FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/01/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 1
1/5 Similarities between middle age and adolescence. Jane Shilling's memoir.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/01/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/01/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/01/2011
Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/01/2011
A warning rural petrol stations could disappear by the end of the decade.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/01/2011
Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
Hollywood—The Prequel
1/2 Hollywood versus the rest of the world: why America won the movie wars.
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09:30
Top of the Class—Series 2, Rachel Portman
2/4 John Wilson reunites composer Rachel Portman with her music teacher and old school.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 2
2/5 Hitting 50 with nothing to wear, Jane selects a new wardrobe.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—18/01/2011
Presented by Jane Garvey. Including singer Barbara Dickson on her new album and tour.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 2
2/5 June and Jeanette try and find out what new friend Isobel is keeping from them.
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11:00
Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 38
38/40 Saving Species reports from Australia on how tourists are helping to save whales.
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11:30
Isaac Julien's Guide to Artists Filmmaking
Artist filmmaker Isaac Julien charts the rise of artists working in the shadow of cinema.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—18/01/2011
Consumer news with Julian Worricker. We take a look at the rising price of foodstuffs.
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12:53
Brief Encounters—Episode 4
4/14 Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits the last cinema in Kashmir.
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12:57
Weather—18/01/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—18/01/2011
National and international news.
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13:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 6, Episode 1
1/3 Frances Fyfield returns with her forensic exploration of great classical music manuscripts
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14:00
The Archers—17/01/2011
Jill is getting anxious.
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14:15
Drama on 4—My Name is Iqbal Masih
By Bettina Gracias. The story of a young Pakistani boy who was forced into bonded labour. (R)
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15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Planet—18/01/2011
Are marine creatures under threat from noisy wind turbines?
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—The Burying of Joe Bloggs, Shirley May
1/3 Joe Bloggs is dead, but who knew him best: his first love, his wife or his lawyer? (R)
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15:45
Life at 24 Frames a Second—Fear and Desire
2/10 David Thomson explores the power of cinema. What is the special power of music and sound?
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16:00
Word of Mouth—18/01/2011
Michael Rosen explores the world of language and communication.
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16:30
Great Lives—Gertrude Bell
Physicist Jim al-Khalili nominates Gertrude Bell who shaped modern-day Iraq.
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16:55
Brief Encounters—Episode 5
5/14 Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits the Mario Video Centre in Ghana.
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17:00
PM—18/01/2011
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/01/2011
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, "No Richie, No Cry"
1/6 Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie at University with salsa classes.
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19:00
The Archers—18/01/2011
The pressure mounts at Lower Loxley.
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19:15
Front Row—Black Swan; Crime fiction round up; Art you can touch
Mark Lawson explores Art you can touch, selects new crime fiction and reviews Black Swan.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 2
2/5 June and Jeanette try and find out what new friend Isobel is keeping from them.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Bitter Medicine
Is the government making it almost impossible to sue a drug company?
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20:40
In Touch—Solo Travel
Peter White talks to Tony Giles and Kirsten Hearn about travelling solo as a blind person.
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21:00
Case Notes—Hepatitis C
Dr Mark Porter on the 'hidden' epidemic of hepatitis C and the latest treatments for it.
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21:30
Hollywood—The Prequel
1/2 Hollywood versus the rest of the world: why America won the movie wars.
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21:58
Weather—18/01/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—18/01/2011
National and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Julian Barnes Stories, Complicity, part 2
2/5 Revealing the unspoken dialogue between two people as they get to know each other.
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23:00
Rhyme and Reason—Tim Rice-Oxley
3/4 Mr Gee is joined by composer and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley from the pop band Keane.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—18/01/2011
Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/01/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 2
2/5 Hitting 50 with nothing to wear, Jane selects a new wardrobe.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/01/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/01/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/01/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/01/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/01/2011
Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/01/2011
Objections to plans for the country's biggest dairy due to risk of water contamination.
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