FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—05/09/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography, Episode 4
4/5Comedian and actor Omid Djalili reads from his colourful new memoir.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/09/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/09/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/09/2014
A short reflection and prayer with Pastor Lindsay Allen.
05:45
Farming Today—Elliot report; Antibiotics in livestock
The Elliott report on tackling food crime, and antibiotic use in livestock.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brown Noddy
Sir David Attenborough presents a seabird with a worldwide distribution, the brown noddy.
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Morning
06:00
Today—05/09/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Reunion—Zimbabwe
Sue MacGregor gathers five people who helped to bring independence to Zimbabwe in 1980.(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography, Episode 5
5/5Comedian and actor Omid Djalili reads from his colourful new memoir.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Jeanette Winterson; UK women joining IS; Family annihilation; Crosswords
The UK Women joining Islamic State; Jeanette Winterson; Family annihilation; crosswords.
10:45
Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 10
10/10Held at knifepoint, can Shardlake and Barak escape to warn the Earl about the plot?
11:00
Lives in a Landscape—Series 17, Branscombe Chalet Owners
Beach chalet owners in Devon battle the authorities to rebuild after the storms.
11:30
My First Planet—Series 2, Sample of Terror
1/6Day 30 and Brian has to win the Tour de France to save the contents of Lillian's freezer.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—05/09/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—5 September 1914 - Sylvia Graham
The fear of Victor's ruin in an ill-advised marriage becomes very real for his aunt.
12:15
You and Yours—LPG gas use; Car hire problems; Bungalow building
Peter White looks at LPG fuel use in UK cars and the decline in British bungalow building.
12:57
Weather—05/09/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—05/09/2014
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
13:45
Penguin Post Office—Episode 5
5/5The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.
14:00
The Archers—04/09/2014
Hayley meets a stranger.(R)
14:15
Brief Lives—Series 7, Episode 4
4/6Brief Lives by Lizi Patch
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Whitstable
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Whitstable.
15:45
Opening Lines—Series 16, Audiophile by Ian Green
2/3A young man is transfixed by the voice he hears through his living room wall.
16:00
Last Word—Joan Rivers, Sir David Mitchell, Werner Franz, Candida Lycett Green, Sandy Wilson
Matthew Bannister remembers a comedian, an MP, a Hindenburg survivor and a conservationist
16:30
More or Less—To ice or not to ice?
Should we be more choosy about who benefits when we do a viral charity challenge?
16:55
The Listening Project—Lindsey and Isabel - Weavers and Dyers
Members of the Tawe Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers share the secrets of natural dyes
17:00
PM—05/09/2014
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/09/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The Brig Society—Series 2, Banker
6/6We would like to inform you that Marcus has decided to open a bank. That'll be £25 please.
19:00
The Archers—05/09/2014
It's Friday night at Blossom Hill Cottage.
19:15
Front Row—Pride; Horst; Tyrant; Rachel Cusk
Kirsty Lang meets film director Matthew Warchus and novelist Rachel Cusk.
19:45
Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 10
10/10Held at knifepoint, can Shardlake and Barak escape to warn the Earl about the plot?(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Anna Soubry MP, Roger Helmer MEP, Caroline Lucas MP, Michael Dugher MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire.
20:50
A Point of View—When fiction comes to the historian's rescue
Lisa Jardine on how fiction can be more useful than fact in helping us understand the past
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 September 1914
The country enters its second month at war. The white feather movement begins in earnest.
21:58
Weather—05/09/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—05/09/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Thrill of It All, Episode 10
10/10At the reunion concert in Dublin, will Robbie hold his nerve?
23:00
Great Lives—Tom Shakespeare on Gramsci
Dr Tom Shakespeare tells Matthew Parris why Antonio Gramsci's is a Great Life.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—05/09/2014
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Liz and Darren - Call Me Councillor
A husband and wife who are newly elected UKIP councillors ponder the change in their lives
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—06/09/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography, Episode 5
5/5Comedian and actor Omid Djalili reads from his colourful new memoir.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/09/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—06/09/2014
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/09/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
05:45
iPM—06/09/2014
'I could never look at that car park without a cold horrible feeling.'.
