BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 16 January 2008

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—16/01/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—I Found my Horn, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2008
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2008
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/01/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/01/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/01/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/01/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—16/01/2008
  Lively and diverse conversation.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—I Found my Horn, Episode 3
  3/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Multiple Identities; Artist Kim Atkinson; Forced Marriages
  Rita Carter explains how we can harness our multiple identities.
5. 11:00
  Random Edition—The Illustrated London News, June 11, 1842.
  The Illustrated London News of June 1842 reports on the British army's retreat from Kabul.
6. 11:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, Mother of all Mothers
  1/6Clare's mother piles pressure onto Clare and Brian's already faltering relationship.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—16/01/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Sheila McLennon and Liz Barclay.
2. 12:57
  Weather—16/01/2008
  Weather information.
3. 13:00
  World at One—16/01/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Quote... Unquote—16/01/2008
  Nigel Rees and Peter Jefferson exchange quotations and anecdotes with guests.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—15/01/2008
  Battle of the granddads.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Making of Ivan the Terrible
  Black comedy focusing on events in 1944 involving film director Sergei Eisenstein.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—13/01/2008
  Peter Gibbs chairs. Guests are Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Portraits of East Anglia, Days of Rest
  3/5By Jill Laurimore. Jules is visiting her Gran in Suffolk, but her employers soon find her.
9. 15:45
  Fungi - The Fifth Kingdom—3. Grassland Gems
  3/5A colourful garden where waxcaps, fairy clubs and earth tongues emerge.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Wealthy Irish and Sandwiches
  Laurie Taylor is joined by John Murray Brown to discuss the new found wealth of the Irish.
11. 16:30
  Case Notes—Organ Transplants
  Dr Mark Porter explores what life is like after having a transplanted organ.
12. 17:00
  PM—16/01/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/01/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 1, An Adolescence Utterly Trashed
  2/6Young Pip aims to escape school, with a crone's help.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/01/2008
  Ultimatum.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—16/01/2008
  Mark Lawson with arts interviews, reviews and news.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—We Need to Talk about Kevin, Accusations
  8/10Anita Sullivan's adaptation of Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel about a family tragedy
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—16/01/2008
  Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses.
7. 20:45
  Do Nothing—Episode 2
  2/2Simon Heffer of the Daily Telegraph puts forward the case for political minimalism.
8. 21:00
  Britain's Sputnik
  Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists
9. 21:30
  Midweek—16/01/2008
  Lively and diverse conversation.
10. 21:58
  Weather—16/01/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/01/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Egg and I, Episode 8
  8/10Betty and Bob receive visits from not altogether friendly wildlife.
13. 23:00
  The Maltby Collection—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6A TV detective star fancies Prunella during filming at the museum.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/01/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—17/01/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—I Found my Horn, Episode 3
  3/5Nicholas Boulton reads Jasper Rees's account of resuming playing the horn after 22 years.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2008
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2008
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/01/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/01/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Thursday 17 January 2008