Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/03/2025
The latest news and weather forecast from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 6: Fright Night
Danny spends the night with a poltergeist.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—National Cathedral Church of St Patrick in Dublin
Bells on Sunday comes from The National Cathedral Church of St Patrick in Dublin.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—17/03/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—17/03/2025
The latest news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—St Patrick's Wife?
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/03/25 Covid anniversary and its legacy on farms. Biosecurity and keeping diseases at bay.
What did the farming and food industry learn from the Covid lockdowns?
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05:57
Weather—17/03/2025
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/03/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
More or Less—How did lockdown impact children?
Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown.
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09:45
Shadow World—The Willpower Detectives, 5. Rich Pickings
Sue Mitchell investigates who people turn to when they fear vulnerable friends need help.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lockdown babies, Breast cancer study, Femgore, Chess Masters
Five years on from Covid lockdown, what's been the impact on babies born during that time?
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11:00
Changing the Odds—Episode 1: Westminster; Gambling's Big Bang
How the 2005 Gambling Act propelled the UK to become the biggest online gambling market.
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11:45
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—1: Huntington's Disease
1/5 A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/03/2025
The latest national and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Five Years Since Lockdown, Pop-up Campsites, Gaming and Well-being
Five years after the first Covid lockdown, what has been the lasting legacy for consumers?
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12:57
Weather—17/03/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Ex Ofsted Chief hits out at Labour's Schools Bill
Amanda Spielman tells WATO the government is putting teaching unions before students.
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13:45
Human Intelligence—Manhattan Project: J Robert Oppenheimer
The father of the atom bomb who longed to be an all-American hero.
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14:00
The Archers—16/03/2025
Helen finds herself in a tight spot.
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14:15
Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 4. Every Little Thing
4/6 Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other.
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14:45
The Island—Series 1, Episode 5: Hunted by celebrity chefs
5/6 Alone and desperate, Stephen is on the run from the spear-wielding celebrity chefs.
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15:00
A Good Read—Nina Sosanya and Joelle Taylor
The actor and the poet nominate favourite books for discussion.
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15:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 47, Milton Keynes
4/6 Jay Rayner and a panel of expert chefs, cooks and food writers are in Milton Keynes.
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16:00
Lockdown鈥檚 Legacy—The Children
How the UK's Covid-19 lockdown affected a generation of children and young people?
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16:30
Lockdown鈥檚 Legacy—The Teachers
How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
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17:00
PM—UK prepares for peacekeeping in Ukraine
UK prepares for peacekeeping role in Ukraine - ahead of key talks between Trump and Putin.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/03/2025 The White House says President Trump is determined to get peace in Ukraine
Presidents Trump and Putin will discuss peace in Ukraine during a phone call tomorrow
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18:30
One Person Found This Helpful—Series 2, 3. If in Doubt, Be Spanish
3/6 Trouble with finding fenugreek and excessive crimping.
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19:00
The Archers—17/03/2025
There are decisions to be made at the dairy.
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19:15
Front Row—Vikingur Olafsson's lockdown piano performance, how the pandemic changed The Arts, Liz Pichon's interactive world of The Mubbles
Acclaimed Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson reflects on five years since lockdown.
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20:00
Lockdown鈥檚 Legacy—The Medics
How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
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20:30
蜜芽传媒 Inside Science—Are boys doing better than girls at maths and science?
...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?
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21:00
Start the Week—Lockdown and the Covid generation
Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the impact and legacy of Covid lockdown
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21:45
New Storytellers—Friends of the Wall
They鈥檝e painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Government prepares to announce welfare reforms
Will reforms make benefits system fairer?
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22:45
Twist by Colum McCann—Episode One
1/10 Journalist Anthony Fennell leaves for South Africa to board a cable repair ship.
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23:00
Limelight—Who Is Aldrich Kemp?, 2. Themis House
2/5 We're in a mysterious village with Clara Page ...
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/03/2025
Sean Curran reports as the Foreign Secretary updates MP after a meeting of G7 nations.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/03/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—1: Huntington's Disease
1/5 A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—18/03/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—18/03/2025
The latest news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Tornado Warnings
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/03/25 - Hare coursing, xylella and soil microplastics
Farmers fear the rise in violent encounters with illegal hare coursers.
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