FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—28/09/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin—Episode 3
3/5Michael Palin tells the tale of his great-uncle, who was killed in the First World War.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—28/09/2023
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/09/2023
Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
05:45
Farming Today—28/09/2023 State of Nature report; Nature writing in Wales
Decline in UK nature, charted by State of Nature report. Nature writing in Wales.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greylag Goose
David Attenborough presents the greylag goose.
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Morning
06:00
Today—28/09/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Keynes' influential attack on the Treaty of Versailles
09:45
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin—Episode 4
4/5Michael Palin tells the tale of his great-uncle, who was killed in the First World War.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Marina Abramovic, GB News, Dehenna Davison MP, Taylor Swift Symposium
Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic on retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands of Armenians are fleeing in the wake of Azerbaijan's military offensive.
11:30
Great Lives—Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley
Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—28/09/2023
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders: Tom Gozney from Gozney
Tom tells us how digging a hole in his garden revealed a gap in the pizza oven market.
12:32
Sliced Bread—Vapes
Is vaping harmful to your health and to the environment?
12:57
Weather—28/09/2023
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—28/09/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
13:45
Uncharted with Hannah Fry—4. This Train Has Been Delayed
It’s 2016 and Singapore’s metro system is misbehaving wildly.
14:00
The Archers—27/09/2023
It’s an emotional day for Will.
14:15
Drama on 4—The Egg Man
A writer tries to reconstruct her grandfather's flight from Ukraine in the 1930s.
15:00
Ramblings—Into Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway
Clare joins two friends on the coastal path between Knockinaam Lodge and Portpatrick.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Honeypot Children's Charity
Jaiden, a beneficiary, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Honeypot Children's Charity.
15:30
Open Book—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, plus Judith Kerr's centenary with Nicolette Jones and Oliver Jeffers
Johny Pitts talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about her new book for children.
16:00
Taste—Episode 4: Institutions
Zakia Sewell explores what we mean by 'taste'.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—The state of nature in the UK
A new report has revealed that one in six native UK species are at risk of extinction.
17:00
PM—28/09/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/09/2023 BBC issues new impartiality rules for presenters
The guidance comes six months after Gary Lineker was suspended for social media comments
18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 11, 5: Sophie Duker
5/6The comedian Sophie Duker shares her teenage diaries with host Rufus Hound.
19:00
The Archers—28/09/2023
Jazzer is shocked by a controversial suggestion.
19:15
Front Row—Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
20:00
The Briefing Room—What a murder in Canada tells us about India's place in the world
How the murder of a Canadian Sikh in British Colombia turned the spotlight on India.
20:30
The Bottom Line—Back to the office
Companies are desperate to get staff back in more often but some face an uphill challenge
21:00
BBC Inside Science—The state of nature in the UK
A new report has revealed that one in six native UK species are at risk of extinction.
21:30
In Our Time—The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Keynes' influential attack on the Treaty of Versailles
22:00
The World Tonight—Nagorno-Karabakh declares end to independence struggle
70,000 ethnic Armenians have left enclave
22:45
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron—Episode 9
9/10Alison’s tale nears its climax as she recalls an illicit plan to catch a Stasi murderer.
23:00
Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 5, Labour
4/4Tim Key broadcasts direct from the birth of Lord and Megan’s first child.
23:30
'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4Can a professional life coach sort Miles out?
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—29/09/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin—Episode 4
4/5Michael Palin tells the tale of his great-uncle, who was killed in the First World War.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/09/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/09/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—29/09/2023
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/09/2023
Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
05:45
Farming Today—29/09/23 Windsor Framework; Overfishing; Harvest poetry.
Windsor Framework; conservation charity takes legal action over fishing; harvest poems.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel
The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.
