FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—08/11/2010
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Supermax - Western Rule
Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—07/11/2010
The bells of the Parish Church of St Peter, Tiverton, Devon.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2010
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—08/11/2010
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/11/2010
With Bishop Donal McKeown in Belfast
05:45
Farming Today—08/11/2010
The price of food is rising. How long will it be before shoppers feel the pinch?
05:57
Weather—08/11/2010
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
06:00
Today—08/11/2010
A public inquiry begins this morning into failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation
09:00
Start the Week—08/11/2010
Andrew Marr with Ed Vulliamy, Patrick Wilcken, Gillian Tett and Lars Gustafsson.
09:45
Book of the Week—Autobiography of Mark Twain, Episode 1
1/5Kerry Shale reads from Mark Twain's autobiography.
10:00
Woman's Hour—08/11/2010
Presented by Jane Garvey. Pamela Stephenson on her new role on Strictly Come Dancing.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery, Episode 1
1/5David Rowlands arrives in Zagreb, but with no official letter of invitation from the UN.
11:00
Landscape With Canals and Machines: The Legacy of LTC Rolt
Hermione Cockburn on the writer LTC Rolt, who helped us to value our industrial landscape.
11:30
Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—November and December
6/6As winter sets in, John Prescott, Germaine Greer and Nigella Lawson think of home.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—08/11/2010
Care in the UK: The launch of a month long season - how do we pay and provide social care?
12:57
Weather—08/11/2010
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—08/11/2010
National and international news.
13:30
Brain of Britain—08/11/2010
Russell Davies continues the hunt for the 58th Brain of Britain.
14:00
The Archers—07/11/2010
Peggy's received an intriguing email and Harry has some cheering news for Lynda.
14:15
Drama on 4—Number 10 - Series 4, Episode 3
3/5Whilst the Scottish Govt are planning to ban the burqa, Princess Eleanor goes missing.
15:00
Archive on 4—Our Obsession With Weather
Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
15:45
A Guide to Coastal Birds—Estuaries
1/5Brett Westwood presents a guide to Britain's coastal birds.(R)
16:00
The Food Programme—Terra Madre
Sheila Dillon hears from some of the world's disappearing food tribes.
16:30
Click On—Series 7, Episode 5
5/5The personalities behind trolls, and monitoring flu, with Simon Cox.
17:00
PM—08/11/2010
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/11/2010
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 4
4/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane.
19:00
The Archers—08/11/2010
Tony is feeling harrassed and Clarrie and Nic give themselves a treat.
19:15
Front Row—Bill Bailey and Spooks actor Peter Firth
With Mark Lawson, including comedian Bill Bailey and Spooks actor Peter Firth.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 15: A Desolate Bravery, Episode 1
1/5David Rowlands arrives in Zagreb, but with no official letter of invitation from the UN.
20:00
From Conflict to Compromise
Carolyn Quinn looks at the work of the conciliation service ACAS.
20:30
Analysis—Criminal rehabilitation: a sub-prime investment?
Emma Jane Kirby investigates Ken Clarke's promised "rehabilitation revolution".
21:00
Material World—04/11/2010
The International Space Station; Giant Dragonflies; Objects that changed the World.
21:30
Start the Week—08/11/2010
Andrew Marr with Ed Vulliamy, Patrick Wilcken, Gillian Tett and Lars Gustafsson.
21:58
Weather—08/11/2010
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—08/11/2010
National and international news and analysis.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Troubles, Episode 1
1/10Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland after the war to visit his accidental fiancee.
23:00
Off the Page—Living Cheap
Is it painful to economise? Debate with David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black.
23:30
Today in Parliament—08/11/2010
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—09/11/2010
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Autobiography of Mark Twain, Episode 1
1/5Kerry Shale reads from Mark Twain's autobiography.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/11/2010
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—09/11/2010
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/11/2010
With Rev Dr Ruth Patterson of Restoration Ministries in Belfast.
05:45
Farming Today—09/11/2010
Plans for the UK's biggest dairy farm are scaled back after criticism from locals.




































