FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Breaking rules; Wall Street women
Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—19/08/2012
The bells of Durham Cathedral.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/08/2012
Dave Howard hears bad news for broccoli, as growers could lose a third of their crop.
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05:57
Weather—20/08/2012
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/08/2012
News headlines, including whether the most expensive social housing should be sold off.
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09:00
Amanda Vickery on... Men—The Lover
3/6 The 18th-century lover - from irresistible seducer to lusty husband.
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09:30
Head to Head—Series 4, Women's Lib
2/5 A radical feminist and a Tory reformer clash over the route to equality.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
1/5 Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Infidelity phone-in
How important is being faithful, and what constitutes cheating anyway? With Jane Garvey.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Crisis, Episode 1
1/5 Martha has arrived in Agok to find the situation worse than she had been briefed to expect
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11:00
The Cabinet of Animosities
Love stories from the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb with Cathy FitzGerald.
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11:30
Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up
5/6 Pip and Harry pursue Mister Benevolent to France, where a dark and pungent fate awaits. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—20/08/2012
Is prison the place for inmates with severe physical disabilities? With Julian Worricker.
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12:45
The New Elizabethans—Salman Rushdie
James Naughtie considers the Booker Prize-winning British Indian novelist.
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12:57
Weather—20/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/08/2012
News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world, with Shaun Ley.
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13:45
The Alien Birds Have Landed—The Pheasant
1/5 Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the pheasant became a British bird.
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14:00
The Archers—19/08/2012
Mike is evasive.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Gilda and her Daughters in Looking for Goldie
Comedy drama about an eccentric Romanian mother and her three bickering daughters. (R)
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—20/08/2012
With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
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15:30
The Food Programme—A Guide to Spice, part 1: Cloves
Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the world of spices, starting with the clove.
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16:00
The Magic Theatre of Hermann Hesse
Tracing the legacy of the cult Swiss-German writer Hermann Hesse.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Witchcraft & Child Abuse
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the link between African churches, witchcraft and child abuse
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17:00
PM—20/08/2012
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/08/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 3
3/16 Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
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19:00
The Archers—20/08/2012
Vicky faces a difficult decision.
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19:15
Front Row—Tom Stoppard, The Watch, Tony Scott remembered, cellist Natalie Clein
Tom Stoppard, Tony Scott remembered, The Watch reviewed and music by cellist Natalie Clein
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Crisis, Episode 1
1/5 Martha has arrived in Agok to find the situation worse than she had been briefed to expect
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20:00
The Victim's Voice
Victims of violent crime come face to face with men serving sentences for similar crimes.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Korea Host Bars
The host bars revealing the cracks in South Korea's conservative social structures.
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21:00
Material World—16/08/2012
How a child with total paralysis could kick a football using a brain-controlled suit.
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21:30
Amanda Vickery on... Men—The Lover
3/6 The 18th-century lover - from irresistible seducer to lusty husband.
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21:58
Weather—20/08/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/08/2012
Round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 1
1/10 Paris 1785, and a young engineer waits in the Palace of Versailles.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Preaching
Chris Ledgard listens to the ways in which preachers use words and the power of language.
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23:30
4 Extra Comedy Club—Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?, Episode 2
2/3 Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of East End. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
1/5 Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/08/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/08/2012
A report claims that if we relied only on UK fish, 2012's supplies would run out today.
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