FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—14/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, Episode 2
2/5 The author considers steel pan, a Caribbean import which seeped into London's soundtrack. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—14/08/2013
Defining the 'new' in new potatoes, a new dairy job for an ex Minister, and combines roll!
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rock Pipit
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the rock pipit.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—14/08/2013
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
What's the Point of...?—Series 5, Lord Mayor of London
4/4 Does London need a Lord Mayor in a state coach now it has Boris on a bike?
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09:30
Just So Science—Series 1, The Cat That Walked by Himself
5/5 Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, Episode 3
3/5 Lloyd Bradley charts the arrival of Afro-rock, a genuine London sound with African roots.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women's online misogyny; poet Kate Tempest
Women and online misogyny. Female breadwinners. Author Meg Wolitzer. With Jenni Murray.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—How to Have a Perfect Marriage, Episode 3
3/5 Things unravel further for Karen, and husband Jack is out on his first date with a man.
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11:00
Techno Odyssey—Cardiac
3/3 Paul Farley follows the path of a heart valve from its Milan manufacturers to a UK patient
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11:30
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, A Woman's Intuition
7/10 Gunfire at the Madrid nightclub, and a dying man's confession.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Mediation, Smart meters, HIV home tests
The latest on HIV home-testing kits. Consumer news with Chris Warburton.
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12:30
Face the Facts—NHS 111 - A Bad Call?
Is the new health helpline fit for purpose? John Waite investigates.
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12:57
Weather—14/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—14/08/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
The Prophets—Elijah
3/5 Clive Lawton tells the story of Elijah, a miracle-working, wild-eyed anti-social itinerant
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14:00
The Archers—13/08/2013
Oliver comes up with a solution. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—SuperYou
Satirical reflection on the perils of manipulating our identities in the online world.
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15:00
How You Pay for the City—Episode 2
2/4 David Grossman investigates the ways that savers, investors and consumers pay for the City
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15:30
Seven Ages of Science—Age of Exploration
2/7 Lisa Jardine describes how Britain's desire to build an empire promoted botany. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Drug users and enforcement; 'Militant' Liverpool
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of drug enforcement operations.
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16:30
The Media Show—14/08/2013
Steve Hewlett talks to Nick Pollard about the appointment of James Harding to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News.
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17:00
PM—14/08/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—14/08/2013
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Caitlin Moran
2/6 Caitlin Moran revisits her teens when she was home-schooled in Wolverhampton. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—14/08/2013
Jennifer is in the way.
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19:15
Front Row—Peter Doig exhibition; Chris Brookmyre; Riz Ahmed's Cultural Exchange
Peter Doig, crime writer Chris Brookmyre, Under the Dome, Riz Ahmed on Street Fighter II.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—How to Have a Perfect Marriage, Episode 3
3/5 Things unravel further for Karen, and husband Jack is out on his first date with a man. (R)
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20:00
Four Thought—Best of Four Thought, Courage
1/4 David Baddiel presents the best of the series which mixes new ideas and personal stories.
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20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Jad Adams
16/3 Jad Adams thinks we are dealing with homelessness less well than in the 1930s.
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21:00
Princess Di's Handshake
With the rise of modern technology is there still a role for human touch in healthcare?
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21:30
What's the Point of...?—Series 5, Lord Mayor of London
4/4 Does London need a Lord Mayor in a state coach now it has Boris on a bike? (R)
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21:58
Weather—14/08/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—14/08/2013
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Red or Dead, Episode 3
3/10 It's 1962, and the team are pushing hard for promotion, but it's on a knife edge.
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23:00
Summer Nights—Series 1, 50 Shades of Green
3/10 Evan Davis and guests take the temperature of the Green movement.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—15/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, Episode 3
3/5 Lloyd Bradley charts the arrival of Afro-rock, a genuine London sound with African roots. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/08/2013
What are French farmers hoping to achieve by smashing eggs in the streets of Brittany?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Arctic Skua
Michaela Strachan presents the arctic skua.
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