BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4 schedule

BBC Radio 4
  1. 6:00am

    Today :
    15/02/2013

    Should severely ill patients be allowed untrialled drugs? Plus new findings on fidgeting.

    (Not available)

  2. 9:00am

    Desert Island Discs :
    Julie Burchill

    Kirsty Young interviews columnist and author Julie Burchill.

  3. 9:45am

    Book of the Week - Mad Girl's Love… :
    Episode 5

    Sylvia Plath wins a Fulbright scholarship and starts at Cambridge University.

    (Not available)

  4. 10:00am

    Woman's Hour :
    Growing up too quickly; Italian elections; Professor Sue Black; Women…

    Children forced to grow up too quickly; Italian women and austerity. With Jenni Murray.

  5. 10:45am

    15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of … :
    Episode 5

    Practising at being parents, Darleen and Jamie take her stepsister Stacey out for the day.

    (Not available)

  6. 11:00am

    Grahame Dangerfield: Back to the S… :
    2. Out on the Plains

    Grahame Dangerfield, veteran naturalist, revisits the place he thought was Eden.

  7. 11:30am

    When the Dog Dies - Series 3 :
    6. Mammon and Other Demons

    A moral tale in which Sandy and his family catch the gambling bug.

    (Not available)

  8. 12:00pm

    You and Yours :
    15/02/2013

    Trading Standards on the latest horsemeat tests, and news for Mac Pro users.

  9. 12:57pm

    Weather :
    15/02/2013

    The latest weather forecast.

    (Not available)

  10. 1:00pm

    World at One :
    15/02/2013

    Norman Smith presents national and international news.

    (Not available)

  11. 1:45pm

    Tell Me the Truth About Love :
    Episode 5

    Carol Ann Duffy explores poems of parting and separation.

    (Not available)

  12. 2:00pm

    The Archers :
    14/02/2013

    There's a Valentine's Day surprise.

    (Not available)

  13. 2:15pm

    Afternoon Drama - Stone :
    5. White Van

    By Martin Jameson. DCI Stone finds himself in mortal danger.

    (Not available)

  14. 3:00pm

    Gardeners' Question Time :
    Brighton

    Eric Robson and the GQT team visit the Seedy Sunday community seed-swap event in Brighton.

  15. 3:45pm

    I Refuse :
    1. My Son, Emmett Till

    Powerful short story about an incident that galvanised the American civil rights movement.

    (Not available)

  16. 4:00pm

    Last Word :
    A table tennis champion, a zoo vet, a make-up artist, a radio present…

    Remembering Zhuang Zedong, David Taylor, Stuart Freeborn, Patricia Hughes and Paul Tanner.

  17. 4:30pm

    Feedback :
    15/02/2013

    Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton.

    (Not available)

  18. 5:00pm

    PM :
    15/02/2013

    Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.

    (Not available)

  19. 6:00pm

    Six O'Clock News :
    15/02/2013

    National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

  20. 6:30pm

    The Now Show - Series 39 :
    Episode 1

    Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.

    (Not available)

  21. 7:00pm

    The Archers :
    15/02/2013

    Jazzer blunders in.

    (Not available)

  22. 7:15pm

    Front Row :
    Simon Beaufoy; Rokia Traore and Salif Keita; novelist John Green

    Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, Malian musicians Rokia Traore and Salif Keita, and John Green.

  23. 7:45pm

    15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of … :
    Episode 5

    Practising at being parents, Darleen and Jamie take her stepsister Stacey out for the day.

    (Not available)

  24. 8:00pm

    Any Questions? :
    Margaret Hodge, John Hayes, Nick Harvey, Ruth Davis

    Guests include Margaret Hodge MP, Nick Harvey MP, John Hayes MP and Ruth Davis.

  25. 8:50pm

    A Point of View :
    In Praise of Birmingham

    David Cannadine defends Birmingham against a slur in Jane Austen's Emma.

  26. 9:00pm

    Friday Drama :
    Tough Love

    By Andrea Gibb. Parents Laura and Mark learn the terrible truth about their golden boy.

    (Not available)

    Programme contains Parental Guidance

  27. 9:58pm

    Weather :
    15/02/2013

    Weather information.

    (Not available)

  28. 10:00pm

    The World Tonight :
    15/02/2013

    Horse meat tests results revealed - we speak to the CEO of the Co-Op. With Philippa Thomas

  29. 10:45pm

    Book at Bedtime - The Bell Jar :
    Episode 5

    Home from New York, Esther finds herself slipping into lethargy and at a loss.

    (Not available)

  30. 11:00pm

    A Good Read :
    Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe

    Harriett Gilbert is joined by Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe to discuss the books they love.

  31. 11:30pm

    Today in Parliament :
    15/02/2013

    Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.

    (Not available)

  32. 12:00am

    Midnight News :
    16/02/2013

    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

    (Not available)

  33. 12:30am

    Book of the Week - Mad Girl's Love… :
    Episode 5

    Sylvia Plath wins a Fulbright scholarship and starts at Cambridge University.

    (Not available)

  34. 12:48am

    Shipping Forecast :
    16/02/2013

    The latest shipping forecast.

    (Not available)

  35. 1:00am

    Selection of BBC World Service Pro… :
    16/02/2013

    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

    (Not available)

  36. 5:20am

    Shipping Forecast :
    16/02/2013

    The latest shipping forecast.

    (Not available)

  37. 5:30am

    News Briefing :
    16/02/2013

    The latest news from BBC Radio 4.

    (Not available)

  38. 5:43am

    Prayer for the Day :
    16/02/2013

    A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay.

    (Not available)

  39. 5:45am

    iPM :
    16/02/2013

    'Throwing them into work ill-equipped.' A critique of British education for the workplace.

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