FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/09/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Peter Snow - When Britain Burned the White House, Episode 2
2/5Six days after landing, the British defeat the Americans at Bladensburg.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/09/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ed Kessler.
05:45
Farming Today—04/09/2013
The badger cull appears to be underway in Gloucestershire. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Roseate Tern
Brett Westwood presents the Roseate Tern.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/09/2013
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Midweek—Allan Ahlberg, Kiki Dee, Nigel McCrery, Julie Brook
Mariella Frostrup meets children's author Allan Ahlberg and singer Kiki Dee.
09:45
Book of the Week—Peter Snow - When Britain Burned the White House, Episode 3
3/5The invading British enter a deserted White House, feasting before setting it ablaze.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Meg Rosoff; Women's cricket; Mossarat Qadeem; Anya von Bremzen
Meg Rosoff, women's cricket, Mossarat Qadeem and Anya von Bremzen.
10:45
British New Wave—Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl - Episode 3
3/5Meredith's baby is on the way, and Georgy and Jos now have the long wait for news.
11:00
Our Libraries: The Next Chapter—Episode 1
1/2As libraries shut or cut their hours, Michael Rosen tells their story and asks: what next?
11:30
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 9. Millgate Steps
9/10Temple and Sir Graham are hunting for the missing girl.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Forth Bridge, Mary Portas, Wine Glasses, Sat Nav Signs, Click & Collect and Unregistered Landlords
As the Forth Bridge becomes a tourist attraction, what can Scotland learn from Sydney?
12:57
Weather—04/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/09/2013
National and international news.
13:45
British Conservatism: The Grand Tour—04/09/2013
Anne McElvoy traces how the threat of Free Trade stung a placid aristocrat into action.
14:00
The Archers—03/09/2013
Ruth's distracted.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The Watcher on the Wall
Belfast poet Louis MacNeice's transatlantic love affair and the poetry it inspired.
15:00
Money Box Live—Student Finance
Worried about paying for higher education? Paul Lewis and guests take your calls.
15:30
Seven Ages of Science—Age of the Lab
5/7Lisa Jardine explores how scientists became separated from wider society.(R)
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Erving Goffman - a special programme
Erving Goffman - a special programme on his work and influence.
16:30
The Media Show—04/09/2013
Severance pay at the BBC, reporting the Scottish referendum and political interviewing.
17:00
PM—04/09/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/09/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 5, Sarfraz Manzoor
3/6Journalist Sarfraz Manzoor's adolescent obsessions with Bo Derek and pop music.
19:00
The Archers—04/09/2013
Lynda's beginning to have misgivings.
19:15
Front Row—Actress Tamsin Greig; novelist Jonathan Coe; Martin Bailey on Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Actress Tamsin Greig; novelist Jonathan Coe; Martin Bailey on his Van Gogh discoveries.
19:45
British New Wave—Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl - Episode 3
3/5Meredith's baby is on the way, and Georgy and Jos now have the long wait for news.(R)
20:00
Four Thought—Best of Four Thought, Against the Grain
4/4David Baddiel introduces three speakers and their tales of going against the grain.
20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Alan Bissett
19/3Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist.
21:00
Costing the Earth—The Palm Oil Palm Off
Tom Heap asks if a campaign to ban palm oil from rain forest areas can succeed.(R)
21:30
Midweek—Allan Ahlberg, Kiki Dee, Nigel McCrery, Julie Brook
Mariella Frostrup meets children's author Allan Ahlberg and singer Kiki Dee.(R)
21:58
Weather—04/09/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/09/2013
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Secrecy, Episode 8
8/10With Stufa and Bassetti homing in, Zummo must keep Faustina safe.
23:00
The Music Teacher—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6Nigel inherits a life-changing sum of money and considers jacking it all in.
23:15
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4Remarkable true history of rockets and the men, women and animals behind them.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/09/2013
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on the first Prime Minister's Questions since July.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/09/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Peter Snow - When Britain Burned the White House, Episode 3
3/5The invading British enter a deserted White House, feasting before setting it ablaze.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/09/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/09/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ed Kessler.
05:45
Farming Today—05/09/2013
National Trust members are to vote on whether to allow badger culls on its land.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greenshank
Brett Westwood presents the Greenshank.
