BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 15 September 2012

FM Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bring Me Sunshine - A Windswept, Rain-Soaked, Sun-Kissed, Snow-Capped Guide to Our Weather, Fog
  5/5A young man's obsession with photographing snowflakes, and a musical ode to the sea.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/09/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/09/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/09/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
8. 05:45
  iPM—15/09/2012
  'She's 52 and not being anti-social, she has Alzheimer's.' Tales of early-onset dementia.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/09/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—15/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Moray Firth
  Richard Uridge goes whale-watching in Scotland's Moray Firth.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Organic food sales are falling. Charlotte Smith considers the future for organic farming.
5. 06:57
  Weather—15/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—15/09/2012
  with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Charlie Higson, Michael Ashcroft's medals, John McCarthy in Kent, Tony Benn's Inheritance Tracks
  Magazine show presented by Sian Williams and Richard Coles, with guest Charlie Higson.
8. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 5, The Woman in Black
  2/3Steve Punt looks into the 1928 Charfield rail crash and the woman who visited the memorial
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—15/09/2012
  Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—15/09/2012
  Kate Adie presents reports from BBC foreign correspondents from Syria, Rome and Zimbabwe.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—15/09/2012
  Banks refusing to cancel recurring payments, and potentially unfair income drawdown rules.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 78, Episode 2
  2/9With panellists Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Susan Calman and Cal Wilson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—15/09/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Walsall, West Midlands
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Walsall.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—15/09/2012
  Topics include the Hillsborough disaster, press intrusion and marking of GCSE exams.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Payback
  Jonathan Myerson's play explores pressures on US diplomacy in the 1973 Middle East War.(R)
8. 15:30
  Soul Music—The Skye Boat Song
  Exploring how this song from the 1870s continues to touch people's lives across the world.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Victoria Pendleton, Mary Robinson, Rochdale child abuse case
  Victoria Pendleton, former Irish President Mary Robinson, Rochdale child sex abuse case.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news, presented by Patrick O'Connell.
11. 17:30
  iPM—15/09/2012
  'She's 52 and not being anti-social, she has Alzheimer's.' Tales of early-onset dementia.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—15/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Sebastian Faulks, Clare Balding, Paula Wilcox, Ava Vidal, Robin Ince, Lucy Rose, Nona Hendryx
  Clive Anderson is joined by Clare Balding, Sebastian Faulks, Paula Wilcox and Robin Ince.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Andy Murray
  Tennis champion Andy Murray, who has won Britain's first grand slam in 76 years.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—15/09/2012
  Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events including Jonathan Pryce as Lear.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The House of Assad
  Owen Bennett Jones asks how and why Syria's House of Assad has survived so long.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 2
  2/3Searching for work in California, the Joads learn thousands like them have also migrated.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—The Best of Four Thought
  David Baddiel introduces some of the best talks of Four Thought.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—10/09/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by competing two-person teams from Northern Ireland and Scotland.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—09/09/2012
  Roger McGough has readings by Welsh poets Gillian Clarke, Paul Henry and Menna Elfyn.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Lost in the Lanes—Absent Without Eve
  1/3By Lizzie Enfield. Eve's plans for some 'together' time are not shared by husband David.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/09/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/09/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—16/09/2012
  The bells of York Minster.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Andy Murray
  Tennis champion Andy Murray, who has won Britain's first grand slam in 76 years.

Sunday 16 September 2012