RADIO GUIDE
RADIO 4
5.30 News Briefing. 5.43 Prayer for the Day. 5.45 Farming Today. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Desert Island Discs. 10.00 Woman’s Hour. 11.00 The Food Programme. 11.45 Book of the Week: A Body Made of Glass. 12.00 News. 12.04 AntiSocial. 12.57 Weather. 1.00 The World at One. 1.45 Shadow War: China and the West. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 Drama: Money Gone. 2.45 Child. 3.00 Gardeners’ Question Time. 3.45 Short Works. 4.00 Last Word. 4.30 More or Less. 5.00 PM. Anita Anand presents news headlines. 5.57 Weather. 6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.30 Dead Ringers. Comedy impressions, with Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey and Lewis Macleod. 7.00 The Archers. Fallon reaches the end of her tether and there’s a shock for Joy. 7.15 Add to Playlist. New series. Jeffrey Boakye and new co-host Anna Phoebe are joined by composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan. 8.00 Any Questions? Alex Forsyth chairs the political forum in which an audience canvasses the opinions of four leading figures. 8.50 A Point of View. Weekly reflections on topical issues with a range of contributors. 9.00 Free Thinking. The cultural ideas shaping lives today – with artists and thinkers in debates and interviews. 9.59 Weather. 10.00 The World Tonight. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Making Amends. 11.00 Americast. 11.30 Today in Parliament. 12.00 News and Weather. 12.30 Book of the Week: A Body Made of Glass. 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: RimskyKorsakov. How a life begun under a Tsar ended in the ferment of revolution. 5.00 In Tune. Live music and interviews. 7.00 Classical Mixtape. A selection of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world. 7.30 Friday Night Is Music Night. Roderick Dunk conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and singers Katie Birtill and Emma Kershaw in classic show songs from Broadway, recorded at Chichester Festival Theatre in January. 9.45 The Essay: Art and Uncertainty. Margaret Heffernan discusses uncertainty as a necessary part of the creative process, a catalyst which can help us find ways of meeting the challenges of the future. 10.00 Late Junction. 11.30 ’Round Midnight. 12.30 Through the Night.
CLASSIC FM
6.30 Classic FM Breakfast with Dan Walker. 9.00 The Classic FM Hall of Fame Hour with Dan Walker. 10.00 Alexander Armstrong. 1.00 Tim Lihoreau. 4.00 Margherita Taylor. Margherita presents three hours of classical favourites. 7.00 Classic FM at the Movies with Jonathan Ross. Jonathan plays iconic and much-loved film music to start the weekend, from Golden-Age Hollywood favourites to blockbuster action films, musicals and animations. 9.00 Young Classical Stars. Charlotte Hawkins highlights a young classical talent. 10.00 Calm Classics. 1.00 Katie Breathwick. 4.00 Sam Pittis.
RADIO 4 EXTRA
5.00 The Count of Monte Cristo. 6.00 Massachusetts Avenue. 6.45 The Resistance of Mrs Brown. 7.00 The
Older Woman. 7.30 Albert and Me. 8.00 Says on the Tin. 8.30 Brooklyn. 8.45 The Mill on the Floss. 9.00 Yesterday in Parliament. 9.30 Owning Colour. 9.45 Daily Service. 10.00 Soul Music. 10.30 Bombay’s Beatle. 11.00 Massachusetts Avenue. 11.45 The Resistance of Mrs Brown. 12.00 The Older Woman. 12.30 Albert and Me. 1.00 Says on the Tin. 1.30 Brooklyn. 1.45 The Mill on the Floss. 2.00 The 3rd Degree. 2.30 Do Nothing ’Til You Hear From Me. 3.00 The Late Mr Shakespeare. 4.00 Soul Music. 4.30 Bombay’s Beatle. 5.00 Massachusetts Avenue. 5.45 The Resistance of Mrs Brown. 6.00 The Older Woman. 6.30 Albert and Me. 7.00 Says on the Tin. 7.30 Brooklyn. 7.45 The Mill on the Floss. 8.00 The 3rd Degree. 8.30 Do Nothing ’Til You Hear From Me. 9.00 The Late Mr Shakespeare. 10.00 Comedy Club. 10.00 Michael Spicer: No Room. 10.15 Michael Spicer: No Room. 10.30 The Maltby Collection. 11.00 Absolute Power. 11.30 Tez Talks. 11.45 Irish Micks and Legends. 12.00 Soul Music. 12.30 Bombay’s Beatle. 1.00 Massachusetts Avenue. 1.45 The Resistance of Mrs Brown. 2.00 The Older Woman. 2.30 Albert and Me. 3.00 Says on the Tin. 3.30 Brooklyn. 3.45 The Mill on the Floss. 4.00 The 3rd Degree. 4.30 Do Nothing ’Til You Hear From Me.