APRIL 4 RADIO GUIDE

RADIO 4

5.30 News Briefing. 5.43 Prayer for the Day. 5.45 Farming Today. 6.00 Today. 9.00 In Our Time. 9.45 Just One Thing with Michael Mosley. 10.00 Woman’s Hour. 11.00 This Cultural Life. 11.45 Book of the Week: Cloistered. 12.00 News. 12.04 You and Yours. 12.30 Toast. 12.57 Weather. 1.00 The World at One. 1.45 Experts on Trial. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 Drama: The Ventriloquist’s Dummy. 3.00 Open Country. 3.27 Radio 4 Appeal. 3.30 Feedback. 4.00 The Briefing Room. 4.30 BBC Inside Science. 5.00 PM. 5.57 Weather. 6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.30 What’s the Story, Ashley Storrie? The comedian tells the story of her parents’ first meeting and how it led to an unexpected marriage and an unresolved family feud. 7.00 The Archers. Alice attempts to do the right thing, while Justin finds himself on the defence. 7.15 Front Row. A round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music. 8.00 The Media Show. Katie Razzall presents the latest news from the fast-changing media world, shedding light on the issues of the day with the help of key players. 9.00 Loose Ends. Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Daniel Mays, Cush Jumbo, Janey Godley and Marc Wootton. With music from Ride and Georgia. 9.45 Why Do We Do That? Ella Al-Shamahi delves into the origins of a broken heart, revealing how words or phrases that use “heart pain” to describe emotional pain appear in many languages. 9.59 Weather. 10.00 The World Tonight. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Until August. 11.00 TBA. 11.30 Poet Laureate in the Arctic. 12.00 News and Weather. 12.30 Book of the Week: Cloistered. 12.48 Shipping Forecast. 1.00 As BBC World Service. 5.20 Shipping Forecast.

RADIO 3

6.30 Breakfast. 9.30 Essential Classics. 1.00 News. 1.02 Classical Live. 4.00 Composer of the Week: Mozart’s Grand Tour. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00 Classical Mixtape. Featuring work by Schubert, Dvorák and Debussy writing for different combinations of instruments, plus Swedish folk music sung by Trio Mediaeval and an appearance from Nina Simone. 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert. Sakari Oramo, the BBC SO and Chorus perform Brahms’s German Requiem, plus emotionally charged post-war rediscoveries from Finland by Rautavaara and Aulis Sallinen. 9.45 The Essay: Erland Cooper’s Phantom Islands. Joining Erland on an imaginary journey to Frisland is Liz Horodowich, Professor of History at New Mexico State University. 10.00 Night Tracks. 11.30 ’Round Midnight. 12.30 Through the Night.

CLASSIC FM

6.30 Classic FM Breakfast with Aled Jones. 9.00 The Classic FM Hall of Fame Hour with Aled Jones. 10.00 Alexander Armstrong. 1.00 Anne-Marie Minhall. 4.00 Margherita Taylor. Margherita presents three hours of classical favourites. 7.00 Relaxing Evenings. Zeb Soanes presents the evening show, promising everything from all-time favourites to contemporary classics. Including the Great Escape at 9pm. 10.00 Calm Classics. 1.00 Bill Overton. 4.00 Early Breakfast.

