FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/09/2015
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 1
1/5 Maggie Smith gets the acting bug. Biography by Michael Coveney. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—08/09/2015
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/09/2015
News from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farmers Protest in Brussels, NFU Adam Bedford, Tupping Time
Thousands of European farmers protest outside the European Commission in Brussels.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brown Kiwi
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Long View—The Living Wage
Jonathan Freedland examines today's 'living wage' in the light of a treatise from 1894.
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09:30
The Town Is The Menu—2. Barnard Castle
2/5 Dickens, Richard III and a unique landscape help inspire a new dish for Barnard Castle. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 2
2/5 Maggie Smith hits Broadway and Edinburgh, and makes her first films.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde talks about her long career in rock. Presented by Jenni Murray.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 2
2/5 LadyDi discovers the truth about her father and best friend.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Bears
Brett Westwood explores how bears have influenced art, literature and belief.
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11:30
Music in the Shadow of Ground Zero
The story of two New York churches that survived 9/11 and are now healing the community.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/09/2015
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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12:04
成人快手 Front—8 September 1915 - Alice Macknade
Alice Macknade has to say farewell to the love of her life as he heads off to war.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Pension Pots
Listeners discuss cashing in their pension pots following rule changes in April.
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12:57
Weather—08/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—08/09/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
The Lore of the Land—2. Herefordshire
An exploration of the folkloric creatures said to live in Britain's rivers and ponds.
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14:00
The Archers—07/09/2015
Rob is full of ideas. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Man Who Bit Mary Magdalene
David Jason stars as Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln in a comedy of secrets, sins, sex and sects.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 11, Rochester
2/6 Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Rochester. (R)
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Sounds of the Seas
How noisy is the underwater environment? Tom Heap dips beneath the surface to find out.
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16:00
Writing a New South Africa—Cape Town: Place and Contested Space
3/3 The layered history of Cape Town as seen by its new generation of writers and poets. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Frances Crook on Barbara Castle
Frances Crook proposes Labour politician Barbara Castle. Roy Hattersley is witness
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17:00
PM—08/09/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—8/09/2015 Government says it could launch further drone strikes
Germany says it can take half-a-million refugees a year. Man jailed for Buckley murder
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18:30
Mitch Benn Specials—Mitch Benn Has Left the Building
3/3 Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of Elvis Presley.
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19:00
The Archers—08/09/2015
Jennifer has exciting news.
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19:15
Front Row—Woody Allen's Irrational Man, Richard Hawley, Mike Bartlett, The Chineke Orchestra
Woody Allen's Irrational Man reviewed. John Wilson presents.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 2
2/5 LadyDi discovers the truth about her father and best friend. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—The Cost of a Cuppa
Jane Deith investigates conditions for tea workers in Assam.
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20:40
In Touch—Guide Dogs, When Hazel Met Elaine
GDBA respond to research into how the public interact with guide dogs.
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21:00
Inside Health—Aspirin and heart attacks, BPPV vertigo, Patronising language, Carpal tunnel sydrome, Osteoporosis treatment
Aspirin and heart attacks, vertigo, carpal tunnel sydrome and osteoporosis treatment.
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21:30
The Long View—The Living Wage
Jonathan Freedland examines today's 'living wage' in the light of a treatise from 1894. (R)
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21:58
Weather—08/09/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—UN refugee agency says EU presiding over "dysfunctional and chaotic" asylum system.
We'll hear what forces people to flee from Syria
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22:45
Tessa Hadley - The Past—Episode 2
2/10 Tessa Hadley's compelling and witty new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
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23:00
Gossip from the Garden Pond—The Garden Spider and Great Pond Snail
3/3 A garden spider and a great pond snail reveal the funny side of life in a garden pond. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/09/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/09/2015
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 2
2/5 Maggie Smith hits Broadway and Edinburgh, and makes her first films. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—09/09/2015
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/09/2015
News from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural funding, Apprentice growers, Dairy inquiry and EU intervention
The farming minister fields MPs questions on the dairy crisis.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shoebill
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda. (R)
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