FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—12/09/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Deep Sea and Foreign Going: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry, Episode 3
3/5Rose George comes face to face with the scourge of modern shipping - piracy.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/09/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—12/09/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie.
05:45
Farming Today—12/09/2013
A new research project aims to make docking pigs' tails a thing of the past.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mistle Thrush: Part One
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.
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Morning
06:00
Today—12/09/2013
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Whistleblowers: Saints or Stirrers?
John Waite investigates whistleblowing: is the price too high for questioning wrongdoing?
09:45
Book of the Week—Deep Sea and Foreign Going: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry, Episode 4
4/5From her berth on the Kendal, Rose George looks at the environmental impact of shipping.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Going grey; Jo Swinson; miscarriage
Is grey hair a feminist issue? Plus Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson; miscarriage; Jean Sprackland.
10:45
Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Mad Women
4/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Matchmaking in Modern China
Looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors.
11:30
The Show to End All Wars
Simon Russell Beale reappraises Oh! What a Lovely War in its 50th anniversary year.
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Afternoon
12:00
You and Yours—Ski resorts, dating apps, downsizing
How will the next generation get on the housing ladder? With Winifred Robinson.
12:57
Weather—12/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—12/09/2013
National and international news.
13:45
British Conservatism: The Grand Tour—12/09/2013
Anne McElvoy explores how the 'permissive society' provoked a new, populist conservatism.
14:00
The Archers—11/09/2013
Lilian's got a story to tell.(R)
14:15
Brief Lives—Series 6, Episode 1
1/6A local councillor is caught selling drugs. On the surface it seems an open and shut case.
15:00
Open Country—Celebrating the Plum
Helen Mark meets Alistair McGowan at a plum festival in the Vale of Evesham.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Kidscape
Anthony Horowitz presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Kidscape.(R)
15:30
Open Book—Jhumpa Lahiri, mountain literature and revamping the classics pulp fiction style
Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, on her latest book The Lowland.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Rush; Borrowed Time; Toronto Film Festival
Francine Stock talks to director Ron Howard and writer Peter Morgan about F1 film Rush.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Stem cell news; Science practicals; Phantom head; Sewage power
Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine?
17:00
PM—12/09/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/09/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, General Whitesnake Demeanour
2/6The new priest in Lenzie, Father Green, is under scrutiny from the bishop.(R)
19:00
The Archers—12/09/2013
Martyn lays down the law.
19:15
Front Row—Francis Bacon meets Henry Moore; Manic Street Preachers; Jason Byrne; In a World
Arts news with John Wilson. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore paired in a new exhibition.
19:45
Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Mad Women
4/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.(R)
20:00
The Report—Banking Interns: Sleepless in the City
Investigating the death of bank intern Moritz Erhardt and the working culture of the City.
20:30
In Business—The Internet of Things
Peter Day looks at a future when cows and cars will be connected to the internet.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Stem cell news; Science practicals; Phantom head; Sewage power
Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine?(R)
21:30
Whistleblowers: Saints or Stirrers?
John Waite investigates whistleblowing: is the price too high for questioning wrongdoing?(R)
21:58
Weather—12/09/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—12/09/2013
Can Russia and the US agree a plan for Syrian chemical weapons? With Ritula Shah.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Coe - Expo 58, Episode 4
4/10At the opening night party, Thomas meets a Russian journalist with a passion for crisps.
23:00
Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from Colin Hoult.
23:30
Today in Parliament—12/09/2013
Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—13/09/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Deep Sea and Foreign Going: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry, Episode 4
4/5From her berth on the Kendal, Rose George looks at the environmental impact of shipping.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/09/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—13/09/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie.
05:45
Farming Today—13/09/2013
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers scheme is to end; so who replaces them in the fields?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker.
