BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 2 September 2011

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 4
  4/5An attempt to assert control sets adolescent Janice on a collision course with her mother.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/09/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/09/2011
  Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/09/2011
  MPs call for a ban on eggs from EU countries that don't meet new welfare rules.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/09/2011
  David Cameron reflects on an eventful summer, plus do former soldiers make good teachers?
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—Boys from the Blackstuff
  Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the making of TV's Boys from the Blackstuff.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 5
  5/5Janice Galloway is set to leave school to embark on a dream of studying music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Michelle Mauger, Gifted and Talented Children, Ballet Shoes and Dava Sobel
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Celebrating 75 years of the children's classic 'Ballet Shoes'.
5. 10:45
  Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—5. A House in Chawton
  5/5Bee has arranged a university place for May, but then her husband Ali's visa is refused.
6. 11:00
  Spirit of the Beehive
  A composed feature exploring our relationship with the honeybee.
7. 11:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, The Beats
  4/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz, discussing the famous writers' collective.(R)
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Katherine Jenkins on why we shouldn't buy her album
  Why singer Katherine Jenkins doesn't want you to buy her new album.
2. 12:45
  Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square—Episode 5
  5/5Jane Garvey returns to Liverpool, 25 years on.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/09/2011
  With Shaun Ley. National and international news.
5. 13:30
  More or Less—02/09/2011
  Euro debt odyssey, the placebo effect and 70 years of social surveys.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/09/2011
  Will has a bone to pick with Josh.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Do You Like Banana, Comrades?
  A wild, sideways look at life in Romania under the Ceausescu regime by Csaba Szekely.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Suffolk
  Peter Gibbs leads a horticultural discussion in Suffolk.
9. 15:45
  Generation E—Series 1, Poland's Catholic "Beggars"
  5/5Lucy Ash meets young Polish Catholics who have turned their backs on the material world.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—John McAleese, NF Simpson, Stetson Kennedy and David Honeyboy Edwards
  Matthew Bannister on John McAleese, NF Simpson, Stetson Kennedy and David Honeyboy Edwards
11. 16:30
  The Film Programme—02/09/2011
  Screenwriter Moira Buffini on her new version of Jane Eyre starring Michael Fassbender.
12. 17:00
  PM—02/09/2011
  Carolyn Quinn brings you the top stories of the day.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/09/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, Mark Steel interviews Barry Davies
  6/6The comedian and obsessive sports fan meets the commentator in the tag-team talk show.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/09/2011
  Brenda tries to explain.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jonathan Ross; Max Stafford-Clark and Stella Feehily
  Jonathan Ross on his first graphic novel; a new play about aid workers in the Congo.
5. 19:45
  Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—5. A House in Chawton
  5/5Bee has arranged a university place for May, but then her husband Ali's visa is refused.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Somerton
  Martha Kearney presents a topical discussion of news and politics from Somerton, Somerset.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—John Gray: The revolution of capitalism
  John Gray on why an increasing number of people believe that Karl Marx was right.
8. 21:00
  The Complete Ripley—The Talented Mr Ripley
  1/5A stranger offers Patricia Highsmith's mischievous anti-hero a free trip to Europe.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—02/09/2011
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—02/09/2011
  With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Episode 10
  10/10In Lahore, Changez's new life is revealed. But who is pursuing whom?
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—William Shakespeare
  Poetry curator Daisy Goodwin nominates the Bard himself, William Shakespeare.
13. 23:30
  Great Unanswered Questions—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/5Comedian Colin Murphy, David Booth, Matthew Collins and Bernard O'Shea have some answers.(R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 5
  5/5Janice Galloway is set to leave school to embark on a dream of studying music.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/09/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/09/2011
  With the Reverend Nicholas Buxton.
8. 05:45
  iPM—03/09/2011
  iPM revisits the infamous 1986 broadcast of Midweek. With Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.

Saturday 3 September 2011