BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 18 April 2007

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—18/04/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Leni, Heil Caesar
  Leni has a date with Adolf Hitler and finds him unexpectedly modest. He makes her an offer
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/04/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/04/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/04/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/04/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/04/2007
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—18/04/2007
  Lively and diverse conversation.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Leni, Triumph of the Will
  Leni successfully combines propaganda with art and follows her first success with Olympia.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—18/04/2007
  Gloria is determined to defeat fascism with fishnet tights and sequins.
5. 11:00
  Diz for Prez
  The untold story of the 1964 US election, when musician Dizzy Gillespie ran for office.(R)
6. 11:30
  No Commitments—Series 9, Changing Lives
  2/6Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—18/04/2007
  Consumer news and issues with Sheila McClennon and John Waite.
2. 12:57
  Weather—18/04/2007
  Weather information.
3. 13:00
  World at One—18/04/2007
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  It's My Story—Political Interference
  Roger Bolton recalls a fierce but invisible Cold War battle.(R)
5. 14:00
  The Archers—17/04/2007
  Panic at the point to point.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Diamond Lil
  By Linda Wilkinson, based on the story of a real-life transvestite double act.(R)
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—15/04/2007
  Eric Robson chairs the show. With Chris Beardshaw, John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew.
8. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2007, The Morena
  3/4By Jonathan Falla. Third story from the shortlist of the second National Short Story Prize
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Taxis and GPS Surveillance - Dancers' Bodies
  Laurie Taylor discusses the GPS Surveillance for Taxis and ballet body problems.
10. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Physiognomy - Suicide Hotspots
  New studies on the possibility of judging personality by appearance are considered.
11. 17:00
  PM—18/04/2007
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/04/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Arts and How They Was Done—The Taj Mahal and How It Was Done
  3/6The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th-century India's greatest love story.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/04/2007
  News from Dublin.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—18/04/2007
  Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Woman's Hour: The Sixth Column Has Better Legs, Episode 3
  Only Sergeant Jorge, a potential lover, can procure Gloria the theatre permit.
6. 20:00
  The Reith Lectures—Jeffrey Sachs - Bursting at the Seams, Survival in the Anthropocene
  2/5Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and the effect on climate.
7. 20:45
  Foreign Studies—Episode 1
  1/2Ann Treneman explores British election campaign techniques borrowed from abroad (1/2).
8. 21:00
  The New Two Cultures—Episode 1
  1/2Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the divide between scientists and artists (1/2).
9. 21:30
  Midweek—18/04/2007
  Lively and diverse conversation.
10. 21:58
  Weather—18/04/2007
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—18/04/2007
  National and international news and analysis with Jane Little.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Interpretation of Murder, The Interpretation of Murder
  Nora Acton is attacked again, but this time she knows who her assailant is.
13. 23:00
  The Exterminating Angels—Episode 1
  1/4Sitcom set in a pest control agency where the pests answer back.
14. 23:15
  All Bar Luke—Series 2, The Hounds
  3/6At the dog track, a near-fatal accident for Luke's brother brings him luck.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/04/2007
  News, views and features on the day's stories in Parliament, with Robert Orchard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—19/04/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Leni, Triumph of the Will
  Leni successfully combines propaganda with art and follows her first success with Olympia.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/04/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/04/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/04/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Revd Roger Hutchings.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/04/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Thursday 19 April 2007