FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—24/09/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Ethnic pay gap, racial segregation
Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—23/09/2012
The bells of St Edward's, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—24/09/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/09/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler.
05:45
Farming Today—24/09/2012
The National Sheep Association says that 2013 will be a good year for the industry.
05:57
Weather—24/09/2012
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
06:00
Today—24/09/2012
Nick Clegg on leadership and coalition, plus the new business bank and alter egos.
09:00
Start the Week—Grimm Tales with Philip Pullman
Andrew Marr with Philip Pullman, Sara Maitland, Tim Supple and Keith Warner.
09:45
Book of the Week—Rupert Everett - Vanished Years, Episode 1
1/5Rupert attends a star-studded party in New York, on the eve of his new film's release.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Tori Amos, Page Three, cheese and Lib Dem women
Tori Amos, Page Three girls, and Liberal Democrat women. Presented by Jane Garvey.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Feminine Forever, Episode 1
1/5The 70s - with feminism women can embrace HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully.
11:00
The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag—Episode 1
1/2Matthew Parris on funny diplomatic despatches, including the tale of John Major's horse.
11:30
Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Justin has to cope with a game of golf.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Neighbours hacking your wifi, printing tickets at home, and subsidising your holiday
Home wi-fi, fees for print-it-yourself tickets, and the Guide to Not Going to University.
12:57
Weather—24/09/2012
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—24/09/2012
News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world, with Martha Kearney.
13:45
Deborah Bull's Dance Nation—The Dance of Old England
1/5Dancer Deborah Bull on what we know - or have imagined - about the dances of Old England.
14:00
The Archers—23/09/2012
Fallon is stuck in a rut.
14:15
Drama on 4—The Deportation Room
By Hannah Khalil. Student Amira is trapped in Cairo airport on her way back home to Gaza.
15:00
Round Britain Quiz—24/09/2012
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
15:30
BBC National Short Story Award—BBC International Short Story Award 2012, East of the West
6/10By Miroslav Penkov. A broken-hearted man reflects on love and loss.
16:00
The Barlow-Morgenstern Method
Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.(R)
16:30
Beyond Belief—Russia
Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion in Putin's Russia.
17:00
PM—24/09/2012
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/09/2012
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 8
8/16Nicholas Parsons challenges Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Kevin Eldon and Alun Cochrane.
19:00
The Archers—24/09/2012
Jim is on the hunt for excitement.
19:15
Front Row—Holy Motors, The Paradise, BBC Short Story contender
French film Holy Motors with Kylie Minogue, plus TV drama The Paradise and Indian settings
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Feminine Forever, Episode 1
1/5The 70s - with feminism women can embrace HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully.
20:00
Luck Be a Lady Tonight
Journalist Marverine Cole looks at the increase in female gambling in the UK.
20:30
Analysis—Social Epidemiology
Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists.
21:00
Material World—20/09/2012
Climate computer modelling and its use in determining future UK energy policy.
21:30
Start the Week—Grimm Tales with Philip Pullman
Andrew Marr with Philip Pullman, Sara Maitland, Tim Supple and Keith Warner.
21:58
Weather—24/09/2012
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—24/09/2012
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Rose Tremain - Merivel: A Man of His Time, Episode 6
6/15Merivel has returned to Bidnold to find his beloved Margaret in the grip of the typhus.
23:00
Don't Log Off—Series 2, Episode 2
Alan connects with a man conducting his relationship entirely through Google Translate.(R)
23:30
The Philosopher's Arms—Series 2, Theseus' Ship
1/4Matthew Sweet encounters a problem that affects Man City, criminal trials and the Drifters(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—25/09/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Rupert Everett - Vanished Years, Episode 1
1/5Rupert attends a star-studded party in New York, on the eve of his new film's release.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/09/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—25/09/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/09/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler.
05:45
Farming Today—25/09/2012
After the wettest summer in 100 years, torrential rain again batters the UK.




































