BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 21 September 2024

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/09/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - A New Threat
  5/10Day three dawns at the Iranian Embassy, and the hostages wake to a new threat.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/09/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/09/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Changing Seasons
  With Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion at Edinburgh's School of Divinity
8. 05:45
  Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity—The Birth of Civilisation
  Glues hold our world together – and have done since the dawn of civilisation.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—21/09/2024
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Night under the Stars
  Helen Mark joins a group of young carers as they spend a night under canvas on Dartmoor.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—21/09/24 Farming Today This Week: Radical change to food safety proposed, flood repairs outstanding, trail hunting, blackberries
  New plans to use supermarket data to enforce food safety.
4. 06:57
  Weather—21/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—21/09/24 - Emma Barnett and Simon Jack
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Fred Sirieix, Jeff Young, Jen Stout, Candice Brathwaite
  Renowned Maître d' Fred Sirieix tells us why he is now seriously British.
7. 10:00
  You're Dead to Me—Cleopatra
  Join Greg and his guests to learn about Cleopatra.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 45, Norwich
  5/7Jay Rayner and his panel of experts are in Norwich to answer questions from a hungry crowd
9. 11:00
  Americast—How do you protect a president?
  A former Secret Services agent on how to make the U.S. election safe.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Panic and Unease in Beirut
  An eyewitness account of the disbelief that followed the exploding pager attack in Lebanon
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/09/2024
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Social Tariffs and Open Banking
  The people missing out on help with the cost of broadband and water bills.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 115, Work & Play
  3/8Simon Evans, Ian Smith, Aditi Mittal and Anushka Asthana quiz the news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/09/2024
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—21/09/2024
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Victoria Collins MP, Nigel Huddleston MP, Steve Reed MP, Alex Wilson AM
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Weavers Academy in Wellingborough.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—21/09/2024
  Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
8. 14:45
  The Archers—20/09/2024
  Ed takes a monumental step.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Clash. Part 1
  Ellen Wilkinson's political romance, set in the General Strike, dramatised by Sharon Oakes
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Women's Hour: Saoirse Ronan, Tracey Emin, Nikki Doucet on women’s football, Friends 30th anniversary
  Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan on her latest role in the film The Outrun.
11. 17:00
  PM—Fears grow of all-out war in Lebanon
  Fears grow of an all-out war in Lebanon, as Israel and Hezbollah exchange rocket fire
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Mick Whelan One
  The train drivers' union boss claims victory after two years of strikes.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—21/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
  Israel mounts another wave of air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Russell Watson, Jackie Kay, Deborah McAndrew and Adam Kay join Nihal with music from The Lemon Twigs
  Nihal Arthanayake and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Martin Hewitt
  Martin Hewitt is the UK’s new border security commander. Mark Coles has been learning more
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Peter Kosminsky
  Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky reveals the influences that shaped his career.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On
  Writer Jude Rogers revisits Threads, the Cold War nuclear film that haunted a generation.
6. 21:00
  Uncharted with Hannah Fry—Omnibus
  Tales of data and discovery with Hannah Fry.
7. 22:00
  News—21/09/2024
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  The Food Programme—Nuts about Nuts
  Where do your nuts come from and are they really that good for you?
9. 23:00
  Randy Feltface's Destruction Manual—1. Earth
  Randy Feltface digs deep and dirty.
10. 23:30
  Brain of Britain—Heat 3, 2024
  Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/09/2024
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Open Book—Matt Haig
  Matt Haig speaks to Johny Pitts about his new book, The Life Impossible.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/09/2024
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/09/2024
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary the Great in Cambridge
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary the Great in Cambridge.
8. 05:45
  In Touch—Melanie Barratt's Channel Swim; Your Questions, Please
  Melanie Barratt: considered to be the first blind woman to have completed the Channel swim

Sunday 22 September 2024