FM Schedule
Early
00:00
News and Weather
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/09/2000
The latest shipping forecast.
05:43
05:45
Farming Today
Agricultural news and features with Mark Holdstock.
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Morning
06:00
09:00
The Reith Lectures—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound, In the Beginning was Sound
1/5Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.(R)
10:00
10:45
11:00
11:30
High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 2. Cheat
2/6The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—14/04/2006
Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson with the last of five programmes on multiple sclerosis.
12:57
Weather—16/09/2000
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:15
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
The Film Programme—John Williams
Francine Stock talks to the famed (and rarely interviewed) film composer John Williams.
17:00
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Evening
18:00
18:30
The Now Show—Series 18, Episode 2
Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests.
19:00
19:15
19:45
20:00
20:50
21:00
Friday Drama—London, This Is Washington
By Mark Lawson. A middle-aged prime minister encounters America's sexiest ever president.
21:58
Weather—16/09/2000
The latest weather forecast.
22:00
The World Tonight—28/06/1999
National and international news and analysis with Claire Bolderson.
23:00
Great Lives—Andrew Carnegie
Jeff Randall explores the life of the businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
23:30
BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2006, An Anxious Man
5/5By James Lasdun. The struggles of a man with financial worries.











