FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—24/05/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 4
4/5Spectacular displays grew in popularity as women began to perform aerial stunts.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/05/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—24/05/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/05/2013
A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Mary Stallard.
05:45
Farming Today—24/05/2013
The humble spud becomes less humble as potato prices soar.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.
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Morning
06:00
Today—24/05/2013
The latest on the Woolwich attack, plus children and porn, and quitting at the top.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Alice Walker
Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 5
5/5The story of Salomon Andree and his efforts to reach the North Pole by balloon in 1897.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women's football; Ultrasound; TV violence against women
Jenni Murray offers a female perspective, discussing women's football and more.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Country Cook
5/10Cody's obsession with his brother Ezra's fiancee, Ruth, becomes a determined campaign.
11:00
The Outsourced
Chris Mullin explores what working life is like for some outsourced workers.(R)
11:30
Party—Series 3, Radio
4/4The aspiring politicians get their first radio interview ahead of the by-election.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Dental tourism, online terms and conditions, visas for cruises
Cut-price dental work from eastern Europe, without the need to travel. With Peter White.
12:52
The Listening Project—Gilly and Jane - The Head and The Tale
Fi Glover with a conversation between both ends of a pantomime camel.
12:57
Weather—24/05/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—24/05/2013
National and international news.
13:45
Mother Tongue Interference—Kailash Chand
5/5Kailash Chand grew up speaking Punjabi but worked as a GP for his whole career in the UK.
14:00
The Archers—23/05/2013
Lynda tries to bite her tongue.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Dotty Rogers: My Life in Movies
By Charlotte Bogard Macleod. Dotty Rogers has a lot of trouble with reality.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Chelsea Fringe
Eric Robson chairs this special edition of GQT with members of the Chelsea Fringe, London.
15:45
David Pownall—The Known Facts
An encounter with a local museum curator has a profound effect on three elderly academics.
16:00
Last Word—A comedy writer, a founding member of The Doors, an Argentine dictator, a Pakistani politician and an escapologist
Matthew Bannister on Ray Manzarek, Jorge Videla, Zahra Shahid Hussain and Eddie Braben.
16:30
More or Less—Economics of Scottish independence; Ryanair punctuality
Tim Harford on the economics of Scottish independence, Ryanair's punctuality and cat years
16:55
The Listening Project—Shirley and Janie - A Journey Well-Travelled
Fi Glover with a conversation between travellers who have travelled far.
17:00
PM—24/05/2013
Interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/05/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The Now Show—Series 40, Episode 2
2/6A Brit blasts off, the French sound-off and the grassroots are brassed-off.
19:00
The Archers—24/05/2013
David makes an offer.
19:15
Front Row—Paul Morley on the north; lost instruments; Cannes report; Angela Gheorghiu's Cultural Exchange
Paul Morley's new book on the North; musical instruments lost and found; news from Cannes.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Country Cook
5/10Cody's obsession with his brother Ezra's fiancee, Ruth, becomes a determined campaign.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Maria Miller, Sadiq Khan, Brendan O'Neill, Trevor Kavanagh
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from West Byfleet, Surrey.
20:50
A Point of View—The Doors of Perception
John Gray argues for another way of seeing the world, inspired by writer Arthur Machen.
21:00
Friday Drama—Midsummer
A warm-hearted musical romantic comedy by David Greig and Gordon McIntyre.(R)
21:58
Weather—24/05/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—24/05/2013
Wife of murdered soldier 'thought he would be safe in the UK'. With Philippa Thomas.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, Truth Must Out
10/10The battle to reveal the truth over events on the Rock must come out, whatever the cost.
23:00
Great Lives—Primo Levi
Edmund de Waal, ceramicist and author chooses Holocaust writer Primo Levi.(R)
23:27
Songs of the Sacred Harp
Cerys Matthews visits Alabama to uncover a sacred choral tradition.(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Steve and Derek - Things That Go Bump in the Night
Fi Glover with a conversation between friends who have differing views of the supernatural
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—25/05/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 5
5/5The story of Salomon Andree and his efforts to reach the North Pole by balloon in 1897.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/05/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—25/05/2013
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/05/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch.
05:45
iPM—25/05/2013
'Strapping yourself to a rocket is not a normal thing to do'. A spaceman talks to iPM.
