BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 7 September 2009

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/09/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Return Migration - Pensioners and Identity Politics
  Why do people return to their country of birth? Laurie Taylor explores return migration.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—06/09/2009
  The sound of bells from St Thomas' Church, Oxford.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/09/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/09/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/09/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Stephen Shipley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/09/2009
  Organised criminals are increasingly turning to stealing expensive farm equipment.
10. 05:57
  Weather—07/09/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/09/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Peston and the Money Men—Adair Turner
  4/4Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
3. 09:30
  Jeopardising Justice—Episode 2
  2/4Helena Kennedy QC unravels the recent history of attacks on judicial independence.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—William Golding - The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, Episode 1
  1/5The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Barbara Taylor Bradford; Beth Ditto
  Singer Beth Ditto on Gossip and plus-size clothing. Plus, author Barbara Taylor Bradford.
6. 11:00
  Iraq United
  Hugh Sykes follows the Iraqi football team as they hope to unite their country.(R)
7. 11:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A dodgy alarm system doesn't help museum cleaner Eva's wedding day nerves.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—07/09/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—07/09/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—07/09/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Round Britain Quiz—07/09/2009
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—06/09/2009
  Singing Wayne's praises.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Best Friends
  Sam tries to clear her best friend after she's convicted of killing her baby.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Five and the Fascists
  Robert Giddings on the confrontation between creativity and Fascism in interwar Germany.
8. 15:45
  The Test of Time—The Sushruta
  1/5Surgeon Iain Hutchison looks back to the third century BC in South Asia.(R)
9. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Shetland's Sunday Teas
  Simon Parkes finds out about the traditional Shetland summer Sunday afternooon teas.
10. 16:30
  Tracing Your Roots—Series 4, Myths and Truths
  2/5Lucille White finds about her great, great-grandmother - was she a daughter of Louis XVI?
11. 17:00
  PM—07/09/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/09/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
  7/10Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Éclair
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/09/2009
  Fighting talk.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—07/09/2009
  Colin Firth, Pauline Malefane, a review of new drama Trinity, and how important is font?
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 1
  1/5Manners, morals and heavy-duty healthcare, as two au pairs experience parenting.
6. 20:00
  Where Did It All Go Right?—Compulsory Seat Belts
  2/3The heated debate 30 years ago over legislation to make it compulsory to wear seat belts.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Gangland in Paradise
  The young gangsters in Vancouver who are building a multi-billion dollar drugs industry.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Sell-by Dates
  Tom Heap finds out if dates on food are past their sell-by date.
9. 21:30
  Peston and the Money Men—Adair Turner
  4/4Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/09/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—07/09/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Love and Summer, Episode 6
  6/10Florian and Ellie find a meeting place far from Miss Connulty's gaze.
13. 23:00
  The Story of O: The Vice Francaise
  Rowan Pelling explores the sensational pornographic novel, The Story of O, and its author.
14. 23:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 4, Gone East
  Alan Dein finds himself on the east coast of England to hear an unlikely story of hope.(R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/09/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—William Golding - The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, Episode 1
  1/5The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/09/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/09/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/09/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/09/2009
  Anna Hill reports on the return of the European butter mountain.

Tuesday 8 September 2009