BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 26 May 2007

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—25/05/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Episode 5
  5/5After two years as a pitiless fighter, Ishmael is taken in by UNICEF to be rehabilitated.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/05/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/05/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Reverend Sharon Grenham-Toze.
8. 05:45
  Apprentice to the Past—Episode 2
  2/4Clare Jenkins talks to three Norfolk flint-knappers about their prehistoric skill.(R)
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—26/05/2007
  Countryside magazine.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today—26/05/2007
  Miriam O'Reilly presents the rural magazine programme.
5. 06:57
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—26/05/2007
  With Edward Stourton, John Humphrys.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—26/05/2007
  Fi Glover is joined by entrepreneur Felix Dennis and poet Alison Brumfitt.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Bears - Wilderness
  John McCarthy explores the concept of wilderness with Jo Roberts.
9. 10:30
  A Letter for Daphne
  Novelist Julie Myerson pays a very personal tribute to Daphne du Maurier.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—26/05/2007
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Riddell.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—26/05/2007
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—26/05/2007
  Chris A'Court with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—The News Quiz
  Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz.
3. 12:57
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—26/05/2007
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—26/05/2007
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The Birds
  Melissa Murray's dramatisation of Daphne Du Maurier's classic horror story.
8. 15:30
  Elgar's Dream
  Matthew King recalls the birth of Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius in 1900.
9. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—26/05/2007
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Ritula Shah.
10. 17:00
  Saturday PM—26/05/2007
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines, with Chris Ledgard.
11. 17:30
  World in Your Ear—26/05/2007
  Rosie Goldsmith features the winners of the first ever BBC Africa Radio Awards.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/05/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—26/05/2007
  An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 2, Authentic
  Rebecca Lenkiewicz creates a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Ray Lawrence's Jindabyne, Matthew Kneale’s When We Were Romans
  Tom Sutcliffe, Louise Doughty, Patrick Gale and Michael Ardittiand review cultural items.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 1
  The wealthy Squire Allworthy steps into bed and finds an infant wrapped between his sheets
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Internet Law
  Clive Anderson discusses internet law with a panel of judges, barristers and academics.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint
  Edward Seckerson chairs the first semi-final of the quiz on music of all kinds.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—26/05/2007
  Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's turning points.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—26/05/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Norwegian Feeling for Real—The Norwegian Feeling for Real, The Dogs in Thessaloniki
  3/4By Kjell Askildsen. A long-term relationship is beginning to show the strain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/05/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News and Weather—27/05/2007
  The latest news headlines.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—27/05/2007
  The sound of church bells from Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire.
8. 05:45
  Bernard and Betty Speak Out—Episode 2
  2/2Bernard Weatherill and Betty Boothroyd recall their attempts to keep 650 MPs in order.

Sunday 27 May 2007