FM Schedule
-
Early
-
00:00
Midnight News—18/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
00:30
Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 3
Inspired by Robert Frost, Thomas writes his first poem at the age of 36.
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—18/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/08/2011
With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
-
05:45
Farming Today—18/08/2011
A bull's reprieve from slaughter for TB, and how garlic can reduce methane from cattle.
-
-
Back to top
Morning
-
06:00
Today—18/08/2011
With Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
-
09:00
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Jasvinder Sanghera
3/4 Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.
-
09:30
The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, The Statisticians
3/5 Peter Curran counts the passions of statisticians.
-
09:45
Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 4
As the 1914 war continues, Thomas wrestles with the conundrum of whether to enlist.
-
10:00
Woman's Hour—Tuition fee rises and women, Actress Tara Fitzgerald
Victorians and the symbolism of flowers and actress Tara Fitzgerald on her new stage role.
-
10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
4/5 Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
-
11:00
Crossing Continents—Takoradi, Ghana's Oil City
A portrait of the sleepy Ghanaian city of Takoradi at the start of an oil boom.
-
11:30
Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
-
-
Back to top
Afternoon
-
12:00
You and Yours—18/08/2011
The impact of the riots on the high street, student rents increase and Talk Talk fined.
-
12:57
Weather—18/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
-
13:00
World at One—18/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
-
13:30
Questions, Questions—18/08/2011
Stewart Henderson looks into why the swallow sometimes flies high and sometimes low.
-
14:00
The Archers—17/08/2011
Brian's blood pressure is rising.
-
14:15
Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
-
15:00
Open Country—13/08/2011
Richard Uridge travels the River Wye looking for barbel fish and tranquil waters.
-
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Handicap International UK
Sir Trevor McDonald presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Handicap International UK.
-
15:30
Summer Ghosts—Swings by Adam Thorpe
3/3 Alone in the playground, Howard hears something make a squeaking noise.
-
15:45
A Guide to Farmland Birds—Episode 4
4/5 With Chris Watson, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss identify birds in farmland copses.
-
16:00
Open Book—14/08/2011
Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendell about Vault, her 23rd Inspector Wexford novel.
-
16:30
Material World—18/08/2011
Brainy bees, feeling surgery, jaws, baby plesiosaurs and time perception.
-
17:00
PM—18/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
-
-
Back to top
Evening
-
18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/08/2011
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
18:30
Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Lorry Driver
5/6 Milton Jones is the king of refrigerated haulage with his very own fleet of iced lorries.
-
19:00
The Archers—18/08/2011
It's results day for Pip and Nic counts her blessings.
-
19:15
Front Row—Streisand songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman; David Mach
Mark Lawson with artist David Mach; Alan and Marilyn Bergman on writing Streisand's songs.
-
19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
4/5 Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
-
20:00
The Report—The Hacking Scandal and the Murder of Daniel Morgan
Are there links between the murder of PI Daniel Morgan and the phone hacking scandal?
-
20:30
In Business—Made in India
Peter Day returns to India 16 years after his first visit to cover the high-tech boom.
-
21:00
In Our Own Image - Evolving Humanity—Human Cultural Evolution Versus Genetic Evolution
1/2 Is human culture stopping us from genetically evolving?
-
21:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Jasvinder Sanghera
3/4 Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.
-
21:58
Weather—18/08/2011
Weather information.
-
22:00
The World Tonight—18/08/2011
With Felicity Evans. National and international news and analysis.
-
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Shielding of Mrs Forbes, Episode 4
4/7 Alan Bennett continues his delightful 'unseemly story' from his recently-published novella
-
23:00
House on Fire—Series 2, Quarantine
3/6 Matt's parents decide to go on a world tour just as he contracts horrible flu.
-
23:30
Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 In the Tower of Tests, Sam loses a pal. But is death the end? (R)
-
-
Back to top
Late
-
00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
00:30
Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 4
As the 1914 war continues, Thomas wrestles with the conundrum of whether to enlist.
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/08/2011
With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
-
05:45
Farming Today—19/08/2011
Caz Graham discusses the millions of pounds of European subsidy claimed by food companies.
-
