FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/09/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Swamp
4/5 Annie Proulx's short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/09/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/09/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/09/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Reverend Catherine De Souza.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/09/2022: Care in the Countryside, EU Laws and Plant Health
Rural care workers are calling for help in meeting fuel costs so they can afford to work.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tony Juniper on the Whitethroat
Environmentalist Tony Juniper enjoys the song of the whitethroat.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/09/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player
Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player, shares the soundtrack of her life.
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09:45
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Swamp (continued)
5/5 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx contemplates peatlands and the climate crisis.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—World record sheep shearer, Cuts to part-time work benefits,Seoul Femicide, Actors:Hayley Mills & Rula Lenska, Author Ira Mathur
What is it like being one of the few female sheep farmers in the UK?
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11:00
Net Zero: A Very British Problem—Road Transport
Matt Winning looks at what lies ahead if Britain is to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
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11:30
Relativity—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 Ian’s worrying diagnosis is a cause for tears and unexpected laughter.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—23/09/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—Milk and protestors
Direct action against dairies, animal cruelty and the climate crisis.
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12:57
Weather—23/09/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—23/09/2022
News, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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14:00
The Archers—22/09/2022
Tracy tries to solve a riddle.
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14:15
Limelight—One Five Seven Years, One Five Seven Years - Episode 1: Anya
1/5 Alternative reality drama. A rare genetic condition makes some people live twice as long.
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14:45
Living with the Gods—Ruling with the Gods
Neil MacGregor on ruling with a mandate from the gods - from the UK to Benin to China.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Preston
Kathy Clugston and her panel of gardening experts are in Preston.
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15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2022, Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water
5/5 The fifth in this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award. Read by Joseph Balderrama.
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16:00
Last Word—Jean-Luc Godard, Barbara Ehrenreich, Dennis Wilson, Mavis Nicholson
Kirsty Lang on a film-maker, a writer, a war poet and a broadcaster.
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16:30
More or Less—The size of Ukraine’s offensive, weak pound and how much do women really exercise?
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
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17:00
PM—23/09/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/09/2022 The Chancellor announces the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years
The Chancellor announces the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 109, Episode 2
2/6 Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
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19:00
The Archers—23/09/2022
It’s a big day for one Ambridge resident.
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19:15
Screenshot—Indian Blockbusters
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the global success of contemporary Indian cinema.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Andy Burnham, Anne Longfield, Andrew Stephenson, Richard Walker
Victoria Derbyshire presents political debate from Fallowfield, Manchester.
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20:50
A Point of View—A Deadly Serious Game
Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.
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21:00
The Reith Lectures—Hilary Mantel, The Day Is for the Living
Art can bring the dead back to life, argues the late novelist Hilary Mantel.
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21:45
Offences Against the Person
Hilary Mantel short story: the consequences of an illicit affair in a solicitor's office.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Kwasi Kwarteng’s Mini Budget
Biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years
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22:45
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes—Episode Five
5/10 The story of Medusa as you've never heard it before. Read by Susannah Fielding.
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23:00
Great Lives—Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking
Cressida Cowell on her hero Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/09/2022
Susan Hulme reports on the 'mini-budget' and MPs' reaction to it.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/09/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Swamp (continued)
5/5 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx contemplates peatlands and the climate crisis.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/09/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/09/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/09/2022
Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
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05:45
Four Thought—What I learnt from Reality TV
Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.
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