BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 31 March 2007

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/03/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Brian Thompson - Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education, Sausages for Tea
  5/5Having come down from Cambridge, Brian Thompson marries his sensible girlfriend.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/03/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/03/2007
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/03/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Douglas Hurd
  Douglas Hurd puts himself in the shoes of Pilate.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—31/03/2007
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—31/03/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—31/03/2007
  Countryside magazine.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today—31/03/2007
  Miriam O'Reilly presents the rural magazine programme.
5. 06:57
  Weather—31/03/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—31/03/2007
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—31/03/2007
  Fi Glover is joined by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Travel Etiquette - Hadaka Matsuri
  Sandi Toksvig explores the etiquette of travel.
9. 10:30
  1707: Take an Englishman and a Scotsman
  Graeme Garden presents a tongue-in-cheek look at the supposed Anglo-Scottish antipathy.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—31/03/2007
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—31/03/2007
  BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—31/03/2007
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 20, Episode 5
  5/8Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
3. 12:57
  Weather—Weather
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News and Weather—News
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—31/03/2007
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Southampton Solent University.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—31/03/2007
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Dr Freud Will See you Now Mr Hitler
  Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran's play postulates an imaginary but historic meeting.
8. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Benjamin Britten's sketch for Peter Grimes is in the Britten-Pears library at Aldeburgh.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Ritula Shah.
10. 17:00
  PM—31/03/2007
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  World in Your Ear—Gangs and Guns
  Featuring a former San Diego gang member who is helping to free kids from a life of crime.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—Shipping Forecast
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—Weather
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/03/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—31/03/2007
  Patrick Kielty talks to Russell T Davies about Dr Who. Music from Patrick Wolf.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Charles Saumarez Smith
  A profile of Charles Saumarez Smith, the director of the National Gallery.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach, Mira Nair’s The Namesake
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Sarfraz Mansoor, Esther Freud and Kit Davis.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Denis Healey at 90
  Denis Healey at 90: Elinor Goodman looks back on a long political career.
6. 21:00
  Loving by Henry Green—2. Lucky Charley
  2/2An unexpected visitor sparks disruption for Castle Tennent's new butler.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—News and Weather
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—28/03/2007
  Michael Buerk chairs the moral debate.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 21, 2007 - Heat 2
  Edward Seckerson's music quiz with Barbara Crawford, Sean Gilligan and Adam Harvey.
10. 23:30
  Landlocked in Krakow
  Comic poet John Hegley visits the annual sea shanty festival in the Polish city of Krakow.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—News and Weather
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Lent Talks—Douglas Hurd
  Douglas Hurd puts himself in the shoes of Pilate.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—Shipping Forecast
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/04/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—Shipping Forecast
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—News
  The latest news headlines.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—01/04/2007
  The sound of church bells from St Michael and All Angels, Great Cumberton, Worcestershire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Charles Saumarez Smith
  A profile of Charles Saumarez Smith, the director of the National Gallery.

Sunday 1 April 2007