FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 2
Turgenev leaves Russia to follow his heart.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/09/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos
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05:45
Farming Today—18/09/19: Anti GM, Disease-resistant potatoes, Kiwi berries
Anna Hill asks whether genetic modification and the organic label can ever co-exist.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling
Helen Moncrieff is bewitched by the mimicking of Shetland starlings.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/09/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
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09:00
The Sound Odyssey—Loyle Carner in Guyana
Gemma Cairney and Loyle Carner travel to Georgetown, Guyana, for a musical collaboration.
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09:30
Four Thought—The P Word
Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
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09:45
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 3
Cries for revolution spread across the continent.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns
Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns.
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10:41
Blackwater by Claire McGowan—8. Abduction
8/10 Could Zoe have been abducted by travellers? If so, who was the murdered girl?
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10:55
The Listening Project—Sarah and Charlie - Dragons, Unicorns, Griffins
Mother and daughter talk about the magical imaginary world the daughter has created.
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11:00
Simon Evans Is Right
Stand-up comedian Simon Evans looks at right-wing comedy.
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11:30
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—The Family
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/09/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
The Testaments—Episode 3
Margaret Atwood’s powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
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12:18
You and Yours—Desperate bank protestors, 'disappearing' cheap weddings, and coating food to save plastic
Desperate bank protestors, 'disappearing' cheap weddings, and coating food to save plastic
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12:57
Weather—18/09/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—18/09/2019
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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13:45
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Postage Stamp
Rowland Hill went from disgruntled user to radical reformer of Britain’s postal system.
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14:00
The Archers—17/09/2019
Kate exacts her revenge.
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14:15
Brief Lives—Series 11, Episode 1
Return of the popular legal series starring David Schofield.
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15:00
Money Box—How do I start investing?
Have you been thinking about investing but have been put off by the jargon or fees?
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15:30
Science Stories—Series 9, Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel's immortal chicken heart.
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16:00
Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (B-side)
Don McLean answers audience questions about his all-time classic album, 'American Pie'.
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16:30
The Media Show—Is opinion the future of journalism?
LBC is gaining listeners thanks to a strategy of employing highly opinionated presenters.
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17:00
PM—18/09/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/09/2019 Saudi oil attacks: Iran faces more pressure despite denials
US ratchets up pressure on Iran despite denials of involvement in Saudi oil attacks
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18:30
Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding
2/6 Martian hostage Guuuurk risks his life and his sanity to save the crew from the X-Barrier.
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19:00
The Archers—18/09/2019
Brian has bad news to impart.
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19:15
Front Row—Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
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19:45
Letters from Inside—Gillian Slovo
Novelist Gillian Slovo's letter to her mother, the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.
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20:00
Across the Red Line—Series 4, Does identity politics cause more problems than it solves?
Douglas Murray and Nesrine Malik debate, and ask each other about what drives their views.
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20:45
Four Thought—The P Word
Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Fire in the Amazon
How can we prevent a repeat of the devastating fires in the Amazon?
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21:30
The Sound Odyssey—Loyle Carner in Guyana
Gemma Cairney and Loyle Carner travel to Georgetown, Guyana, for a musical collaboration.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Saudi defence ministry displays wreckage of "Iranian-made" weapons
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, accuses Tehran of an "act of war".
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22:45
The Testaments—Episode 3
Margaret Atwood’s powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
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23:00
Monty Python at 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes—Episode 3
Michael Palin searches for lost Python recordings and finds them in very unusual places.
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23:15
TEZ Talks—Series 3, Mischief
Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim.
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23:30
The Digital Human—Series 15, Average
Aleks Krotoski explores the unexpected advantages of average.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 3
Cries for revolution spread across the continent.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—19/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/09/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/09/19: Funding for the environment, GM high-iron wheat, Eating Blue Shark
Conservation organisations say Β£2.9bn will be needed for the environment post-Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.
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