FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—10/09/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 3
3/5Maggie Smith marries and wins her first major award.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/09/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/09/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
05:45
Farming Today—Women in dairy, TB research, How to compare rams
At a challenging time for dairy farming, we hear from women aiming to improve the industry
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swainson's Hawk
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—10/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
09:00
Keir Hardie: Labour's First Leader
Gordon Brown tells the story of James Keir Hardie, Labour's first leader.
09:30
A Wonderful Way to Make a Living—Series 2, Gondolier
5/5In Venice, Joe meets a lawyer who retrained as a gondolier.(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 4
4/5Maggie Smith’s film career blossoms.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Catholic divorce, women in tech, depression
Jenni Murray discusses divorce and Catholic women; women in technology; and depression.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 4
4/5Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Paraguay's Schoolgirl Mothers
Why is Paraguay facing an epidemic of schoolgirl pregnancies?
11:30
Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor
Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—10/09/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—10 September 1915 - Maggie Macknade
Maggie is the only person who seems to understand the dangers of harbouring a deserter.
12:15
You and Yours—Tracksuits, Nuisance calls, Morrisons' results
Tracksuits are back - but this time its sports luxe, not shell suits.
12:57
Weather—10/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—10/09/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
The Lore of the Land—4. Orkney
An examination of the creatures of folklore that live by the sea and shore.
14:00
The Archers—09/09/2015
Ruth feels out of the loop.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—See
By Katharine Way. Psychological thriller about sight and perception.
15:00
Open Country—The Naze in Essex
Helen Mark explores the hidden landscape of the Naze in Essex.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Sustrans
Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans.(R)
15:30
Bookclub—David Nicholls - One Day
David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie about his enormously successful novel One Day.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Pasolini by Ferrara, How to Change the World, Music for robots
Abel Ferrara takes on the life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Francine Stock.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Homo Naledi, New spacesuit, Quantum biology, A possible cure for motion sickness
Tracey Logan investigates an ancient human and a zero-gravity space suit.
17:00
PM—10/09/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/09/2015 Power-sharing crisis in Northern Ireland
A crisis for power-sharing in Northern Ireland after the First Minister resigns.
18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Coding Special
John Lloyd and Sarah Millican are joined by Matt Parker, Eben Upton and Sydney Padua.
19:00
The Archers—10/09/2015
Jolene offers a sympathetic ear.
19:15
Front Row—David Gilmour, An Inspector Calls, La Famille Bélier, Future Conditional
Kirsty Lang meets up with Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour and his wife, Polly Samson.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 4
4/5Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco.(R)
20:00
The Report—The Ambridge Price of Milk
The current milk crisis, seen through the prism of long-running radio soap The Archers.
20:30
In Business—Steinway
Peter Day visits Steinway and Sons in New York to hear what makes its pianos special.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Homo Naledi, New spacesuit, Quantum biology, A possible cure for motion sickness
Tracey Logan investigates an ancient human and a zero-gravity space suit.(R)
21:30
Keir Hardie: Labour's First Leader
Gordon Brown tells the story of James Keir Hardie, Labour's first leader.(R)
22:00
The World Tonight—Northern Ireland's power sharing government is close to collapse.
First Minister and most Democratic Unionists resign in row about murder linked to IRA.
22:45
Tessa Hadley - The Past—Episode 4
4/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
23:00
Richard Marsh—Cardboard Heart, New Job
1/4The team battle each other for a new job that has just opened up in the office.
23:30
Today in Parliament—10/09/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the emerging political crisis in Northern Ireland.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—11/09/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 4
4/5Maggie Smith’s film career blossoms.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/09/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—11/09/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
05:45
Farming Today—Badger Cull Rules, Tip Top Tups, Forests of the Future
Rule changes could ease the way for more badger culls to go ahead in England next year.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—African Southern Ground Hornbill
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the African southern ground hornbill.(R)
