FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/08/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 3
3/5 Spark's literary voice is discovered when she wins an Observer competition in 1951.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/08/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/08/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/08/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/08/2009
Anna Hill hears the weather predictions for what's left of the summer.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/08/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 5, Terminally Ill and Suicidal
4/4 Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will?
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09:45
Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 4
4/5 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Harriet Harman; Isabelle Huppert; Laura Marling
Harriet Harman on being in the spotlight. Plus Laura Marling sings live.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Southern Sudan
Grant Ferrett investigate claims that Sudan is sliding back to civil war.
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11:30
Billy Liar: Fifty Years On
Blake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—06/08/2009
Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl. Including Face the Facts presented by John Waite
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12:57
Weather—06/08/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/08/2009
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Questions, Questions—06/08/2009
Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
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14:00
The Archers—05/08/2009
Tom talks Turkey.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Normal and Nat
Debbie Oates' drama about a girl who hears voices, with original music by Carol Donaldson.
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15:00
Open Country—WWII Secrets of The Peak District
Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners of Conscience
Zo毛 Wanamaker appeals on behalf Prisoners of Conscience.
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15:30
Perspectives—Attendance
3/3 By Elizabeth Reeder. A man makes a life-changing decision as his lover tends to a relative
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15:45
The Romantic Road: On the Trail of the German Philosophers—Human, All Too Human
4/5 Stephen visits Naumburg, where Nietzsche spent part of his youth.
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16:00
Bookclub—CJ Sansom
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution.
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16:30
Material World—06/08/2009
Psychopathy under the microscope; mice without mothers; drones at war.
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17:00
PM—06/08/2009
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—06/08/2009
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—06/08/2009
Vicky stumps up.
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19:15
Front Row—06/08/2009
Kirsty Lang meets renowned tenor Jose Carreras, who reflects on his wide-ranging career.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Villette, The Long Vacation
4/10 When the school empties for the summer, Lucy realises the full extent of her loneliness.
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20:00
The Report—Swine Flu Vaccination
Simon Cox on the next phase in the swine flu story: the mass vaccination programme.
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20:30
In Business—Hell for Leather
Peter Day meets John Timpson, head of Timpsons shoe repair firm.
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21:00
Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 5, Terminally Ill and Suicidal
4/4 Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will?
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21:45
Top of the Class—Series 1, Lauren Child
3/4 The creator of the Charlie and Lola children's books goes back to school. (R)
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21:58
Weather—06/08/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—06/08/2009
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Rapture, Episode 9
9/10 Bethany finally describes the circumstances of the murder she committed.
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23:00
Bigipedia—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 The omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over Radio 4.
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23:30
Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac—2. Individuality
2/4 The Bergerac obsessive is keen to be an individual and not be derided for his choices. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/08/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 4
4/5 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/08/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/08/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/08/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/08/2009
Anna Hill reports on government plans to protect more of our regional speciality foods.
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