FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Boxing styles UK vs US - Why nations fail
Why Nations Fail. Plus boxing, UK and US style.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—11/03/2012
The bells of St Vedast, Foster Lane in London.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/03/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2012
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Methodist minister Rev Roger Hutchings.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/03/2012
Saying it with British flowers, and the problems farmers still have with Chinese lanterns.
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05:57
Weather—12/03/2012
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/03/2012
With Gillian Hargreaves on her husband's right to die. And debating Gaza and Afghanistan.
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09:00
Start the Week—Writers on Families: Colm TΓ³ibΓn and AS Byatt
Andrew Marr with Colm Toibin, AS Byatt, Will Eaves and Mark Pagel.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Svetlana Alliluyeva - 20 Letters to a Friend, Episode 1
1/5 Josef Stalin's daughter relates the searing memory of her father's final hours.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in Business in Liverpool
A business special live from Liverpool. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—JL Carr - The Harpole Report, Episode 1
1/5 Idealistic teacher George Harpole opts to shake things up as he becomes acting head.
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11:00
Feed Me to the Wind
Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.
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11:30
Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 With panellists Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Is contracted out overnight veterinary care harming pets?
Is contracted out overnight veterinary care harming pets?
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12:57
Weather—12/03/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—12/03/2012
Martha Kearney presents the national and international news.
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13:45
Alvin Hall in The Bonfire of the Vanities—The Bronx
1/5 Is the Bronx still the site of moral and physical desolation? Alvin Hall takes a tour.
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14:00
The Archers—11/03/2012
Pat blames herself.
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14:15
Stone—Series 3, Taken
3/4 By Richard Monks. DCI Stone searches for a missing teenager.
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15:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 2, University of East Anglia
1/6 Three University of East Anglia students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Japan, Fukushima and food
Richard Johnson reports from Japan on the impact of the Fukushima disaster on food.
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16:00
The Road Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Remaking Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's Odyssey
Tom Holland explores the continuing appeal of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's Odyssey. Why should that be?
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Travellers
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the place of faith in the lives of travelling people.
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17:00
PM—12/03/2012
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/03/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 62, Episode 6
6/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to talk for 60 seconds.
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19:00
The Archers—12/03/2012
Jim gets into his stride and Emma has childcare problems.
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19:15
Front Row—Lesley Sharp; Noah Stewart; We Bought a Zoo
Actress Lesley Sharp; tenor Noah Stewart; Matt Damon in the film We Bought a Zoo.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—JL Carr - The Harpole Report, Episode 1
1/5 Idealistic teacher George Harpole opts to shake things up as he becomes acting head.
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20:00
Document—12/03/2012
Mike Thomson unearths the motives behind the 1949 murder of a British colonial governor.
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20:30
Analysis—Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Downing Street Guru
Examining the ideas of Downing Street's favourite intellectual, Nassim Nicolas Taleb.
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21:00
Material World—08/03/2012
Aliens in Antarctica, meteor impacts, nasty noises and star-quakes.
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21:30
Start the Week—Writers on Families: Colm TΓ³ibΓn and AS Byatt
Andrew Marr with Colm Toibin, AS Byatt, Will Eaves and Mark Pagel.
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21:58
Weather—12/03/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—12/03/2012
UN condemnation of Syria; US soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians; Chinese overtaking English
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Capital, Episode 6
6/10 At No 42 Pepys Road, Zbigniew, the Polish builder, makes an amazing discovery.
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23:00
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Faded Broadway diva Candi Karmel, plus more characters from the 'one-woman Fast Show'. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/03/2012
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Svetlana Alliluyeva - 20 Letters to a Friend, Episode 1
1/5 Josef Stalin's daughter relates the searing memory of her father's final hours.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/03/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2012
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Methodist minister Rev Roger Hutchings.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/03/2012
How hi-tech horticulture powered by LEDs could bring rose growing back to Britain.
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