FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons
With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—03/02/2013
The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/02/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/02/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye.
05:45
Farming Today—04/02/2013
The rural view of high-speed rail - a blight on the landscape or an engine of growth?
05:57
Weather—04/02/2013
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/02/2013
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
Start the Week—Al-Qaeda: Afghanistan to Mali
Bridget Kendall discusses the spread of Al-Qaeda-style terrorism with guests.
09:45
Book of the Week—Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century, Episode 1
1/5By Paul Kildea. Biography of the composer, published in the year marking his centenary.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Eve Ensler, Susannah Cahalan, secret families
Vagina Monologues author and campaigner Eve Ensler. Susannah Cahalan's book Brain on Fire.
10:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—More Tales of the City, Episode 1
1/5Mary Ann and Mouse are on the high seas. Mona's on the highway.
11:00
Hard Shoulder, Soft Heart?
Jolyon Jenkins explores the proposed Gloucestershire Gateway services (MSA) on the M5.
11:30
In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 2, The Dinner Party
3/6Damien and Anthony invite friends round for one of their 'famous' dinner parties.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—The water company charging thousands for a service it never provided, and how to snoop on your kids online
Snooping on your kids online, and a water company charging for a service it never provided
12:57
Weather—04/02/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/02/2013
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
13:45
The Call—Series 3, Episode 1
1/5Dominic Arkwright meets John Gillatt, who was lost in the Malaysian jungle for five days.
14:00
The Archers—03/02/2013
Peggy is lost for words.
14:15
The Real George Orwell—Biographical Dramas, Dreaming
2/4By Mike Walker. In Sept 1938, Eric and Eileen travel to Morocco. With Joseph Millson.
15:00
Brain of Britain—04/02/2013
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies.
15:30
The Food Programme—Food on a Pension
Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension.
16:00
With Great Pleasure—Natalie Haynes
Inspirational writing chosen by comedian and critic Natalie Haynes.
16:30
Beyond Belief—Mali
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious dimensions of the crisis in Mali.
17:00
PM—04/02/2013
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/02/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 10, Episode 6
6/6David Mitchell hosts. With John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh and Arthur Smith.
19:00
The Archers—04/02/2013
Bert flexes his creative muscles.
19:15
Front Row—Terry and Bill Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year
Includes Terry and Bill Jones on Graham Chapman, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year.
19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—More Tales of the City, Episode 1
1/5Mary Ann and Mouse are on the high seas. Mona's on the highway.
20:00
In Search of the British Dream—Episode 2
2/3Mukul Devichand asks how millions of newcomers are fitting in to British society.
20:30
Analysis—The Alawis
Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the sect to which President Assad belongs.
21:00
Material World—High speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
High-speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
21:30
Start the Week—Al-Qaeda: Afghanistan to Mali
Bridget Kendall discusses the spread of Al-Qaeda-style terrorism with guests.
21:58
Weather—04/02/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/02/2013
Osborne sets out banking reforms, but would they prevent another crash? With Ritula Shah.
22:45
The Real George Orwell—Down and Out in Paris and London, Episode 6
6/10After several months slaving as a dishwasher in Paris, Orwell returns to England.
23:00
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.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/02/2013
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/02/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century, Episode 1
1/5By Paul Kildea. Biography of the composer, published in the year marking his centenary.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/02/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/02/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/02/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye.
05:45
Farming Today—05/02/2013
The foreign fruit fly invaders which are laying eggs in Britain's summer fruits.
