson and more

  42. 11:30pm

    Something Understood :
    Saying Sorry

    Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so.

  43. 12:00am

    Coming Soon

    Midnight News :
    28/05/2012

    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

  44. 12:15am

    Thinking Allowed :
    Wine tasting; US philanthropy

    US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting.

  45. 12:45am

    Bells on Sunday :
    27/05/2012

    The bells of Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire.

  46. 12:48am

    Coming Soon

    Shipping Forecast :
    28/05/2012

    The latest shipping forecast.

  47. 1:00am

    Selection of BBC World Service Pro… :
    28/05/2012

    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

    (Not available)

  48. 5:20am

    Coming Soon

    Shipping Forecast :
    28/05/2012

    The latest shipping forecast.

  49. 5:30am

    Coming Soon

    News Briefing :
    28/05/2012

    News from BBC Radio 4.

  50. 5:43am

    Coming Soon

    Prayer for the Day :
    28/05/2012

    A reading and a reflection from Wales with singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys.

  51. 5:45am

    Coming Soon

    Farming Today :
    28/05/2012

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith.

  52. 5:57am

    Weather :
    28/05/2012

    The latest weather forecast for farmers.

    (Not available)

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