RADIO 4 EXTRA

5.00 Good Queen Bess and the Dastardly Don. 6.00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs. 6.30 Agatha Raisin. 7.00 Second Thoughts. 7.30 Dad’s Army. 8.00 What Does the K Stand For? 8.30 Charles Dickens: A Life. 8.45 Halfway Here. 9.00 Conversations from a Long Marriage. 9.30 A Guide to Garden Wildlife. 9.45 Daily Service. 10.00 4 Extra Goes Gardening. 11.00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs. 11.30 Agatha Raisin. 12.00 Second Thoughts. 12.30 Dad’s Army. 1.00 What Does the K Stand For? 1.30 Charles Dickens: A Life. 1.45 Halfway Here. 2.00 Genius. 2.30 Gilbert Without Sullivan. 3.00 The Master of Ballantrae. 4.00 4 Extra Goes Gardening. 5.00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs. 5.30 Agatha Raisin. 6.00 Second Thoughts. 6.30 Dad’s Army. 7.00 What Does the K Stand For? 7.30 Charles Dickens: A Life. 7.45 Halfway Here. 8.00 Genius. 8.30 Gilbert Without Sullivan. 9.00 The Master of Ballantrae. 10.00 Comedy Club. 10.00 Conversations from a Long Marriage. 10.30 Clare in the Community. 11.00 Foley and McColl: The Interview. 11.15 Prince Ivor. 11.30 And the Winner Is. 12.00 4 Extra Goes Gardening. 1.00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs. 1.30 Agatha Raisin. 2.00 Second Thoughts. 2.30 Dad’s Army. 3.00 What Does the K Stand For? 3.30 Charles Dickens: A Life. 3.45 Halfway Here. 4.00 Genius. 4.30 Gilbert Without Sullivan.

RADIO 2

6.30 The Gaby Roslin Breakfast Show. 9.30 Gary Davies. 12.00 Tina Daheley. 2.00 Scott Mills. 4.00 Sara Cox. 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower. 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist. 7.30 Jo Whiley.

9.00 The Country Show with Bob Harris. 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Magnificent 7. 10.30 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation. 12.00 Phil Williams.

3.00 Dance Sounds of the 90s with Vernon Kay. 4.00 Owain Wyn Evans.

RADIO 5

5.00 Wake Up to Money. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Nicky Campbell. 11.00 Adrian

Chiles. 1.00 Nihal Arthanayake. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 5 Live Sport. 8.00 5 Live Sport. 9.00 5 Live Sport. 10.30 Gordon Smart. 1.00 Johnny I’Anson.

SCALA

7.00 Charles Nove. 10.00

Penny Smith. 1.00 Mindfulness Hour. 2.00 More Music Afternoon. 6.00

Classical Bangers. 8.00

Peaceful Piano. 9.00 Screentime. 10.00 The Space. 1.00 Night Music. 5.00 In the Park.

TALKSPORT

5.00 Early Breakfast. 6.00

talkSPORT Breakfast with Alan Brazil. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan. 1.00

Hawksbee and Jacobs. 4.00

talkSPORT Drive with Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent. 7.00 Kick Off. 10.00 Sports Bar. 1.00 Extra Time.

TALKRADIO

5.00 James Max. 6.00 Rosie Wright. 9.30 Kev and Alex.

10.00 Julia Hartley Brewer.

1.00 Kevin O’Sullivan and Alex Phillips. 3.00 Ian Collins. 4.00 Daisy McAndrew. 6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Never Mind the Ballots with Harry Cole. 8.00 The Independent Republic of Mike Graham. 10.00 Andre Walker. 1.00 Paul Ross.

WORLD SERVICE

5.00 Newsday. 8.00 News. 8.06 The Inquiry. 8.30 Business Daily. 8.50 Witness History. 9.00 The Newsroom. 9.30 The Documentary. 10.00 News. 10.06 The Media Show. 10.30 Happy News. 11.00 The Newsroom. 11.30 The Global Story. 12.00 News. 12.06 Outlook. 12.50 Witness History. 1.00 The Newsroom. 1.30 The Food Chain. 2.00 Newshour. 3.00 News. 3.06 The Inquiry. 3.30 World Business Report. 4.00 BBC OS. 6.00 News. 6.06 Outlook. 6.50 Witness History. 7.00

The Newsroom. 7.30 Sport Today. 8.00 News. 8.06 The Documentary. 8.30 Science in Action. 9.00 Newshour. 10.00 The Inquiry. 10.30 The Food Chain. 11.00 News. 11.06 The Newsroom. 11.30 World Business Report. 12.00 News. 12.06 The Media Show. 12.30 Happy News. 1.00 News. 1.06 Business Matters. 2.00 The Newsroom. 2.30 Tech Life.