FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—11/07/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 3
3/5Judith gets a phone call - but worryingly it's from her son, rather than her husband.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—11/07/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/07/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
05:45
Farming Today—11/07/2013
Charlotte Smith hears fears over the future of the rural postal service.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Coal Tit
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the coal tit.
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Morning
06:00
Today—11/07/2013
NHS England chief on its challenges, Cerys Matthews on Welsh attitudes to independence.
09:00
Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 1, Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams)
1/4Peter Hennessy asks a senior politician to reflect on their life and times.
09:45
Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 4
4/5As Judith's ordeal stretches into months, she begins to fear for her sanity.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Kate Nash; International Family Planning; Susan Greenfield
Violence against women, international family planning, Susan Greenfield and Kate Nash live
10:45
Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 9
9/10Without Archie, Clary finds it impossible to stay alone in the cottage to write her novel.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Jan and the Whale
A peek inside Abu Qatada's new home, and other despatches presented by Kate Adie.
11:30
Burma's Zarganar: The Man Who Laughed at the Generals
Rex Bloomstein profiles Burma's greatest comedian and a political activist, Zarganar.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Football ticket prices, e-cigarettes
Should football ticket prices be capped? And what's really in e-cigarettes?
12:57
Weather—11/07/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—11/07/2013
National and international news.
13:45
Foreign Bodies—Series 2, South Africa - Detective Captain Bennie Griessel
4/5Mark Lawson talks to Deon Meyer about the criminality in post-apartheid South Africa.
14:00
The Archers—10/07/2013
David's backseat driving.
14:15
Drama on 4—Hangdog
By Cat Jones. A detective's certainties are tested by the suicide of a young prisoner.
15:00
Open Country—Teifi Valley
Felicity Evans visits the Teifi Valley in West Wales.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—AfriKids
Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura presents an appeal for AfriKids.
15:30
Bookclub—Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger discusses her bestselling novel The Time Traveler's Wife.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Pacific Rim with Del Toro; Wikileaks; Mark Gatiss on small-screen spin-offs; silent film Blancanieves
Director Guillermo del Toro talks to Matthew Sweet about summer blockbuster Pacific Rim.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Bioscience to bioweapons; Synthetic diamonds; Stem cell transplants
Could the same knowledge used to save lives create viruses to use as weapons of terror?
17:00
PM—11/07/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/07/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
My First Planet—Series 1, The Noticeboard of Doom
3/4Day 27 on the colony. Brian's monkey wrench poses a significant threat.(R)
19:00
The Archers—11/07/2013
Rob's on his best behaviour.
19:15
Front Row—Sergei Polunin, David Baddiel, Rankin
Ballet star Sergei Polunin; David Baddiel on his return to stand-up; photographer Rankin.
19:45
Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 9
9/10Without Archie, Clary finds it impossible to stay alone in the cottage to write her novel.(R)
20:00
The Report—Undercover Police
Melanie Abbott probes the activities of undercover police officers.
20:30
The Bottom Line—Futurology for Business
How can businesses predict the trends of the future? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Bioscience to bioweapons; Synthetic diamonds; Stem cell transplants
Could the same knowledge used to save lives create viruses to use as weapons of terror?(R)
21:30
Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 1, Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams)
1/4Peter Hennessy asks a senior politician to reflect on their life and times.(R)
21:58
Weather—11/07/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—11/07/2013
MPs' pay, Egyptian crackdown on journalists, holiday email etiquette. With Philippa Thomas
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Episode 4
4/5The children go to face Ursula Monkton, and Lettie reveals the secret of her ocean.
23:00
The Show What You Wrote—Series 1, Historical
3/4John Thomson, Helen Moon, Fiona Clarke and Gavin Webster star in sketches written by you!
23:30
Today in Parliament—11/07/2013
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—12/07/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 4
4/5As Judith's ordeal stretches into months, she begins to fear for her sanity.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/07/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—12/07/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/07/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
05:45
Farming Today—12/07/2013
Allegations of dirty tricks in the animal classes at this year's Great Yorkshire Show.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tree Pipit
Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit.
