FM Schedule
-
Early
-
00:00
Midnight News—11/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
-
00:30
Talking to Strangers—Episode 2
2/5 Malcolm Gladwell explores what we should know about the people we don't know. (R)
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
-
05:30
News Briefing—11/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/09/2019
Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh.
-
05:45
Farming Today—11/09/19: Carbon net zero farming by 2040, Pearl mussels on the River Spey, Do fish feel pain?
Anna Hill asks Professor Elizabeth Robinson if farming can go carbon neutral by 2040.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Adelie Penguin
Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore. (R)
-
-
Back to top
Morning
-
06:00
Today—11/09/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
-
09:00
The Sound Odyssey—This Is The Kit in Casablanca
Kate Stables travels to Casablanca for a collaboration with gnawa player Asmaa Hamzaoui.
-
09:30
Four Thought—Life in Letters
Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing.
-
09:45
Talking to Strangers—Episode 3
3/5 By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.
-
10:00
Woman's Hour—My Best Day, Marina Litvinenko, Cancer testing
Marina Litvinenko on the play about her husband's death. Population-wide cancer testing.
-
10:41
Blackwater by Claire McGowan—3. Who Is She?
3/10 Zoe was murdered by Paul, yet 10 years on she is upstairs in his bathroom in his house. (R)
-
10:55
The Listening Project—Alison and Carl - Something for Yourself
Friends compare notes on the highs and lows of caring for elderly parents.
-
11:00
Statue No. 1
A Welsh woman takes the plinth. (R)
-
11:30
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Ireland and the Irish
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
-
-
Back to top
Afternoon
-
12:00
News Summary—11/09/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
12:04
Short Works—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, Pauzwang Syndrome
Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
-
12:18
You and Yours—Social housing, Yellow stickers, Subscription traps
Councils making it harder to get social housing, plus the app that tracks yellow stickers.
-
12:57
Weather—11/09/2019
The latest weather forecast
-
13:00
World at One—11/09/2019
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
13:45
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Like button
Facebook’s ubiquitous 'like' button can reveal a treasure trove of potential insights.
-
14:00
The Archers—10/09/2019
Jim springs more than one surprise. (R)
-
14:15
Undercover Mumbai—Episode 1
Ayeesha Menon's police crime thriller, set and recorded in India.
-
15:00
Money Box—How do you ask for a pay rise?
Whether you're freelance or work for a big company, talking about your worth can be hard.
-
15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, My Beautiful Millennial by Tamsin Grey
Tamsin Grey's story about isolation in a big city and a fateful encounter with a pigeon.
-
16:00
Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (A-side)
John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie (R)
-
16:30
The Media Show—Why we're all watching Britain's nerdiest channel
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Parliament is enjoying record ratings as the political drama unfolds.
-
17:00
PM—11/09/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
-
-
Back to top
Evening
-
18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/09/2019 Judges in Scotland rule suspension of parliament unlawful
A UK government appeal against the ruling will be heard by the Supreme Court next week.
-
18:30
Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
1/6 Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed. (R)
-
19:00
The Archers—11/09/2019
Leonard hatches a plan.
-
19:15
Front Row—Front Row at the Proms - Jamie Barton, Daniel Kidane, impact of Brexit on classical music
Jamie Barton and Daniel Kidane talk about their Last Night at the Proms performances.
-
19:45
Open Art—Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins, Episode 3
Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet. (R)
-
20:00
Across the Red Line—Series 4, Is Discipline the Enemy of Learning?
Katharine Birbalsingh and Dr Debra Kidd debate whether discipline is the enemy of learning
-
20:45
Four Thought—Life in Letters
Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing. (R)
-
21:00
Costing the Earth—Verity's Wild Garden
Verity Sharp wants to turn her small Wiltshire garden into a haven for wildlife.
-
21:30
The Sound Odyssey—This Is The Kit in Casablanca
Kate Stables travels to Casablanca for a collaboration with gnawa player Asmaa Hamzaoui. (R)
-
22:00
The World Tonight—Opposition MPs demand the recall of Parliament
Highest civil court in Scotland rules that decision to suspend parliament was unlawful
-
22:45
Short Works—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, Pauzwang Syndrome
Five newly commissioned short stories to mark this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award (R)
-
23:00
Monty Python at 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes—Episode 2
Michael Palin searches for lost Python sketches and finds them in very unusual places.
-
23:15
TEZ Talks—Series 3, 13. What Are You Looking At?
Tez talks about confrontations and awkward situations he has found himself in. (R)
-
23:30
The Digital Human—Series 13, Oracle
Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world.
-
-
Back to top
Late
-
00:00
Midnight News—12/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
-
00:30
Talking to Strangers—Episode 3
3/5 By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History. (R)
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
-
01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
-
05:30
News Briefing—12/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/09/2019
Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh.
-
05:45
Farming Today—12/09/19: Badger cull, Salmon fishing on the Tay, Smart farming
Caz Graham asks Neil Parish MP for his response to the details of this year's badger cull.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Trumpeter Swan
Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America.
-