FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/10/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—1. The Virginian
1/5 The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/10/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/10/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/10/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/10/2012
On World Food Day, Anna Hill looks at how we may feed the rising world population.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/10/2012
Decision to close the UK consulate in Basra, Gary McKinnon's extradition and EU membership
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Monica Grady
Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
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09:30
One to One—Kate Silverton on how our fear of failure impacts on the choices we make.
Kate Silverton talks to a businesswoman on how bullying made her afraid to take risks.
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09:45
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—2. England
2/5 Nancy shows no interest in her admirers until the determined Waldorf Astor appears.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Natasha Baker; Knitwear; First Period
Natasha Baker, para dressage rider, on her experience of the Paralympics.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 2
2/5 Katharina's employers are agitated by lurid tabloid headlines, but she remains defensive.
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11:00
Saving Species—Series 3, Episode 7
7/24 Brett Westwood asks if film-makers put anything back in terms of wildlife conservation.
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11:30
Spellbound: Siouxsie and the Banshees
Miranda Sawyer looks at one of music's most distinctive artists Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Should 16 and 17-year-olds be given the vote?
Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? Julian Worricker hears listeners' views.
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12:57
Weather—16/10/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/10/2012
News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
China: As History Is My Witness—Liu Bei - The Warlord
7/10 Liu Bei, the swashbuckling adventurer from ancient China.
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14:00
The Archers—15/10/2012
Jim tells a little white lie.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Tracy-Ann Oberman - Rock and Doris and Elizabeth
The truth about Rock Hudson's health is revealed. Inspired by events in 1985 Hollywood.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 2, Blackout
6/6 Nina Garthwaite presents tales of adventure, transgression and terror in the dark.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Cruel Harvest
Should our farmland be used to grow fuel for our cars? Tom Heap reports. (R)
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16:00
The Law Show—Where Next for the Hillsborough Families?
Joshua Rozenberg asks where next for the families of those who died at Hillsborough.
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16:30
A Good Read—Sir Michael Darrington and Terri Duhon
Business experts Michael Darrington and Terri Duhon discuss books with Harriett Gilbert.
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17:00
PM—16/10/2012
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/10/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Rudy's Rare Records—Series 4, Best Local Business
2/6 Adam enters the record shop into a competition for Best Local Business.
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19:00
The Archers—16/10/2012
Ed searches for a way out.
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19:15
Front Row—Graham Norton; Peter Hook; Beasts of the Southern Wild
Graham Norton on whether TV talk has been sanitised; Peter Hook on life in Joy Division.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 2
2/5 Katharina's employers are agitated by lurid tabloid headlines, but she remains defensive.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Recoiling the Arab Spring
What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?
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20:40
In Touch—16/10/2012
Blind Teenagers talk about acting in a new film and Emily Davison offers fashion advice.
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21:00
Inside Health—Edge of space, Laparotomy, Tremor, Pyjamas
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Monica Grady
Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
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21:58
Weather—16/10/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—16/10/2012
Rebuilding America: a special programme presented from Washington by Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 2
2/10 Violet sets off to confront her twin sister Bea about the nightmare she has had.
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23:00
Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Can the brilliantly stupid scientists make life a bit more never-ending?
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/10/2012
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/10/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—2. England
2/5 Nancy shows no interest in her admirers until the determined Waldorf Astor appears.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/10/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/10/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/10/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/10/2012
MPs are to debate the English badger culling pilot.
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